Archive for March, 2009
The Bear Growls: NFL arrogance and stupidity in opposing online gambling
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009NFL Hires Full-Time Lobbyist to Attack Online Gambling The NFL owes much of its popularity to gambling, online and otherwise. How many millions of people wouldn’t bother to watch a bunch of overstuffed, single-digit IQ thugs running around charging into each other like wild animals, if they didn’t have a financial stake in the games, [...]
Good News: Herbst Gaming loses its casinos
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009From this news article: Herbst Gaming, which has spent the past year seeking a financial restructuring plan for its $847 million in debt, announced an agreement Tuesday with its bondholders in which the company will lose ownership of its 15 casinos in Nevada, Iowa and Missouri, but retain control of its Nevada slot routes. As [...]
Bear Praise: M Resort behaves appropriately in paying misprogrammed jackpot
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009On its first full day of operation, the M Resort in Henderson had a single-line 25-cent video poker machine with a progressive starting at $10,000 instead of the undoubtedly intended $1,000. A patron hit the jackpot. Rather than hassle the winner or try to outright cheat him, as many casinos have done in similar situations, [...]