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Publication Building a Green, Resilient, and Inclusive Recovery(Washington, DC: World Bank, 2021-03-29) Malpass, DavidWorld Bank Group President David Malpass acknowledged the importance of the United Kingdom within the World Bank Group. He spoke about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) which descended on the poor like wildfire. He highlighted the Bank's approach to the interlinked crises of green, resilient, inclusive development (GRID). The World Bank is working to help countries build "Country Platforms" to engage with wider groups of development actors as they develop the programs with Bank support. He focused on three of the most pressing challenges of climate, debt, and inequality. There is a need for integrated, long-run strategies that emphasize green, resilient, and inclusive development. He concluded we can generate a recovery that ensures a broad and lasting rise in prosperity especially for the poorest and most marginalized.Publication World Bank Outlook 2050 Strategic Directions Note: Supporting Countries to Meet Long-Term Goals of Decarbonization(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2020-06-24) Mukhi, Neha; Rana, Suneira; Mills-Knapp, Sara; Gessesse, EskedarOutlook 2050 examines how the World Bank can help countries plan for and achieve long-term decarbonization: through country programs, technical assistance, lending, and knowledge products. It identifies key trends in technology, markets, financing instruments, and consumer priorities, and examines their implications for climate action, economic growth strategies and development. Supporting countries in a transition to long-term decarbonization requires the World Bank to not only look 3–5 years ahead, roughly equivalent to typical election cycles, but look decades ahead, and then work with our clients to determine the near- and mid-term implications. It will also mean supporting the implementation of economy-wide strategies as well as cross-sectoral initiatives, not only focusing on single-sector initiatives, such as individual energy or transportation projects. Coinciding with a need for a major, global economic recovery – triggered by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic – this 'whole of economy' approach to deliver better growth and a better climate could provide the sustainable and resilient foundation for countries as they build – or rebuild – their economies. The Outlook 2050 approach prioritizes four economy-wide strategic directions: 1. Embed long-term climate priorities in country macroeconomic frameworks, to ensure that those frameworks, which guide fiscal policy and major national investments, properly account for climate risks and the benefits of ambitious climate action. 2. Embed long-term climate planning in national budgets and expenditure frameworks, to provide adequate budgetary support for climate action, optimize the overall allocation of public resources, and unlock private financial flows. 3. Embed long-term climate objectives in financial sector regulations and incentives, to ensure that the sector is resilient both to climate change impacts and to low-carbon transition risks, and to mobilize finance for climate action. 4. Embed long-term climate objectives in systems planning, to integrate climate with economic, social inclusion, and other objectives; assess cross-sectoral links and regional impacts; and identify trade-offs and synergies.Publication Lifelines: The Resilient Infrastructure Opportunity(Washington, DC: World Bank, 2019-06-19) Hallegatte, Stephane; Rentschler, Jun; Rozenberg, JulieFrom serving our most basic needs to enabling our most ambitious ventures in trade and technology, infrastructure services are essential for raising and maintaining people's quality of life. Yet millions of people, especially in low- and middle-income countries, are facing the consequences of unreliable electricity grids, inadequate water and sanitation systems, and overstrained transport networks. Natural hazards magnify the challenges faced by these fragile systems. Building on a wide range of case studies, global empirical analyses, and modeling exercises, Lifelines lays out a framework for understanding infrastructure resilience—the ability of infrastructure systems to function and meet users' needs during and after a natural shock—and it makes an economic case for building more resilient infrastructure. Lifelines concludes by identifying five obstacles to resilient infrastructure and offering concrete recommendations and specific actions that can be taken by governments, stakeholders, and the international community to improve the quality and resilience of these essential services, and thereby contribute to more resilient and prosperous societies.Publication Kobe: Creative Reconstruction(World Bank, Tokyo, 2018-03) World Bank GroupThe cities of Japan are an exceptional source of learning on competitiveness of cities. They have recovered from disaster, dealt with population influx, industrialized at a rapid pace, responded to environmental challenge, reached the technological frontier, undergone a housing bubble and its collapse, and reconstruction followed by the natural disasters. Today, they