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Sports Betting Las Vegas With World Famous NFL Bettor Jon Price

July 20, 2015

Sports Betting Las Vegas With World Famous NFL Bettor Jon Price from Sports Information Traders

He sits surrounded by computer screens. Those who don’t know any better think that it’s a multi Billion dollar hedge fund operation. Those who do recognize the sports options live odds from the different sportsbooks and the numbers being crunched to spit out what is known as Jon Price’s Delta. Price a reclusive investor has recently taken to the public airwaves for his last few years of professional sports betting.

Pile of Cash

Delta is what the Las Vegas Sportsbook odds are supposed to be according to the Sports Information Traders CEO’s research. His team of expert analysts compare and reviews the current sportsbook odds to the Delta number and add in a little bit of their proprietary mix to come up with the highly probabilistic winner for that game.

Football betting, whether it’s NCAA or NFL Jon Price always thinks of it as a never ending game. The odds are stacked against 99.9% of those playing the game. These big casinos aren’t there for no reason at all. The challenge is always being one step ahead of the oddsmakers. They are smart but you have to be smarter.

The glitz, the glamor, and the money being pumped into the Las Vegas Sportsbooks are a far cry from the early days of back room sports gambling in Vegas. Frank Lefty Rosenthal was popularized in the movie Casino where he started off back east handicapping games and came out west to the worlds most glamorous town to make it even more glamorous.

What “Ace” did for the sportsbooks and casinos was truly amazing. The Riviera and Flamingo shined bright like Bugsy Siegel had dreamed it would. The crowds came in droves not only from southern California but from all over the country. Now days the new star of sports betting is the NFL handicapper who goes by the name of Jon Price from Sports Information Traders. This phenomenon has showcased that he can bring home stacks of money and turn sports gambling into sports investing. In a sense it’s a 180 of the mentality of the olden days of betting. Today you are no longer lined up to place your bets at the counter. Cantor gaming has sophisticated mobile gaming platforms where you can wager from your room or at your Las Vegas, Compound. As long as the IP address says your in Las Vegas, Nevada then your able to place bets.

The future is bright for the sports betting world. Experts alike believe that the 2015 NFL betting season is going to be one of the biggest yet. Each year new rules, regulations, and trades make the first 4 weeks of the season difficult for the bookmakers to accurately pinpoint where the betting lines should be. With experts like Jon Price who have been consistently delivering winning spread picks early in the season for the last 6 years predicts that this year will be no different and with his track record we believe it.

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Daily Neon: Peter Pan Motel Neon Sign

Peter Pan Motel on East Fremont

Peter Pan Motel on East Fremont

Peter Pan Motel open in 1967 and was closed in 2006 but reopened in 2007 with a new repaired neon sign.

Tony Hsieh of Zappos and the Downtown Project has acquired another property in downtown Las Vegas. The property is the small “Peter Pan Motel”. The actual motel is located just off of Fremont Street at 110 North 13th Street. No plans have been made public for Tony’s new acquisition.

Update 7/20/2015: The property is closed and is fenced off – the sign still remains.

Photo By: LasVegas360.com
Photo Taken: July 6, 2013

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Mount Charleston On Fire – Carpenter 1 Wildfire: Update 7:22 pm 7/8/2013

July 1, 2015
Carpenter 1 Fire in Mount Charleston

Carpenter 1 Fire in Mount Charleston as Seen From Summerlin on July 5, 2013

The Carpenter 1 Fire which started on Monday July 1, 2013 by a lighting strike has expanded to over 11000 acres, the fire started on the west side of the Spring Mountains or as we call it, the Pahrump side of the mountain. The Fire has been burning for over six days and has crossed over the ridge and has descended on to the Kyle Canyon side of the mountain. Over 400 firefighters, five helicopters and four heavy air tankers are currently assaulting the fast burning fire.

The Red Cross has set up two shelters, one at Hafen Elementary in Pahrump on the south and west side of the fire and the other at James Bilbray Elementary at 9370 Brent Lane in Las Vegas on the east side of the fire.

The shelters are open 24 hours a day. Local governmental partners are making animal sheltering available for animals and pets of all types. Red Cross also delivering food and water to residents gathering at the perimeter of the evacuation areas.

Road closures include: Lee Canyon Road. (State Route 156) is closed at U.S. 95., Kyle Canyon Road (State Route 57) is closed at U.S. Route 95, Trout Canyon Road is closed at State Route 160, Lovell Canyon Road is closed at Trout Canyon Road. Mt. Charleston is located 40 mins Northwest of Las Vegas.

Photo By: LasVegas360.com

Update: Burn Area or Hot Spots

Orange – Area of Satellite Indicated Hotspots, Red – the Original Carpenter 1 Fire

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Red Carpenter Fire, Orange is Satellite Hot spot Areas – click to view larger

MODIS hot spot from satellite sensor, estimated location (1km).

