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I have been playing in casinos since the day after I turned 21 (some 13 years ago - eek getting old here:) and since the first time I sat down at one of those ‘one armed bandits’ I have been superstitious about what machine I play. Well maybe superstitious isnt quite the right word, maybe I should say very selective. You see, I will look at a row of machines and I usually like one over the others. Call me crazy, but I always get a hunch on which one will pay the most. But since I’m not playing all of the machines in a particular row, I could be completely full of crap about all of this! The last few times I’ve been in a casino, my so-called hunches have paid off.

We stopped at Sam’s Town in Shreveport LA a few months ago on the way home from visiting some family and I saw this one machine that just seemed to be beckoning me to play (yes more complete hooey!). So I sit down, hubby beside me, stick a twenty in the machine and about 3 spins into playing I hit the a $500 payout. So, for you non-believers, I have partially proven that my superslotsense, not to be confused with spidey-sense, may actually be true. Now, I’m not even going to tell you about the woman sitting 3 machines down from me that hit $11,000 on her machine.

So, now fast forward to last week when I was at another casino, this one on the Carnival Funship Ecstacy, I walked around and around the whole place, only about 3,000 sq feet until I found the machine that was calling my name. Well, techically it kept saying ‘HotShot’ but ya know, I am and so I sit down. Now this machine is a penny machine - cool it’ll take days to wipe out $20 in credits. Not exactly, since the machine was a 20 liner, 5 reel, with a 10 coin per line max bet. All that means is that if you really want to win the big jackpot prize, you must spend $2 on each spin. So I stick a $20 in this machine and bang, first spin is the ‘hotshot’ game where you can win additional credits. Within about 15 minutes my original money had grown into well over $300 but as i often do, i just kept spinning and saying to myself, I’ll stop when I hit the next jackpot, or when i’m broke. Luckily the latter never came and I left the casino when it closed at 3am (we were getting ready to pull into port) with slightly more than $200.

I think next time i’ll get my lucky rabbits foot at home.

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ATLANTIC CITY - Donald Trump wrote to Mayor Bob Levy and City Council President William Marsh on Wednesday calling on the city to repeal a partial casino smoking ban that he claims is scaring away business.
In his two-page letter, Trump said gamblers are fleeing Atlantic City en masse for competing casinos in Pennsylvania, New York and Connecticut that don’t have smoking restrictions.

“The negative impact of the city ordinance is even more than the mere loss of a large number of smoking patrons to Pennsylvania, New York and Connecticut casinos and the perhaps permanent decline in Atlantic City gaming revenue,” Trump wrote. “It also requires that each casino operator expend millions of dollars to enclose its gaming floor smoking areas with structures which will significantly obstruct the customary flow of gaming patron activity and at the same time look absolutely terrible.”

Atlantic City’s partial ban, which took effect on April 15, limits smoking to no more than 25 percent of the gaming floor at the 11 casinos. Smoking is off-limits in the remaining 75 percent of the gaming space.

Marsh said Wednesday evening he had not yet seen Trump’s letter but noted that the 75-25 smoking compromise was supported by the Casino Association of New Jersey, the gaming industry trade group that includes the three Trump casinos.

“At this point, I think the 75-25 split is very favorable,” Marsh said. “That is something that the Casino Association supported along with the majority of the casinos. So at this point, I don’t know if Mr. Trump has additional information that we don’t have.”

Levy, who also said Wednesday evening he had not yet seen Trump’s letter, stated that it would first be up to City Council to repeal the partial smoking ban. Only then would he have to decide whether to use his mayoral veto power.

