Millennials not very interested in gambling, st...
Millennials are not much interested in slots. They play table games at about the same rate as older gamblers, but half as much on slots. They would be more interested if there were either a skill component, or more social [...]
A Mistake That Didn’t Cost Me
I happen to believe that mistakes cost you — even when they don’t. Say you were playing 9/6 Double Double Bonus for single line dollars, five coins bet, and were dealt 3♦ K♠ K♥ 3♣ 8♦. Assume you’re knowledgeable enough and disciplined enough to know that holding KK33 is correct — but you were playing [...]
Podcast – guest Jeffrey Compton
Our guest this week is Jeffrey Compton, the publisher of CDC Gaming Reports. We discuss current gambling in the news, including the Palms switch-over to a Stations property on Oct 1, Ted Forrest’s bad check troubles at the Wynn, and the upcoming G2E. podcast Click to listen. Alt click to [...]
Six-and-a-Half Little Words
I was having my morning bagel at the coffee shop when I saw two boys sitting at a table waiting on their parents, who were in line. The older boy was 7 or 8 years old, and he was teaching some card game to his little brother, who looked 4 years old, 5 [...]
Not Very Well Thought Out
In a recent online blog, Jean Scott wrote how she’d run a slot club. Among other things, she said: “I’d never run an unfair promotion, like a slot-point marathon where quarter players are competing with $5 players. People like a promotion where everyone has at least a chance to win.” If she owned a casino [...]
MGM Did What?
MGM is one of the three main flagship conglomerates that make up Las Vegas. Caesars Entertainment and Station Casinos are the other two. The recent acquisition of the two Cannery properties and, the Aliante in North Las Vegas by Boyd Gaming , also puts them squarely in competition for the most expansive corporation in Las [...]
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