Monthly Archives: June 2015

Switch, Sands, Wynn mum at PUC meeting

Continuing the effort to cut ties with the state’s largest power provider, representatives from the casino and energy industries met with officials from the Public Utilities Commission to discuss how regulators should calculate a fee to charge large-scale companies that want to create and purchase power without NV Energy. The meeting comes as MGM Resorts International, Las Vegas Sands and Wynn Resorts apply to buy and create power with the utility.

Photos: Rowdy, raucous 'Final Toast' and 'Last Call' at Center Bar

Rain Hannah and Vince Neil attend the last hurrah at Center Bar on Sunday, June 28, 2015, in the Hard Rock Hotel. What a party it was as the Hard Rock Hotel said farewell to the original and infamous Center Bar in true rock-and-roll fashion on Sunday, and I gave the “Final Toast,” a countdown and then pulled a giant switch to turn off the globe light above the bar.

WSOP Day 35: Jonathan Duhamel Sweeps One Drop High Roller Event, Medical Drama Delays Play

Jonathan Duhamel won the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event for $8.94 million, and since that time, has had an impressive number of tournament and WSOP cashes. His win late last night in the $111,111 NLH High Roller for One Drop didn’t rake in that tidy a sum, but it was enough to keep […]

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Woodbridge Golfer Shoots 57, Sinks Three Holes-in-One on Lorton Course

Patrick Wills, a 59-year-old retired U.S. Marine, played the round of his life, and perhaps the greatest amateur round ever, on June 22. One of the most remarkable rounds of golf ever recorded happened less than a week ago right in our own backyard. Patrick Wills, a 59-year-old Woodbridge, Virginia, resident and retired U.S. Marine, shot a 57 – that’s right, a 57 – after a round at one of GolfStyles Media Group’s annual Solstice Survival tournaments on June 22, according to GolfStyles .

Mad Minute stories for June 29, 2015

Bob Sabo, of Easton, says he didn’t want to wait in line to buy a lottery ticket at the Super Stop & Shop in Fairfield, so he decided to buy a ticket from a lottery vending machine – something he had previously never done. Sabo says he meant to buy two $20 tickets, but says he didn’t have his glasses on and instead bought a $30 ticket.

S&P Dow Jones Indices Announces Changes to the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

AuRico shareholders will receive 0.5046 shares of new Alamos for each share held. The 27.9 million shares of The relative weight of Alamos Gold will increase in the S&P/TSX Composite, Capped Composite and Composite Equal Weight, the S&P/TSX Completion, the S&P/TSX SmallCap, the S&P/TSX Capped Materials, the S&P/TSX Global Mining, Global Gold and Equal Weight Global Gold and the S&P/TSX Composite Dividend Indices after the close of trading on assets will be spun out into a newly-created company named AuRico Metals Inc. .

AFC Bournemouth unveils Mansion Group as Premier League sponsor

Asian Football Club Bournemouth has unveiled international online gaming business Mansion Group as their official shirt sponsor, ahead of their debut season in the Premier League.

Under the deal, Bournemouth will feature Mansion Group on the front of the much-anticipated Cherries` home, away and third kit, as well as training wear.

In addition to shirt sponsorship, the partnership will see the two brands working closely together on a range of commercial projects and mutually beneficial marketing activities, supporting the expansion and increased awareness of both brands within their relevant markets.

“At Mansion, we have a fundamental belief in hard work and perseverance,” said Mansion Group CEO Sagi Lahav. “Based on this, we have been impressed by the recent performance and promotion of AFC Bournemouth, and look forward to partnering with them for their first season within the English Premier League.

IGT’s Wheel of Fortune® Slots Crown The Cromwell Las Vegas’ First $1 Million Jackpot Winner

LONDON, June 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — International Game Technology PLC (“IGT”) (NYSE:IGT) Wheel of Fortune® slots awarded The Cromwell Las Vegas’ first million-dollar jackpot on May 30, 2015. A lucky slot player won $1,088,148 on Wheel of Fortune Double Times Pay 3X4X5X® game, collecting the property’s largest jackpot payout of all time. The winner wished to remain anonymous.

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At Real-Money Gaming: How to Leverage Player Emotions to Increase Retention

This is a guest contribution by Moshe Demri, Director of Professional Services, Optimove. If you would like to submit a contribution please contact Bill Beatty for submission details. Thank you.

At its heart, real-money gaming is an emotional experience. In that suspenseful moment right before finding out whether you’ve won or lost, your pulse quickens, your palms sweat, your mind focuses. The thrill of winning releases endorphins and creates a feeling of near euphoria, while the agony of a loss causes frustration and disgruntlement.

For gaming operators and developers, it is important to understand the emotional responses of players and use them to their advantage. By striking the right balance of positive and negative emotions, it is possible for gaming operators to keep their users playing longer, engaging more deeply, and monetizing more effectively.

As a child growing up in a small town near the Sea of Galilee in Israel, every week I’d travel with my mother to the local supermarket. After finishing our shopping, she’d give me five shekels and I’d immediately run to the local lottery to buy scratch cards for a shekel each and, with a thrill, scratch to see if I’d won a prize.