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LAS VEGAS, NV — 08/15/07 — The World Poker Store (PINKSHEETS: WPKS), a Nevada corporation with corporate offices in St. Paul, MN, hosted its fourth Texas Hold ‘em State Finals Tournament at Jackpot Junction Casino Hotel in Morton, MN, on Saturday, August 11th. With over 540 players in the state finals on Saturday and 27 teams (8 players per team) competing in the Team tournament Friday night, the World Poker Store’s Bar Poker League hosted close to 1,000 players and guests during the weekend of Poker. Players qualify for the state finals hosted at local casinos through the Bar Poker League’s progressive point system accumulating points over a 6-month period during play at local bars and restaurants. The casino partner awards the $10,000 WSOP Main Event Seat grand prize along with airfare to Las Vegas and accommodations for the World Series of Poker held annually in July. The Bar Poker League currently has 25,000 plus registered members and will continue to grow through expansion into other states in 2007. Mitch Minick from Lino Lakes Minnesota took top honors at this event and joins the ranks of past State Champions Barb Silberglitt of Mora, MN, Jamin Neppl of Eagan, MN, and Katie LeBeau of Mankato, MN, each of which competed in past WSOP Main Events and enjoyed other perks including hanging out with poker pros Phil Hellmuth, Marcel Luske, Hoyt Corkins, Johnny Chan, Patrik Antonius and Liz Lieu as part of their time spent at the WSOP with The World Poker Store. “Despite thunderstorms and bad weather, our players still made the state finals trip in great numbers and we were very pleased to see such a large turn out for our Team Poker event on Friday night as well,” said Chuck Chastain, CEO of the World Poker Store. “Team Poker tournaments have become a big part of The Bar Poker League this year and we look forward to future state finals competitions on the team level as well,” he added.
With successful operations in Minnesota, Florida, Wisconsin and coming soon to 23 other Bar Poker legal states in the union, The World Poker Store’s Bar Poker League continues to add new player members and open new venues for Free No-limit Texas hold ‘em. Currently running over 100 tournaments per week, The Bar Poker League offers a live, face to face, poker experience to all walks of life at bars and restaurants where legal around the country and hosts a community of members at www.thebarpokerleague.com. With a focus on “bringing poker to the masses” and supporting non-profit organizations, The World Poker Store also partners with local charities and corporate groups to host professional Texas Hold ‘em tournaments with the proceeds benefiting a variety of causes. Most notably, The Trent Tucker Celebrity Poker Tournament hosted annually in Minnesota at Canterbury Park with attendees from both the NBA and the Poker elite featuring Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Johnny Chan, Phil Hellmuth, Marcel Luske, Patrik Antonius and Hoyt Corkins to name a few, with all proceeds going to benefit The Trent Tucker Youth Program. The World Poker Store Inc. also currently operates 2 retail locations in Minnesota at Southdale Center, Rosedale Center. The World Poker Store is the only brick and mortar retail outlet of its kind entirely devoted to poker, offering everything from Texas Hold ‘em tables, Casino Quality Chips, DVDs, Books, Apparel and Tour Pro Collectibles. All products are also available online at www.theworldpokerstore.com.

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One of online gaming’s most recognisable brand names PartyGaming, has seen its shares crash to their lowest price since the introduction of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) in September 2006, forced the company out of the US market.

PartyGaming’s stock price fell to 27 pence (54¢ US) at yesterday’s close of business, equalling its previous lowest price which came 10 days after President Bush put pen to paper on the Safe Port Act, which also contained the UIGEA.

The company’s stock had initially floated at 122.75 pence on June 27, 2005, peaking at 173.50 pence two months later. However, the loss of the North American arm of its business proved to be a critical one, leaving its shares to a gradual decline, which has resulted in yesterday’s low.

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Kansas City Business Journal - 9:41 AM CDT Monday, August 13, 2007
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The Kansas City area’s four casinos posted higher revenue despite fewer customers in July compared with the same month last year, the Missouri Gaming Commission reported.

The Kansas City market as a whole reported revenue of $62 million in July, up 2.2 percent from $60.7 million last year, the agency said in a release Friday.

The market’s customer count was 947,976 in July, down 6 percent from 1.01 million last year.

Argosy Casino reported revenue of $15.5 million in July, up 12.7 percent from $13.8 million last year. The casino had 216,542 customers, up 8.5 percent from 199,582 last year.

Harrah’s North Kansas City Casino & Hotel had revenue of $17.6 million, up 2.6 percent from $17.2 million last year. The casino had 258,588 customers, down 10 percent from 287,297 last year.

Market leader Ameristar Casino & Hotel Kansas City reported revenue of $21.9 million, down less than 1 percent from $22.1 million last year. The casino had 331,946 customers, down 4.3 percent from 346,981 last year.

Isle of Capri Casino Kansas City had revenue of $7 million, down 9 percent from $7.6 million last year. The casino had 140,900 customers, down 19 percent from 174,376 last year.

