Ohio, along with three other states – Georgia, Maryland and Michigan – are planning on offering a multi-state Keno (progressive) game sometime in 2015, Ohio Lottery officials announced.

Multi-state Keno Proposals were requested in November as officials were in search of a company  to manage the game. As of this report three different multi-state Keno vendors are slated to give presentations at the end of January , according to an informed source. [Read more…] about Multi-state Keno Coming to Ohio, Georgia, Maryland & Michigan

Kenedi quit working 13 years ago when he injured his back on the job. Since then he has been living on a meager pension, barely making ends meet.

He really wanted to keep his 10 spot keno windfall quiet but the excitement of winning  $2,779,562  playing Keno was too much. So he popped the cork on a bottle of champagne and celebrated with his friends. Kenedi, a Macedonian migrant — named after US president John F. Kennedy — has decided not to reveal his surname.  [Read more…] about Man Hits 10 Spot Keno for Almost $3 Million

A Central California Casino, Chukchansi Gold Resort and Casino, was closed by a federal judge because of an armed showdown between tribal factions. The confrontation was such that a number of gamblers ran out of the casino, many leaving their  chips on the tables.

It was U.S. District Judge Lawrence O’Neill that acted after receiving an emergency request from the state attorney general’s office. There is no set date for the possible reopening of the Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino in Coarsegold in California.  The casino is located about 40 miles north of Fresno, The Fresno Bee reported ( http://bit.ly/1syCiKE ). The judge scheduled a hearing for Wednesday morning.

The casino was also ordered to close by The National Indian Gaming Commission, saying that the threat to public safety could result in serious injury or possibly death. [Read more…] about California’s Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino closed amid armed showdown

The alert went out over the inter-casino security system. There was a new card counter in town and he had been identified. It was celebrity actor Ben Affleck.  The first reports said that the actor was banned from the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas but the truth was far less scandalous.

Affleck owns up to the fact that he was ‘busted’ in Las Vegas because of his newly acquired skill and he was asked not to play. [Read more…] about Card Counter Ben Affleck Banned in Vegas?

Watch the excitement of this Marine and his friends as he wins $2.8 million dollars. How cool is that? Although the odds are against you in a casino, jackpots are still won. And sometimes those jackpots are pretty big. One time I was playing at the Pioneer Hotel and Gambling Hall in Laughlin, Nevada when a lady won $2.4 million on a progressive slot machine. Another time my wife and I were sitting next to a lady that won $26,000 on progressive bonus poker at Laughlin Golden Nugget. But I digress. The point is that yes, people really do win humongous jackpots – once in a while. Someday I’ll find the photos of my big wins and post some of them here. Now continue on and watch this Marine  as he and his buddies get a load of this 2.8 million dollar jackpot.  Warning: Contains some profanity (they are Marines)
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In the casino of life, survival is the name of the game. Survival skills are especially important in the urban casino of life . Reading The Art of Urban Survival  – A Family Safety and Defense Manual – will put the odds of urban survival in your favor. The author covers just about every possible scenario one could be faced with in 294, jam-packed pages.  Keep it handy!

Since the civilization began, man has created an artificial environment in which to live. In part, the purpose of an urban environment is to separate us from the dangers of nature and to protect us from natural disasters caused by climate and predators. However, nature’s not easily thwarted and the laws of the jungle still apply.

We may have escaped being eaten by a tiger but the tiger has been replaced by other predators – the robber, street gangs and the rapist. Though cities offer some protection from the natural disasters such as droughts and floods, we are now subject to new, man made disasters like social upheaval, war and tyranny.

In his latest book, The Art of Urban Survival , author Stephan H. Verstappen, offers simple and practical advice on how to prepare for and react to the many [Read more…] about The Art Of Urban Survival – A Book Review