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2 Gamblers take Atlantic City Tropicana for $11 MILLION

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IronDioPriest:
I don't know how lily-white the New Jersey casino business might be these days, but I'm thinking that a few decades ago, such a feat might require a new identity...

2 Gamblers take Atlantic City Tropicana for $11 MILLION

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Lightning has struck twice at the Tropicana Casino and Resort, which has lost more than $11 million to just two high-stakes gamblers since April.

Just weeks after a blackjack player beat the casino for $5.8 million, a different gambler won $5.3 million last week...

The rest @ link...

LadyVirginia:
from the link:

--- Quote ---Yet despite the huge losses, the Tropicana is sticking with its new emphasis on high-stakes table games play, confident that things will eventually run it its favor.
--- End quote ---


Ah, yeah.  I bet they are!

Libertas:
I wonder how Lansky, Luciano & Schultz would have reacted to loses of similar scale as they discussed matters over Havana cigars at the Ambassador Hotel?!

Sectionhand:
If you want an even chance to win at a casino "21" is the only way to go . The two winners apparently did it legitimately ( they weren't "card counters" ) or the house wouldn't have paid off . At least that's the way it appears until some other big shoe drops .

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