Biloxi –  Don’t miss IP’s Birthday Bash Wednesday, August 18, 2010! IP is ready to give presents galore to those with August birthdays. (more…)

Five Free Apps Deliver New Ways to Experience Strip’s Hottest Hotels

LAS VEGAS —  Continuing its legacy of innovation, MGM MIRAGE has launched five free iPhone apps delivering new ways to explore Las Vegas hotels and attractions. The applications are available through iTunes.

“Vegas Reality,” the city’s first dedicated Augmented Reality application, merges real Vegas with virtual Vegas for a multi-dimensional experience of its hotels, restaurants and attractions.

Feature-rich resort applications forMandalay Bay, MGM Grand and New York-New York deliver dynamic interactivity and a depth of content unparalleled in the hospitality industry. An app also has been launched for Beau Rivage in Biloxi, Mississippi, and more are underway for additional MGM MIRAGE Las Vegas properties and attractions.

“Entertainment of Las Vegas” delivers access to video previews, show times, event calendars, directions and ticket purchasing for all the MGM MIRAGE fun in the city.

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Vegas Mate is an interactive, location-aware city guide for Las Vegas, NV from the publishers of RateVegas.com

Read, write and share re views of your favorite hotels, restaurants and shows with other Vegas Mate users. (more…)

A combination of the Florida racinos, racetracks and jai alai frontons along with the Seminole Tribe of Florida have all added reasons for celebrations. The facilities are gaining various combinations of tax breaks and expansion of products and hours — courtesy of a wide-ranging gaming law the Florida Legislature and Gov. Charlie Crist approved in late April.

A central part of the new law is a Tribal-State Compact between the Seminoles and the state government that gives the Tribe the state’s permission to continue with Class III Las Vegas-style slot machines at all seven of their casinos and with blackjack and baccarat at five of those facilities. In return, the Seminoles will pay the state a minimum of $1 billion from their gaming revenues over the next five years.

The Compact will become effective upon approval of the National Indian Gaming Commission. As of late May, that federal agency was still reviewing the Compact. (more…)

When it comes to blackjack in the Southern casinos, you will find some good games and some downright awful games. In this column, I am going to sound off on all the awful games.

So what makes a blackjack game awful, you ask? For average players (i.e., players who are not card counting), it is all about the house edge. Your best games have a house edge of half a percent or less (assuming you are using the basic playing strategy), and the awful games have house edges that exceed half a percent.

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Test your Blackjack knowledge with this quiz that asks, and answers, many important questions that will help you win more at the tables.

Blackjack offers some of the best odds in the casino for those who take the time to learn basic strategy. But not all blackjack games are created equal. Casinos choose among a mix-and-match set of rules, some favorable to the player, some padding the house advantage.

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Using craps as an example, author Frank Scoblete examines how probability and the number of decisions that individual players, and players as a whole, make. And, how those decision define the house edge and thus, why casinos are profitable.

Gambling is a numbers game. For casinos it has nothing to do with luck, although on any given table at any given time, it looks as if luck predominates. (more…)

The next time you walk past a row of video slot machines you may not be bombarded with flashing light,numbers, or cards. Reel-TV announces the launch of a new form of advertising to take place idle on video slots.

Reel-TV Debuts on the casino floor at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, May 18 /PRNewswire/ — Reel-TV, a Las Vegas-based technology/advertising company that serves the gaming industry, is pleased to announce the launch of an innovative, server-based advertising platform that delivers a real-time call-to-action to patrons on the casino floor at the Palms Casino Resort.
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Significant changes are being made in Pennsylvania to allow table games at Harrah’s Chester Casino & Racetrack.

HARRISBURG, Pa., May 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ –  The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today approved the petition of Chester Downs and Marina, LLC, operator of Harrah’s Chester Casino & Racetrack, to conduct table games.