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Delivers a Gaming Experience Unlike Any Other Currently Found in Chicagoland, Indiana or Michigan
August 02, 2007: 08:00 AM EST

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians is pleased to announce the grand opening of its Four Winds Casino Resort, which sets a new standard for gaming in the Midwest. Paying homage to the heritage of the Pokagon Band, the Four Winds Casino Resort is situated on a beautiful landscape off of I-94 at Michigan Exit 1 in New Buffalo, Mich. and offers 130,000 square feet of gaming space including 3,000 slot machines and 100 table games. It also features a 165-room suite-hotel, six restaurants, entertainment bars and retail shops. The doors will open to the public at noon on August 2nd.

“This is a proud day for members of the Pokagon Band,” said John Miller, chairman of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, and president and CEO of the Pokagon Band Gaming Authority. “On behalf of the Pokagon Band, I would like to thank the members of our Tribal Council, members of the Pokagon community and Lakes Entertainment for helping to make this vision a reality.”

“It’s an absolutely spectacular property. It has the look of a Northwoods lodge with all the amenities of a modern casino,” said Matt Harkness, General Manager, Four Winds Casino Resort. “Our staff will offer a level of guest service that has not been seen before in the region. We encourage everyone to come out and experience the difference.”

Upon entering Four Winds from its main entrance, guests enter an expansive rotunda which includes two stunning fireplaces. These fireplaces pay tribute to the Potawatomi Indians, who are known as the “Keepers of the Fire.” Over the course of the next year, renowned Native American artist Mike Larson will paint four murals in the rotunda that symbolize significant moments of Pokagon Band history. Materials such as copper, cedarwood and stone can be found throughout the property, which are utilized in many tribal ceremonies.

Players of all games are encouraged to join The W Club, the ultimate player loyalty club, offering greater flexibility and control of earned points and complimentaries. Club members are also entitled to exclusive slot jackpots. Unique to Four Winds Casino Resort is the Midwest’s only World Poker Tour® Poker Room, where players have a chance to participate in special promotions with a chance to win a seat at a World Poker Tour satellite event, valued at $10,000. The room holds 19 PokerPro® tables with seating for up to 158 people at a time.

In addition to its gaming attractions, the Four Winds Casino Resort also offers six restaurants including Swimm, a gourmet seafood restaurant and The Copper Rock Steakhouse, a white table cloth gourmet dining experience. Other restaurants include The Willowbrook Café, serving comfort food in a relaxed and casual twenty-four hour environment, Timbers Fast Food and Deli, conveniently situated to offer a view of the casino floor and The Buffet, with seating for up to 500 people. The property is also home to Silver Creek Bistro, a cafe serving a full line of Starbucks® products as well as an eclectic variety of fresh pastries, artisan sandwiches and specialty salads.

“If the Four Winds Casino Resort were located in Las Vegas, it would be the second largest casino in terms of gaming positions,” said Lyle Berman, CEO, Lakes Entertainment (NASDAQ: LACO), which was retained by the Pokagon Band to develop and manage the property. “It offers a full complement of slot machines, including progressive slots linked to other Native American casinos, ensuring the highest jackpots in the region. Also featured are approximately 100 table games including Blackjack, Craps, No Way Craps, Three Card Poker, Pai Gow Poker, Crazy Four, Let It Ride, Mini and Midi Baccarat, Rapid Roulette and Roulette. We are absolutely thrilled to be working with the Pokagon Band on this first class property.”

Players at Four Winds can also experience the excitement of three entirely new categories of slot game play from Chicago-based WMS Gaming. Slots such as Monopoly Big Event, Top Gun and Super Money Grab provide unique player experiences and represent the next-generation in casino entertainment. In addition, WMS is supplying dozens of other favorites at Four Winds including Life of Luxury, Hot Hot Super Jackpot and Hot Hot Penny.

Connected to the casino is a 165-room, suite-hotel featuring some unique amenities. Every room features granite counter tops, leather wrapped headboards, a flat screen high-definition television, and complimentary Starbucks coffee. There are 98 suites available at Four Winds which include the Junior, Deluxe and Celebrity Suites, and feature curved walk-in showers, whirlpool jets and a wet bar with refrigerator and microwave. The six Celebrity Suites are created in three distinct themes, the Chicago Suites, the Harbor Suites and the Dunes Suites. They feature 60-inch high-definition TVs complete with five-speaker surround sound, which provides the best in audio visual entertainment.