face threats of demographic and technological change that are far from unique to the developed world. The Kobe Case highlights important lessons both on reconstruction of the city after a devastating earthquake devising ambitious new designs for devastated areas and building a life sciences cluster in modern era. This research was prepared by the Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC) under the auspices of the Social, Urban, Rural, and Resilience Global of the World Bank Group. Its objective is to create a knowledge base on what makes cities competitive, understand job creation at the city level, and capture the unique development experience of Japan for broad dissemination to development practitioners, government officials, academia and the private sector. The team would like to gratefully acknowledge the Government of Japan and its continued support of the Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC) program.Publication Learning from Megadisasters : Lessons from the Great East Japan Earthquake(Washington, DC: World Bank, 2014-06-26) Ranghieri, Federica; Ishiwatari, Mikio; Ranghieri, Federica; Ishiwatari, MikioThe successes of Japan's disaster risk management (DRM) system as well as the ways in which that system could be improved are reflected in the lessons drawn from the Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE) and presented in the initial reports from the Learning from Megadisasters project. The GEJE was the first disaster ever recorded that included an earthquake, a tsunami, a nuclear power plant accident, a power supply failure, and a large-scale disruption of supply chains. Extreme disasters underscore the need for a holistic approach to DRM. Single-sector development planning cannot address the complexity of problems posed by natural hazards, let alone megadisasters, nor can such planning build resilience to threats. Faced with complex risks, Japan chose to build resilience by investing in preventative structural and nonstructural measures; nurturing a strong culture of knowledge and learning from past disasters; engaging in wise DRM regulation, legislation, and enforcement; and promoting cooperation among multiple stakeholders, between government agencies and ministries, between the private sector and the government, and among multiple levels of governance, from local to national to international. The book consolidates a set of 36 Knowledge Notes, research results of a joint study undertaken by the Government of Japan and the World Bank. These notes highlight key lessons learned in seven DRM thematic clusters—structural measures; nonstructural measures; emergency response; reconstruction planning; hazard and risk information and decision making; the economics of disaster risk, risk management, and risk financing; and recovery and relocation. Aimed at sharing Japanese cutting-edge knowledge with practitioners and decision makers, this book provides valuable guidance to other disaster-prone countries for mainstreaming DRM in their development policies and weathering their own natural disasters.Publication The World Bank Annual Report 2012: Volume 2. Responding with Knowledge and Experience(Washington, DC, 2012-10-05) World BankThe 2012 annual report of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA) contains messages from both outgoing President Robert B. Zoellick and incoming President Dr. Jim Yong Kim. The Board of Directors statement highlights the Bank's achievements in 2012. The report showcases the Corporate Scorecard, presented in four tiers, providing information on the Bank's overall performance and results. Tier I provides the global development context. Tier II includes aggregate data collected through the standardized sector indicators. Tier III shows the overall success of Bank activities in achieving their development goals, as well as the Bank's operations effectiveness. Tier IV presents the Bank's organizational effectiveness and modernization. The report also discusses the financial commitments and resources, an operational summary, and World Bank lending by theme and sector for 2007-2012. Additional information on activities and outcomes is available in the annexes.Publication The End of the Third World?: Modernizing Multilateralism for a Multipolar World(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2010-04-14) Zoellick, Robert B.Robert B. Zoellick, President of the World Bank Group, spoke on the theme that we are now in a new, fast-evolving multipolar world economy in which outdated classifications no longer fit. He discussed these topics: (i) the end of the third world; (ii) multilateralism matters; (iii) new sources of demand; (iv) new poles of growth; (v) Africa as a potential pole of growth; (vi) economic shifts mean potential power shifts; (vii) the danger of geo-politics as usual; (viii) financial reform; (ix) climate change; (x) managing for crisis response; (xi) new role for rising powers; (xii) what does this changing world mean for development?; (xiii) modernizing multilateral institutions; (xiv) reforming to become more representative and legitimate; and (xv) reforming by adding resources; and (xvi) reforming to become more effective, innovative, and accountable. We need a League of