Source: ESRI http://www.esri.com/services/disaster-response/wildlandfire/user-maps

New Large Map as  July 7, 2013 9:30 pm PDT

Hot Spot Map Carpenter Fire 1- Mt Charleston July 6, 2013 4:15 pm PST

Hot Spot Map Carpenter Fire 1- Mt Charleston July 6, 2013 4:15 pm PST – Click to view Large Map

 

Hot Spot Map Carpenter Fire 1- Mt Charleston July 6, 2013 10:15 pm PST - Click to view Large Map

Hot Spot Map Carpenter Fire 1- Mt Charleston July 6, 2013 10:15 pm PST – Click to view Large Map

Update: July 7, 2013 9:30 pm PDT – now 14,458 acres now burned

Hot Spot Map Carpenter Fire 1- Mt Charleston July 7, 2013 9:00 pm PST - Click to view Large Map

Hot Spot Map Carpenter Fire 1- Mt Charleston July 7 2013 9:00 pm PST – Click to view Large Map

Carpenter Fire 1 7/8/2013 7:20 am

Hot Spot Map Carpenter Fire 1- Mt Charleston 7/8/2013 7:20 am – Click to view Large Map

Basic Information

Incident Type Wildfire
Cause Lightning
Date of Origin Monday July 01st, 2013 approx. 12:00 PM
Location Fire location is one mile from Kyle Canyon
Incident Commander Rich Harvey

Current Situation

Total Personnel 753
Size 14,458 acres
Percent Contained 15%
Fuels Involved Pinyon Juniper
Fire Behavior Running fire behavior with short crown runs. Group tree torching and spotting.
Significant Events The Great Basin Incident Management Team #2 assumed command of the Carpenter 1 Fire at 0600 on Sunday, July 7.

Outlook

Planned Actions Crews continue to do structure protection. Assess possible containment strategies.
Growth Potential High
Terrain Difficulty Extreme
Remarks PROJECTED FIRE MOVEMENT: North into Kyle and Lee Canyons, southwest toward Trout Creek and east to Lovell Canyon and Harris Springs Canyon. During the next 24 hours, it may hook north into the lower end of Kyle Canyon.

Info As of 7:22 pm PST July 8, 2013 : http://www.inciweb.org/incident/3481/

 

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How to Use a Casino Free Spins Bonus

June 10, 2015
Slot Machine

Casino Free Spins Bonus

Did you know money for free can be earned at online casinos? On slot machines you can play for free through free spins bonuses (even with no deposits most of the times). While playing for free, the profits earned are yours and you can keep them.How this works is now must be a question in your mind ,so do you want to know this?Below are details you can go through to know all about this.

Online gambling sites offers a free spins bonus which is an offer by the casino on slot machines to get familiar with that related slot machine and to get acquainted with the casino too. You can try NetEnt free spins for latest offers. Generally, only some selected new slot games are offered to play. Depending on the casino to casino, the offer differs but the main principle remains the same that is play for free. If you win then the winnings are then converted into a bonus and you can unlock it through wager. Usually between 20x and 30x is such a wager. You can keep the money you have won if you continue playing, this also includes the profits that you make along. The wager will slightly be higher than the usual when you use ano-deposit bonus. After the basic bonus is cleared by you, most casinos offer another bonus on your first deposit, so you can have even another chance to get more money for playing.

Free play bonus is the another opportunity in the online casino to play for free. Online casino gives you the opportunity to get a set amount of time to play for free.You are allowed to keep your winnings after this set time has expired. $100 or $200 is the maximum of these winnings. Your winnings are then converted into a bonus and that has to be wagered.

Sometimes some players do not want to play for the real money and of course you do not have to.There is an option on many slot machines where you can just play for the fun. No downloading is required and no account formation is needed for that.You can play without any time limit and without any real risk. Just for entertainment and fun this is a great way for enjoyment in a busy life.

Gambling can be dangerous if you become addictive so please be aware. Always play carefully as gambling can be lots of fun if played wisely. So play for enjoyment and fun,manage your finances by setting your limits. You should always stop when your limits doesn’t allow. Limits can be in the form of money or time depending on you.

Photo by:  Jeff Kubina from the milky way galaxy, via Wikipedia.org

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Daily Neon: Binion’s Gambling Hall Sign

June 4, 2015
Binion's Gambling Hall & Hotel, Horseshoe

Binion’s Gambling Hall & Hotel formerly named the Horseshoe

Binion’s Gambling Hall, formally known as the Horseshoe is located in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada on the Fremont Street Experience.

Photo by: LasVegas360.com

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Daily Neon: Landmark neon sign in Las Vegas

June 3, 2015
Landmark Sign

Landmark Sign at the bus-stop where the original Landmark Hotel & Casino once stood

This is the the Landmark sign now at the bus-stop on front of the Las Vegas Convention Center where the iconic Landmark Hotel and Casino once stood. This is near the corner of Paradise and Convention Center drive in Las Vegas Nevada.

photo by: LasVegas360.com

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