The decision at the Board’s public meeting in Harrisburg brings to eight the total casinos that have gained table games approval. In March, the operators of Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in Luzerne County and the parx Casino/Philadelphia Park Racetrack in Bucks County gained Board approval of their petitions to operate table games, and in April, approvals were granted to the operators of Mount Airy Casino Resort in Monroe County, Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course in Dauphin County, Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem in Northampton County, Presque Isle Downs and Casino in Erie County, and The Meadows Race Track and Casino in Washington County. (more…)

Tunica, Mississippi

Winning. It happens here. That is the slogan Gold Strike Casino Resort in Tunica, Miss., uses to brand its property, and that is exactly what guests get when they stay and play at this gamer’s paradise. Not only is the 31-story, 1,133-room hotel tower the first casino you see on the horizon as you are driving into Tunica on I-69, but from the moment a guest arrives, they will be overwhelmed by the emphasis of excellence around every corner. Whether you are on a day trip looking for hot gaming action or staying overnight in one of the property’s recently renovated rooms, you will find the customer service is second to none, and the amenities rival any property in the South.

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The summer is here and that means there is plenty of time for fun in the sun and great gaming getaways. It also means the movie scene is in full swing with titles ranging from the Transformers and Star Trek to the likes of Public Enemies and 2012. Without a doubt, most movies leave you with a sense of “needing to relate” to what you just watched and wanting to relive or do something you just watched in the movie. This is certainly true when it comes to gambling movies. After watching the movie 21, did you want to learn how to count cards? After Ocean’s 11 or 13, were you wondering what it would be like to run with Danny Ocean and his team? Or, in Casino, did you want to walk through the casino in a colorful 1970’s suit like Robert De Niro with a smoking hot Sharon Stone hitched to your arm?
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Belterra Casino Resort & Spa in Vevay, Indiana, is making a big splash with an exciting new amenity, the Belterra Seaplane!

Last fall, Belterra’s parent company, Pinnacle Entertainment, purchased a Cessna 208 Caravan with amphibious floats. Since then, dozens of high rollers have been flown to the property from cities far and wide.

The aircraft has luxury seating accommodations for four and an on-board DVD player. The two highly experienced pilots are Belterra employees who specialize in giving guests a smooth flight and a first-class, thrilling experience.

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MACAU (Nov. 13) – Struggling casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp. will lay off as many as 11,000 workers after a cash crunch forced the company to halt construction on multibillion dollar projects in the Chinese gambling city, a top executive said Thursday.

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Restaurant Review:
CQ & Blu Lounge:  Treasure Bay Casino
Biloxi, MS
1-800-747-2839
www.treasurebay.com
Published January 2008
Written by Lynn Lofton

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HOLLYWOOD, FLA.  – You don’t have to be a secret agent to sleuth the chances to win at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Player’s Club Members’ “License to Win” in November includes a chance to secure a share of more than $1,000,000 in cash and prizes in giveaways plus an Aston Martin DB 9 Volante, the choice car of Mr. James Bond, himself.

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(As reported on SunHerald.com)- BILOXI — Site approval for the Broadwater Casino has been extended indefinitely by the Mississippi Gaming Commission. Deputy Director Eddie Williams said the original approval expired in 2006. Under current regulations, Williams said, there is no time limit to build the casino. “The property’s currently under option,” said Scott Andress, attorney for Broadwater Development, but he said none of that information was addressed at Thursday’s Gaming Commission meeting.

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(As reported on Clarionledger.com)-VICKSBURG — Riverwalk Casino and Hotel is expected to open later today, creating almost 500 jobs and additional tax revenue for the riverfront community. “I plan on opening them up today at 5 p.m.,” said state Gaming Commissioner Larry Gregory, pending approval following a final walk-through of the property.

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(As reported by The New York Times)–After seven years of political wrangling and delay, a deal to build a casino at the Aqueduct racetrack is now in place. Under a contract announced by the Paterson administration on Thursday, a Buffalo company will construct a complex featuring a 184,000-square-foot gambling floor and 4,500 video gambling terminals, multiple restaurants including one with a 600-seat buffet, at least 300 hotel rooms and a 60,000-square-foot conference center.

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(As reported on Casino Gambling Web.com)–Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal was the inspiration behind the movie “Casino” from Nick Pileggi, the author and screenwriter of the movie. On Monday, Rosenthal died in his Miami Beach condo. The cause of death was a heart attack, according to a fire-rescue spokeswoman.

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LAS VEGAS – Sept. 26, 2008 – Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. has launched the third generation of its award-winning Total Rewards customer loyalty program. The new, expanded Total Rewards will offer its members the ability to earn Reward Credits and Tier Credits for nearly all of their entertainment expenditures at participating venues, including dining, live entertainment, golf, spa and retail outlets.

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