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Craps World Record Holder to Appear at WCC - 07/01/2009 02:41 PM
On May 23, 2009, Patricia DeMauro of New Jersey picked up the dice for only the second time in her life at the craps table at the Borgata Casino in ...

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Colorado Casinos Raising the Limits - 06/30/2009 03:55 AM
When casinos opened in Colorado in 1991, the only games offered were slot machines, ...

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Positive Progressive Systems - 06/26/2009 05:44 AM
My friend Rich and I were playing craps the other day at the casino. We both bought in for the same amount but at the end of our playing session, ...

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Casino Companies Favor Online Gambling - 06/24/2009 05:09 PM
Many years ago when online casinos started appearing on the Internet, the owners of the brick and mortar casinos spoke out vocally against them. They were in favor of legislation ...

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Hawaii Gamblers Have Taxing Problem - 06/22/2009 05:21 PM
Hawaii does not have any casinos but that is not stopping the state from collecting revenue from gambling activities. A change in the tax code could net hundreds of thousands ...

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Leave the Credit Cards Home - 06/19/2009 09:46 AM
I was at the casino this morning and when I was getting ready to leave I went to the casino cage to cash in my chips. They only had one ...

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Pennsylvania Proposes Adding Table Games - 06/17/2009 05:45 PM
Pennsylvania got a taste of the easy money generated from gambling when it legalized slot casinos in the state in 2004. In the first 11 months of the current fiscal ...

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New Owner for AC Tropicana - 06/15/2009 05:48 AM
More than a year after the New Jersey gaming regulators took control of the Tropicana, the troubled casino will finally get new owners. Last week Judge Judith Wizmur of the ...

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Community Slot Play - 06/12/2009 03:06 AM
I remember years ago when the Internet was in its infancy. As people began logging on and spending more time "surfing the web," there were warnings that we could become ...

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An 18 Month Losing Streak - 06/10/2009 05:30 PM
I received an e-mail from a reader who wrote:

I have done what I thought was virtually impossible: I have had 18 losing months in a row, playing baccarat, American Roulette, and some blackjack. In this time, I have NEVER put together one decent run of luck. Is it possible that the casino could be rigged? Magnets in the roulette wheels? Card shufflers being controlled by an eye in the sky? I have been telling myself this is not possible. How long can someone keep losing?

I wrote back and told him that I did not think the casino was cheating unless everyone in the casino was losing. If that was the case then the casino would probably be under investigation. As to how long someone could keep losing, the answer is, "as long as they continue to gamble."

I suggested that he either lower the size of his bets or take a break from gambling for awhile. Sometimes taking some time off will change your luck. Although 18 months is a long time for a losing streak, it is not impossible. What was your longest losing streak?