The hotel lobby, designated hotel rooms, certain areas of the gaming floor and the poker room are non-smoking. Retail outlets include the Four Winds Outfitters as well as a jewelry and sports memorabilia store. Hourly child care services are available in Kids Quest, a supervised child care center for children six weeks to 12 years-old, as well as Cyber Quest, a supervised arcade for older kids. Complimentary parking is available through the casino’s valet and in the outdoor lot or in the enclosed parking garage, which is connected to the property. Guests must be 21 years or older to gamble.

A portion of funds generated by Four Winds Casino Resort will be donated to a Michigan non-profit corporation, The Pokagon Fund. The mission of The Pokagon Fund is to benefit communities surrounding Pokagon Band trust land, where the Band is now conducting Class 3 gaming as defined in the Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA), and the New Buffalo region. Contributions can be made to support government, charities, school districts, non-profit and non-governmental organizations.

For more information and to make reservations, please call 1-866-4WINDS1 or visit www.fourwindscasino.com.

About Four Winds Casino Resort

Four Winds Casino Resort is owned by the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and is located at 11111 Wilson Road in New Buffalo, Mich. Managed by Lakes Entertainment, Inc., the resort offers 130,000 square feet of gaming with 3,000 slot machines and 100 table games including poker. It also features six restaurants, entertainment bars and retail venues, and a 165-room suite hotel, making it a premier destination resort for Midwest tourism. More information can be found at www.fourwindscasino.com.

About The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians’ Tribal Recognition was restored and signed into law by President Clinton in September of 1994. The Tribe’s ten county service area includes four counties in Southwestern Michigan and six in Northwestern Indiana. The Pokagon Band provides services including housing, education, family services, medical care and cultural preservation to approximately 3,150 members of the tribe. The Tribe’s administrative offices are located in Dowagiac, Mich. More information is available at http://www.pokagon.com.

About Lakes Entertainment

Lakes Entertainment, Inc. currently has development and management agreements with five separate Tribes for casino operations in Michigan, California, and Oklahoma, for a total of eight separate casino sites. In addition, Lakes has announced plans to develop a company owned casino resort project in Vicksburg, Miss. The Company also owns approximately 61 percent of WPT Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: WPTE), a separate publicly held media and entertainment company principally engaged in the development, production and marketing of gaming themed televised programming including the World Poker Tour® television series, the development and operation of an online gaming website, the licensing and sale of branded consumer products and the sale of corporate sponsorships. More information is available at http://lakesentertainment.com.

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(08-03) 04:55 PDT Hemet, Calif. (AP) —

Police are searching for a security technician who they suspect of forcing his way into the Soboba Casino at gunpoint, hogtying four employees and disappearing with possibly more than $1 million.

Riverside County sheriff’s officials identified the suspect as Rolando L. Ramos, 25, who worked at the San Jacinto-area casino for two years maintaining its video surveillance cameras.

“No shots were fired and no casino guests were injured,” said Assistant Sheriff Pat McManus. “I don’t think (the guests) were even aware of what was going on until the doors were locked down.”

At least $2 million was in the vault during the early Thursday heist, McManus said. The amount stolen has not been disclosed.

Rosemary Morillo, vice chairwoman of the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians, said that although a substantial amount of money was stolen, “what matters is nobody was hurt.”

“The suspect was cleared to work here by many security measures, but sometimes decent people do bad things,” Morillo said.

Sheriff’s deputies searched Ramos’ Hemet apartment and found theatrical makeup, suggesting that he was trying to hide his identity.

McManus said Ramos was wearing his casino uniform and identification badge when he allegedly pulled off the robbery. Several of the people he bound and gagged, and locked in the vaults, recognized him, authorities said.

Ramos had a security guard escort him into the vault area at about 5 a.m. after telling him he was going to work on surveillance equipment, McManus said.

“We do know that he tried to destroy some of the surveillance equipment in some of the surveillance rooms,” but he was unsuccessful, McManus said.

The Sheriff’s Department received the first emergency call about the robbery at 5:24 a.m. Ramos’ car was found several blocks from the casino.

