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Cantor Gaming, an affiliate of the global financial services company Cantor Fitzgerald, today announced that it has acquired Las Vegas Sports Consultants (LVSC), the world’s largest oddsmaking company. LVSC provides odds and point spreads to all major Nevada sports books and its consensus line is considered the most valuable commodity for sports gaming all over the world. acquired

LVSC’s products and services will complement Cantor Gaming’s menu of gaming products; allowing both Cantor and LVSC to provide additional new and dynamic service products including international sporting events. Additionally, by utilizing Cantor’s state of the art technology, LVSC will be able to distribute a broader range of services on a real-time dynamic basis and be the platform for a ground breaking suite of new products, to be offered after appropriate gaming regulatory approvals.

Lee Amaitis, President of Cantor Gaming, said: “LVSC is the most respected and trusted odds maker in the business, with a long and impressive track record of making lines on all major sporting events. LVSC’s strict ethical guidelines and sophisticated use of technology reflect Cantor’s own values of trust and innovation. We’re delighted to combine the expertise of both companies, to offer customers a comprehensive range of sports gaming services.”

Kenny White, Chief Operating Officer of LVSC, added: “We’re very pleased to be announcing this deal with Cantor Gaming. Cantor has a long history of processing highly secure, critical transactions in the world’s financial markets and brings this experience and world-class technology to the race and sports book business. We see huge synergies between the two businesses and are delighted to be working with a company that is raising the bar for sports gaming worldwide.”
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How about not looking like a complete Las Vegas Novice on your vacation? If you are a newcomer to Las Vegas Vacations you should probably learn the basic lingo of the city before you go. Especially if you are going to be gambling in the casinos.

You can learn some Las Vegas Lingo here

Tournament blackjack goes back to the year 1979. It was then that the Fishman brothers created the concept and held the first tournament ever played. It was called the World Championship of Blackjack and was held at the Sahara Hotel. I played in that tournament (and lost). The entry fee was $250 and players played with their own money; the buy-in was $500. The rounds were two hours in length and the game was a single deck dealt face up with great rules. Blackjack will never be any better. As time went on the Fishmans went off in other business directions but their idea caught on big time. Today there are small blackjack tournaments somewhere in Las Vegas just about every day of the week. The format has changed drastically though. Now your buy-in gets you tournament chips, the game is usually a shoe game, and the number of hands per round is limited to around 30.

If you play Blackjack and have never played in a tournament, I tell you it can be a lot of fun! Most definitely a good thing do when you go on your Las Vegas Vacation.

An speaking of a Black jack have you ever seen Jack Johnson of the early 1900’s box? He was unbeatable! The documentary on him was a lot of fun to watch.
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The city of Las Vegas(aka the best vacation spot on the planet) is voting for Barrack Obama to become the next President of the United States.

View the statistics that support this statement of Las Vegas Voters here.