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Southampton’s Wexler
Earns Trophy at Parx

Posted: May 25, 2013

At Parx casino in Bensalem, Southampton’s Jonas Wexler got the poker championship trophy but he split the top money with Mike Dentale in the main event of the Big Stax II last week. Wexler, who turned from plumbing to cards, and Dentale, of Brooklyn, chopped for $100,000 each, according to...

Las Vegas Poker
Outside the WSOP

Posted: May 25, 2013

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The World Series of poker in Las Vegas will be the center of the poker world from May 29 to July 19, and plenty of Philly-are folks will be headed there. At the Rio casino, the home of the WSOP, the attraction won’t just be official bracelet events. There are...

Daily Fantasy Baseball
Saturday Day and Night

Posted: May 25, 2013

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Plenty of action today for daily fantasy at FanDuel since there is a decent split balancing day and night games. Day Tigers P Doug Fister ($6,400) has been lucky this year in how few home runs he has yielded. A 2.7% homerun to fly ball rate will eventually come back...

Daily Fantasy Baseball
Fast Friday

Posted: May 24, 2013

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Whoa! That was some work week. Three day weekend ahead, but not much time to set a roster. Or is there? Braves 2B Dan Uggla is back in the lineup and worth the $3,000 it will cost to set him against Jeremy Hafner of the Mets Orioles 3B Manny Machado...

Millionaire To Be Minted by Caesars

Posted: May 24, 2013

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Robin Leach will help Caesars choose one lucky person to win $1 million. ...

Gladiators To Do Sword Battle in Caesars

Posted: May 24, 2013

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Gladiators will fight to the death at Caesars. Okay, fake death.

Gladiators to do battle in the lobby of Caesars Hotel in Atlantic City ...

Bally’s Beach Bar
Says It’s Party Time

Posted: May 24, 2013

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Bally’s Bikini Beach Bar is officially open for the season. The bar has brand new theme—which we think speaks for itself—along with new drinks, food, and an all-star concert line-up. Bally’s Bikini Beach Bar is open seven days a week from noon to 3 a.m. “The time has come for...

Daily Fantasy Baseball
Small Slate Thursday

Posted: May 23, 2013

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There are only four MLB games going tonight for use in daily fantasy leagues at FanDuel, all of them in the American League, and all of them featuring teams that have been putting up runs. Well, all teams but one. The Twins have been struggling during an eight game slide...

AC Casino Q1 Profits Plunge

Posted: May 23, 2013

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Profits plunged 64 percent at Atlantic City’s casinos in the first quarter of 2013 but resort and state officials say the statistics do provide hope for future revenue growth beyond gaming operations. Only government and city boosters could spot a silver lining in official report that show gross operating profits...

Tropicana CEO Compares
Competition to Walmart

Posted: May 23, 2013

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Tropicana CEO Tony Rodio last week compared Atlantic City’s competitors in surrounding markets to “Walmarts with slot machines” and predicted the Shore is poised for a significant rebound. While Atlantic City has seen its fortunes slide based largely on increased competition in states like Pennsylvania, Rodio said customers are beginning...

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