Networks.Publication Two Dragon Heads : Contrasting Development Paths for Beijing and Shanghai(World Bank, 2010) Yusuf, Shahid; Nabeshima, KaoruIn broad terms, the sources of economic growth are well understood, but relatively few countries have succeeded in effectively harnessing this knowledge for policy purposes so as to sustain high rates of growth over an extended period of time. Among the ones that have done so, China stands out. Its gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate, which averaged almost 10 percent between 1978 and 2008, is unmatched. Even more remarkable is the performance of China's three leading industrial regions: the Bohai region, the Pearl River Delta, and the Yangtze River (Changjiang) delta area. These regions have averaged growth rates well above 11 percent since 1985. Shanghai is the urban axis of the Yangtze River Delta's thriving economy; Beijing is the hinge of the Bohai region. Their performance and that of a handful of other urban regions will determine China's economic fortunes and innovativeness in the coming decades. The balance of this volume is divided into five chapters. Chapter two encapsulates the sources of China's growth and the current and future role of urban regions in China. The case for the continuing substantial presence of manufacturing industry for growth and innovation in the two urban centers is made in chapter three. Chapter four briefly examines the economic transformation of four global cities and distills stylized trends that can inform future development in Beijing and Shanghai. Chapter five describes the industrial structure of the two cities, identifies promising industrial areas, and analyzes the resource base that would underpin growth fueled by innovation. Finally, chapter six suggests how strategy could be reoriented on the basis of the lessons delineated in chapter four and the economic capabilities presented in chapter five.Publication Eco2 Cities : Ecological Cities as Economic Cities(World Bank, 2010) Suzuki, Hiroaki; Moffatt, Sebastian; Yabuki, Nanae; Maruyama, HinakoThis book provides an overview of the World Bank's Eco2 cities : ecological cities as economic cities initiative. The objective of the Eco2 cities initiative is to help cities in developing countries achieve a greater degree of ecological and economic sustainability. The book is divided into three parts. Part one describes the Eco2 cities initiative framework. It describes the approach, beginning with the background and rationale. Key challenges are described, and lessons are drawn from cities that have managed to turn these challenges into opportunities. A set of four key principles is introduced. These principles are the foundation upon which the initiative is built. They are: (1) a city-based approach enabling local governments to lead a development process that takes into account their specific circumstances, including their local ecology; (2) an expanded platform for collaborative design and decision making that accomplishes sustained synergy by coordinating and aligning the actions of key stakeholders; (3) a one-system approach that enables cities to realize the benefits of integration by planning, designing, and managing the whole urban system; and (4) an investment framework that values sustainability and resiliency by incorporating and accounting for life-cycle analysis, the value of all capital assets, and a broader scope for risk assessment in decision making. Part two presents a city-based decision support system that introduces core methods and tools to help cities as they work toward applying some of the core elements and stepping stones. Part two looks into methods for collaborative design and decision making and methods to create an effective long-term framework able to help align policies and the actions of stakeholders. Part three consists of the Field Reference Guide. The guide contains background literature designed to support cities in developing more in-depth insight and fluency with the issues at two levels. It provides a city-by-city and sector-by-sector lens on urban infrastructure. The next section comprises a series of sector notes, each of which explores sector-specific issues in urban development.Publication Modernizing Multilateralism and Markets(Washington, DC: World Bank, 2008-10-13) Zoellick, Robert B.Robert B. Zoellick, President the World Bank Group, delivered remarks on the following six strategic themes: a new multilateralism; priorities on a new steering group; international finance and development; the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the global trading system; energy and climate change; and fragile states and securing development.


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Devotion for September 26, 2022
Trying to BE and DO!
Psalm 46
Here is my prayer mantra for me the next few weeks:
Lord, what would you have me to BE and to DO?
Lord, what would you have me to DO and BE?
I am inviting you to join me in praying this prayer.
Don't be deceived by the simplicity of this prayer of petition. The prayer asks much! The prayer assumes a posture of listening and obeying. The prayer assumes a posture of discovering and engaging. The prayer leads us to our faith being formed even deeper.