Ramos apparently hid a handgun, pepper spray and duct tape in a tool belt before entering the secure vault room, McManus said. At gunpoint, he bound and gagged at least four employees, pepper-spraying one. Three employees were found in one vault, and one was found in another vault, authorities said.

Ramos was born in the Philippines and has family there and in Mexico. Investigators believe he may attempt to flee to one of those countries.

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Information from: Los Angeles Times,

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The Internet is packed with a great number of online casinos all of which are not necessarily good. There are crooks masquerade in casino outfit floundering around-just like any industry to fill their own pocket leaving you with an empty wallet. One thing is sure that it is a part of the human psyche and a natural reaction that you blame someone else for your loss which is a mere tool of skepticism but the fact is that you are wholly responsible for your fate. The world of online gambling is growing by leaps and bounds and therefore it is damn important to arm yourself with a few important tools before you deposit your hard earned money at an online casino or you could run into trouble.

If you are considering online gambling, then you need to educate yourself with the basic rules associated with online gambling casinos. You can begin to gamble right from the comfort of your own home, once you understand the working of online gambling casinos. There are several common online gambling rules that need to be followed are:

1. Under 18 are strictly prohibited from entering this zone of online gambling casino.

2. Check the compatibility of your computer before downloading various programs to partake in online gambling that many online casinos require.

3. Creating an account after going through the method of payments an online casino accepts to make an initial deposit to play.

4. Make sure to read all of the terms and conditions associated with various bonuses or promotions offered by online gambling sites.

5. Familiarize yourself with the gaming rules and take the help of online casino staff to assist you in clearing the rules of online casinos.

6. Carefully review the rules associated with how and when you can withdraw your winnings when you win.

A sound money management is equally important aspects of gambling at online casino that consists of three important elements: budget management, bankroll management and betting limits. Set your monthly budget and stick to it, gambling only if you are left with extras. A bankroll management strategy relates to how you are going to divide your budget across several playing sessions and across a variety of games. Finally, manage your betting limits and get control over your adrenaline to avoid any trouble. Stay away from any online gambling site that only wants cash, check or wire. The best casinos will accept deposits from credit cards and third party services.

Try some searches where you add the words scam, rip off, arrested, complaint, illegal, or pay after the casino’s name to find out the online gambling casinos that would be suitable for you.

Some Basic But Careful Planning Could Make Your Experience For Gambling Online A Lot More Worthwhile! by mica sino

The Internet is packed with a great number of online casinos all of which are not necessarily good. There are crooks masquerade in casino outfit floundering around-just like any industry to fill their own pocket leaving you with an empty wallet. One thing is sure that it is a part of the human psyche and a natural reaction that you blame someone else for your loss which is a mere tool of skepticism but the fact is that you are wholly responsible for your fate. The world of online gambling is growing by leaps and bounds and therefore it is damn important to arm yourself with a few important tools before you deposit your hard earned money at an online casino or you could run into trouble.

If you are considering online gambling, then you need to educate yourself with the basic rules associated with online gambling casinos. You can begin to gamble right from the comfort of your own home, once you understand the working of online gambling casinos. There are several common online gambling rules that need to be followed are:

1. Under 18 are strictly prohibited from entering this zone of online gambling casino.

2. Check the compatibility of your computer before downloading various programs to partake in online gambling that many online casinos require.

3. Creating an account after going through the method of payments an online casino accepts to make an initial deposit to play.

4. Make sure to read all of the terms and conditions associated with various bonuses or promotions offered by online gambling sites.

5. Familiarize yourself with the gaming rules and take the help of online casino staff to assist you in clearing the rules of online casinos.

6. Carefully review the rules associated with how and when you can withdraw your winnings when you win.

A sound money management is equally important aspects of gambling at online casino that consists of three important elements: budget management, bankroll management and betting limits. Set your monthly budget and stick to it, gambling only if you are left with extras. A bankroll management strategy relates to how you are going to divide your budget across several playing sessions and across a variety of games. Finally, manage your betting limits and get control over your adrenaline to avoid any trouble. Stay away from any online gambling site that only wants cash, check or wire. The best casinos will accept deposits from credit cards and third party services.

Try some searches where you add the words scam, rip off, arrested, complaint, illegal, or pay after the casino’s name to find out the online gambling casinos that would be suitable for you.

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