A popular tourist resort in America has received the go ahead to open its own casino, which is to consist of a large number of table casino games. The historic Greenbrier Resort, in Virginia, has only recently received its license, which will allow it to extent its facilities further. It is hoped that the publicity surrounding the new venture will act to bring about a large amount of interest, and that tourists will be eager to go there once the new casino is build and running. The owner of the Greenbrier Resort has paid sixty five thousand dollars for the license, so will clearly be hoping that his investment will pay off.

  The plans that the Greenbrier Resort has for its new casino development are ambitious. The Greenbrier Resort plans to build a ‘classy casino’, which will attract upmarket classes of people. Initial plans see everyone in the casino holding a champagne toast in the evening at eight o’clock. Other plans to make the casino outstanding have yet to come to light, since officials at Greenbrier are still in the planning stages. The Greenbrier Resort is already ahead of other casinos, however, since the facilities it boats are already luxurious. The hotel complex already includes restaurants, a golf resort and a spa facility, so adding a casino to this development is likely to add to what is already a thriving business.

  This thriving business has not always been the case for the Greenbrier Resort, however. It was losing money in the millions until it was bought by its current owner in May this year. Previously the Greenbrier Resort had been world famous, even playing host to kings and presidents, but unfortunately nine years ago it lost its five star status. It then began to lose money, until it was rescued by investors just this year. This new development of a tasteful and upmarket casino is very likely to restore the Greenbrier to its former glory.

Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) introduced today an updated version of the Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act of 2010, a bill that would ensure that applicable taxes and fees are collected from a regulated Internet gambling industry in order to raise much-needed revenue for federal and state budgets.  The most significant change from the previous version, introduced in 2009, is the addition of a provision that allows each State and Tribal Government to be paid six percent of all deposits placed by residents of their jurisdiction with licensed online gambling operators - a change that is expected to generate up to $30 billion over 10 years.  Furthermore, the legislation would assign 25 percent of the federal revenue collected on gambling operators - estimated at $42 billion over 10 years - to provide assistance to children in foster care.

According to The Hill, (“McDermott bill would use revenue from new online gaming tax for foster kids”) Rep. McDermott favored the new provisions because “state government budgets have been hit hard by the recession and social services, like children’s health insurance, are suffering.”

Rep. McDermott’s legislation is meant to serve as a companion to the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act of 2009 (H.R. 2267), legislation introduced by House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA) that would permit licensed operators to accept online wagers from individuals in the U.S.

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MGM Mirage has recently announced plans to expand its brand into Egypt. MGM Mirage will partner with New Giza for Real Estate Development - to develop the MGM Grand New Giza.  The 550-room casino is expected top open in 2013 and will provide spectacular views of both Cairo and the Great pyramids of Giza. The new Casino and hotel will be located in New Giza, a large master-planned community near Egypt’s Great Pyramids. The community offers luxury housing, 3 resorts, a world-class golf course, luxury shopping, internationally acclaimed restaurants, and more.

Gamal Aziz, president and CEO of MGM Mirage Hospitality, said in a
statement. “Our partners share our focus on luxury, excellence,
customer-oriented design and unparalleled service. Together with this
spectacular location, this new resort will quickly become a tourism and
conference destination that is both in high demand and fully reflective
of the MGM Grand brand.”

This isn’t the first MGM Casino planned for the Middle East, and it probably won’t be the last. Last month MGM Mirage announced a partnership with Pearl Dubai FZ - a developer of luxury resorts in Dubai - to oversee and manage three MGM-Branded hotels in Dubai, and signed another deal earlier this year to build a casino in Abu Dhabi.

Patricia Demauro of Denville, N.J. is the new record holder for the longest craps roll. Demauro bought into a game for $100 at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, in Atlantic City, N.J. After 4 hours, 18 minutes, and 154 rolls later she sevened out and shattering a record that has stood for nearly 20 years. The old records was held by Stanley Fujitake of Honolulu, Hawaii. On May 28th, 1989, Mr. Fujitake lasted 118 rolls (including 18 pass line wins) and 3 hours, 6 minutes.

Demauro wouldn’t comment on her winnings, but did say “This was very exciting for me to be a part of history.”


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Developing News - US Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA), chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, introduced a bill today that proposes online gambling be legalized and regulated. The bill proposes safeguards against underage gambling, identity theft, and fraud. The legislation would also repeal 2006’s UIGEA which prevents banks and credit card companies from processing online gambling transactions.

Representative Jim McDermott (D-WA) also introduced a bill today that would ensure individual and corporate taxes are collected on internet gambling activities. Americans wager more than $100 billion dollars annually in spite of the UIGEA and recent analysis suggests that the US could generate ~$50-60 Billion in tax revenue over the next decade.

Here are 10 things you should avoid doing at a Casino:

1) Don’t try to buy in or cash out while a game is in play. Wait until between hands after the dealer has paid out any bets from the previous round. Ask for change and place your cash or chips on the table, rather then handing them directly to the dealer.

2) Don’t make a mess out of your chips. When making a bet, do not splash all your chips out on the table; gently place your ships on the table in a stack. When betting with chips of mixed denominations, stack your chips so that the highest denomination is on the bottom and the lowest is on top. Doing so makes it easier for dealers to count your chips, give proper change, and keep an eye out for cheaters that may be trying to “top off” a bet.

3) Don’t drink too much. We are all out to have a good time, but know your limit so you aren’t having fun at the expense of others. Drunk people tends to slow games down, make annoying conversation, and kill the overall mood at a table.

4) Limit yourself to one machine at a time when a particular bank of machines is busy. Playing multiple machines at the same time does not improve ones odds, so if it is busy, leave room for someone else to play. For table games, do not take up extra chairs or space around a particular table so that there is room for others to play.

5) Don’t forget to tip your dealer, EVEN IF YOU LOSE. Most dealers, like many other service based industries, make minimum wage + tips. My general philosophy is to tip 2/3 based on service, and 1/3 based on my winnings (if any).  Not tipping a dealer because you lost is the equivalent of not tipping a perfectly good waitress/waiter because you didn’t like the flavor of the soup that you ordered.

6) If you smoke cigarettes, try to be respectful of others around you. Extinguish an dispose of your butts in an ashtray, and exhale smoke upward rather than towards the other players and dealers around you.

7) Don’t forget to use hand signals. Casinos are loud and noisy places and it may be hard for a dealer to hear what you want to do. Hand signals are easy to interpret, and can be reviewed by video footage if there is a question about a particular play.

8) For games in which cards are dealt face up, don’t touch them. In games which you are allowed to touch the cards, only do so with one hand. Touching the cards with multiple hands is a signal to the casinos that you may be trying to cheat by bending or “marking” specific cards in the a deck.

9) Don’t berate a player for the way the played their hand. Blackjack players are particularly notorious for doing so, thinking that “unnecessary hitting” throws off the game by disrupting the order that cards are dealt. While this may be true, unconventional plays are just as likely to positively influence a game as they are to negatively influence it. Besides, players who blame others for their losses should not be gambling in the first place.

10) Resist the urge to give unsolicited advice. Not everyone is interested in playing “basic strategy” and they have every right to play their own game, even if it may not be an optimal strategy. Let people make their own fun.