"Being and Doing" and "Doing and Being" don't happen as isolated actions but as interrelated experiences. As we "be" with the Spirit we become more aware of what we need to "do." And then as we "do," we find that even more is needed to "be" with God. This is a circular interaction of listening and working, working, and listening.
Even as you pray this prayer for yourself, pray this prayer for your congregation. Ask for God's clarification in the hearts and minds of the people in your church. Ask for God's energy to be present in your activity and ministry. Pray that God's people will grow deeper in their listening for God and acting with God.
As you begin the prayer practice, just sit with God, "BE still!" Later, DO as the Spirit is guiding you. Then return and ponder the lessons and the blessings of your doing. Then go and do more. Ponder more. Do more.
As you consistently pray this prayer, develop a list of what you feel God's Spirit may be saying to you. Pay attention to what God is doing in your prayers through mystery and activity. Pray with confidence that God is preparing you, guiding you, strengthening you
Live out the axiom of the mystics…
Before enlightenment, chop wood and carry water.
After enlightenment, chop wood and carry water.
This Monday devotion is brought to you by Bo Prosser with the Center for Christian Education and Spiritual Direction Manager with the Rural Clergy Fellows.

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England Maul Ukraine, Denmark Beat Czech Republic & More (Euro 2020 on 420 Grams)
Despite everyone's best protests and complaints, England show no signs of stopping. If anything, they may even be getting better, their 4-0 mauling of Ukraine in the quarterfinals the most one-sided England domination in recent history. Is this really happening? Do they have it in them to go all the way? Well not if the Danes have anything to say about it. There are fairy tales and then there are fairy tales… our crew break down the prospects of the final four and what remains once it is all over.
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Tiger Shroff on his journey in Bollywood, collaborating with father Jackie and why playing a college student is special to him.
02 May 2019 12:08 AM
Cruise played the iconic character in two films - 2012's
18 Nov 2018 12:09 PM
Kangana practised sword fighting for eight hours a day, and convincingly pulled off each stunt.
13 Nov 2018 12:15 AM
Celebrity parents tend to push their young children, but this could be a trade necessity for them.
28 Oct 2018 12:28 AM
Mumbai police are warning bikers against replicating stunts performed by Tom Cruise in his latest release.
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Tom Cruise and Mission Impossible may nix Sanjay Dutt 's plans for a comeback.
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Cruise was spotted with his trouser zip undone at the Tokyo premiere of his latest movie, mission impossible: fallout
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Apparently, the film's leading man, Tom Cruise, might visit Mumbai in connection with the film.
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The 55-year-old was snapped speeding up and down an airfield, just as he did on a Kawasaki Ninja in the 1986 original.
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The star joined Instagram just days after ex-wife Nicole Kidman also launched a verified account.
27 Jan 2018 7:31 AM
The latest addition of wax museum is in historic Regal building in Delhi. Tickets are priced at Rs 960 for adults and Rs 760 for children.
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The horror film was followed closely behind by newcomer 'American Made' in second with USD 17.01 million at the box office.
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The failed roof jump has apparently left Cruise with two broken bones in his ankle and production of the film is now being delayed.
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The 55-year-old landed short and crashed hard into the side of the building during the filming of the scene.
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Tom Cruise, who "felt the need" the "need for speed" in the first part, will once again play the lead role.
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10 Jun 2017 2:29 AM
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04 Jun 2017 11:52 AM
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Tom Cruise still 'feels the need, the need for speed'.
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The community of Sleepy Valley is located in the CA zip code of 91390. It is nestled near Castaic and the Castaic Lake State Park, so residents of the area enjoy stellar mountain views, plenty of trails for hiking, and an abundance of unspoiled natural beauty. Highway 14 and Interstate-5 are close by for convenient car travel, with the shore only about an hour away. There are plenty of reasons to consider property ownership in Sleepy Valley. Despite its forest-adjacent location, you'll still find numerous modern amenities in the area.
