BJ21.com Newsletter
February 8, 2007
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Compiled by Al
Rogers
Al@bj21.com
Neteller confirms U.S. authorities have seized funds
Payment processor Neteller PLC, which closed its U.S. operations after
Internet gaming was banned there, confirmed Thursday that U.S.
authorities have seized funds related to its U.S. transactions.
Atlantic
City Council bans most casino smoking
City Council closed three-quarters of the loophole in state
anti-smoking legislation Wednesday, voting 6-3 on an ordinance that
would require casinos to make 75 percent of the gaming floor nonsmoking.
Isle
buys proposed Golden Nugget site
Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. has bought the Point Cadet property where
Landry's Restaurants had proposed putting a Golden Nugget Casino.
Casinos
cashed in on Super Bowl bets
Nevada gamblers bet less, but lost more on this year's Super Bowl.
Morgans
closes purchase of Hard Rock casino in Vegas
Morgans Hotel Group Co. said Monday it completed its $770 million
purchase of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas from founder
Peter Morton.
New
Trop owner trimming work force
A month after taking over the beleaguered Tropicana, Kentucky-based
Columbia Sussex Corp. has reduced the property's work force.
Casino
Glitch Frustrates Harrah's Gamblers
A casino glitch at a local slot parlor had some gamblers seeing red on
Monday.
Atlantic City Gambler Gives Birth On Casino Floor
An Atlantic City woman playing the penny slots Saturday morning left
the Resorts Atlantic City casino with her own little jackpot -- a new
baby boy.
Thanks to Green Chip member Toddler
for providing this link.
Citing safety, Boyd silent on Stardust demolition
If Boyd Gaming Corp. had a dollar for every inquiry it received about
when the venerable Stardust building will be torn down, it would have
enough money for a significant down payment on the $4 billion luxury
hotel complex it wants to build there.
Lady
Luck remains shuttered -- Downtown casino's makeover will wait as
financing falls through
A hotel-casino that was supposed to become "the anchor of the downtown
market" remains shuttered almost one year after its owners closed the
property and displaced nearly 700 workers.
The Bear Growls: Boyd Gaming expands
garbage "blackjack" in Las Vegas
Las Vegas blackjack player, casino critic, and frequent BJ21.com
contributor LVBear offers his opinions on things that sometimes go
wrong in the world of casinos.
By LVBear
LVBear584@cox.net
Michael Gaughan, the former operator of Coast Casinos, is well known
for having paranoid casino managers and absolute intolerance of players
with any skill whatsoever. But to his credit, he did not rip off
the gullible public with garbage variations of blackjack. Though
Coast’s blackjack rules weren’t the greatest, at least the games
offered were normal double deck and six-deck games.
Coast merged with Boyd Gaming. Subsequently, Mr. Gaughan left Boyd
Gaming. He is now independently operating the South Point casino
(formerly South Coast). Shortly after Mr. Gaughan's departure,
Boyd brought garbage games to former Coast properties Gold Coast,
Orleans and Suncoast. Orleans now has a 6 to 5 single deck with a cut
card, a garbage game made even worse by the cut card effect -- a truly
sickening ripoff. Also now wasting space there and at Gold Coast are
double deck Superfun games. Suncoast’s offerings now include a
disgusting six-deck Superfun game. Shame on Boyd Gaming.
NOTE: Boyd Gaming spokesman Rob
Stillwell did not respond to a request for comments.
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