YOU SHOULD FOLLOW CASINO NEWS at Play Las Vegas

Source:www.redrocklasvegas.com You may not think it's of any value to follow the corporate news of the Las Vegas Casino Industry but it is. Yeah I know it's boring, but a quick scan of the casino and gambling news can reap rewards that will stretch your gambling dollar. Changes happen frequently and very quickly in the Las Vegas gaming industry, and when they do, it affects the way casinos conduct business and deal with [...] Read More


GAMBLING ON CASINO STOCKS at Play Las Vegas

Source:www.mutualfunds.about.com I always considered the stock market more of a gamble rather than an investment. People who "invest," in the stock market, refer to their activity as "playing the market," and that, to me, equates with playing poker, dice, or slot machines, which is gambling. If playing the market is your bag, and/or you gamble in casinos, you may want to gamble "on" casinos. Here's an article in "Morningstar.com" with information touting 3 casinos [...] Read More


EVER WONDER IF A CASINO GETS SCREWED? at Play Las Vegas

Source:www.jomon.ne.jp Ho boy, do they ever, not often but when they do get humped, it's for a bunch. I'm not talking about the bogus slot gamblers who manage to rig machines, although a skilled operator could make quite a haul. Those people are largely out of the game because of increasingly sophisticated machines, and ever watchful security personnel. No, it's the "whales" who can really stick it to a casino when they skip [...] Read More


Casinos Watch Employees and Players Through RFID at The RFID Weblog

Shuffle Master recently purchased two RFID-related patents for $12.5 million. Shuffle Master provides gambling supplies to casinos. An article in Gambling Magazine illustrates how RFID will be used in casinos: 'So how do RFID-enabled chips and tables work? "Say I sit down at a black jack table and I have a player's card. I place it and a $100 bill on the table. My card is swiped which places me at [...] Read More


Casinos Feeling Economic Squeeze at The Gambling Weblog

It was bad enough when the price of gas started going up, along with all other forms of energy. But now with the housing slump, job losses and food price increases, it's understandable that the casinos aren't picking up as much on the rake. We've been hearing about it here in Las Vegas for quite a while, and that's despite the hotels booked rate not really declining that much. It's the casinos [...] Read More