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The long-awaited availability of Steam on Chromebooks was just more or less announced (in alpha) during the Google for Games Developer Summit 2022. That said, Google is light on availability details for now.
Google specifically stated that "Steam Alpha has just launched, making this long-running PC game store available on select Chromebooks for users to try out." That said, no other details appear to be live this morning, but we revealed the list of devices last month. As we noted at the time:
At a minimum, your Chromebook should have an Intel Core i5 or i7 (11th Gen) processor and at least 7GB of RAM. This rules out almost all Chromebooks except those in the upper-middle and high-end range.
This effort to allow users to play Steam games on Chromebooks is codenamed Borealis. The plan was revealed by a Googler in January 2020, but the company has been relatively quiet about it ever since.
Google said today "you can check this out on the Chromebook Community Forum." This message is not yet live and we have contacted the company for more details.
Meanwhile, Google also said Chrome OS will get a new "game overlay" on "select" Android titles to make them "playable with user-driven keyboard and mouse layouts on Chromebooks without changes to the developer". It will launch later this year in a public beta.
This news was announced alongside a recap of Chrome OS games. In 2021, Android app usage on the platform grew 50% year-over-year, driven primarily by games, including those that have been optimized for Chromebooks.
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Jay Leno Doesn't Own Any Ferraris Due To 'Dominatrix'-Like Customer Service
Jay Leno is the world's most famous car collector and owns around 181 cars (in addition to 160 motorcycles). So why doesn't he own a single Ferrari? In a recent interview, Jay Leno finally reveals that he admires Ferrari's cars, but finds its dealership customer service abysmal.
Does Jay Leno have Ferraris?
No. Though Jay Leno owns almost 200 cars, including multiple modern exotics, he owns zero Ferraris.
Last August, I reported on the conspicuous absence of Ferraris in Jay Leno's stable. The collector owns exotics made by McLaren and Bugatti. But it appears that he has never owned a Ferrari. Many car enthusiasts, especially Ferrari fans, wonder why.
Why doesn't Jay Leno own a Ferrari?
Jay Leno certainly could afford a Ferrari, and he respects Ferrari's cars. But the retired Tonight Show host simply does not like the way Ferrari dealerships have treated him.
Because Jay Leno had never publicly discussed a grudge or boycott of Scuderia Ferrari, I had to do some digging for my 2021 article. I found a Ferrari owner named Ernie on a forum who claimed he had run into Leno in Manhattan and asked him about his lack of Ferraris.
Jay supposedly told Ernie, "Cause they are a pain in the a–!" He then added, "Every time I go into a dealership they automatically slap more money on the price. That's just b—s—."
These Leno quotes were just hearsay on a forum, and thus impossible to corroborate. Luckily, when Leno went on the Cars and Culture podcast host Jason Stein asked him about the absence of Ferraris in his garage. But no one expected Leno's response to be even blunter than his rumored Manhattan conversation.
Leno compared Ferrari service to visiting a 'dominatrix'
Jason Stein asked Jay Leno, "You have no Ferraris, why?"
Leno responded with a riff on the Ferrari dealership experience worthy of a standup bit. "I just never liked dealing with the dealers. I don't wanna give a guy 25 grand in an envelope, y'know. I don't wanna have to buy two Mondials…"
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Faulkner and the labyrinth of memory (2-13)
Jacek Gutorow in conversation with Michael Gorra
Two Cross-dressing Female Pirate Protagonists and Their Use by Thomas Heywood and Maturin Murray Ballou (14-28)
Marek Błaszak
Hybrid Masculinity: Between Gentlemanliness and Psychopathy in Caroline Clive's Sensation Novel Paul Ferroll: A Tale (29-38)
Marlena Marciniak
The Oedipal and the Gothic: The Mechanics of Suspense in The Mysteries of Udolpho and Two Poirot Investigations (39-51)
Jacek Mydla
Practices of Protectiveness in Elizabeth Gaskell's Cranford (52-64)
Małgorzata Nitka
The Return of the Sublime and the Transcendental in Don DeLillo's Zero K (65-74)
Barbara Pawlak
Attitudes to Nature in Margaret Atwood's Surfacing and the MaddAddam Trilogy (75-86)
Laura Suchostawska
Book reviews
Małgorzata Grzegorzewska. 2021. Eliot's Christianity in a Contemporary Perspective. From Hindsight to Insight. Warsaw: Unversity of Warsaw Press. (87-89)
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Ladislav Vít. 2022. The Landscapes of W. H. Auden's Interwar Poetry: Roots and Routes. New York: Routledge. (90-92)
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Iselin, N.J. – Celerant Technology, a preferred retail software provider for the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) for nearly two decades, exhibited at SHOT Show 2024 with three booths in Las Vegas. Celerant announced exciting POS system and software features, met with customers and industry partners alike, and had the opportunity to learn more about the challenges that firearm retailers face. With the knowledge gained, Celerant is embracing the opportunity to be a part of shifting trends in the firearms retail industry for the future to come.
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Celerant showcased its all-in-one FFL point of sale, eCommerce and digital bound book software, new support for Type 07 FFLs and its distributor integrations at the show as well. This past year, Celerant expanded its available distributor catalog by adding suppliers such as Crow Shooting Supply, MGE, Gunarama, TGD and coming later this month, Orion Wholesale. Dealers learned how they can save time and sell more products by leaning on their distributors to help automate processes. Also this past year, Celerant has expanded its offering to now support firearms manufacturers within its retail software, as well as within its integration to FastBound's A&D solution.
Reflecting on 20 Years of SHOT Show
With SHOT Show 2024 now behind us, we reflect on 20 years of Celerant's presence at this incredible event. This ongoing journey has allowed us to build strong connections, tackle diverse challenges, and engage directly with our customers and industry partners. By understanding their needs firsthand, we continually enhance our software and services, solidifying our position as a trusted brand in the firearms retail industry. Looking ahead to SHOT Show 2025, we eagerly anticipate furthering our partnerships and continuing this collaborative journey together.
Watch Celerant's SHOT Show Recap video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bU73wMRXNI
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English-language incumbents FOX Sports and ESPN were lukewarm about renewing MLS TV rights. ESPN didn't place a bid for the streaming rights. Meanwhile, WarnerMedia lost interest after they secured the rights to the US National teams.
In the end, though, MLS found a partner to take its distribution and revenue to the next level.
The pressure was intense. In a competitive market where we saw both the Premier League and LaLiga secure record-breaking deals in the United States last year, MLS had found itself in a very difficult position. With the incumbents showing less gusto than what they did in 2015 when they secured the deal, it was key for MLS to find a new, outside partner.
In Apple, they not only found one in a deal worth $2.5 billion over 10 years, but they secured it with the second most valuable company in the world.
Global rights for Apple's MLS deal is a concern
Apple TV is, in many ways, the perfect partner for MLS. For Apple, having global rights to every single game on its platform provides the tech giant something that no other league can provide. A complete monopoly over streaming worldwide. But it's also a forward-thinking move by Apple. The tech giant knows that World Cup 2026 will generate a whole new generation of soccer fans who will consume media on their devices. Also, the carrot at the end of the stick is Lionel Messi, who will likely join a MLS team in the next two years, only further boosting the popularity of the sport, and making the streaming exclusivity even more attractive to Apple.
Considering the future upside and what the value of sports rights will be in ten years, Apple have gotten a deal. Two-hundred and fifty million dollars per year sounds like a lot of money. But by the time MLS makes Las Vegas the 30th franchise, that's roughly $8.3 million per team. And that doesn't factor in the production costs that MLS is incurring to bring games to streaming now that the local television contracts are gone.
At the same time, MLS has short-changed itself. Yes, signing Apple to a decade-long contract is a major milestone. Plus don't forget that the league expects to finalize the linear television contracts in the coming weeks. However, how much appetite will the television networks have when they know that they won't have exclusivity to the games that air on TV?
More so, Apple signing a global deal means that Major League Soccer is going to have a very difficult time convincing television networks overseas to pay top dollar for the rights to the games. After all, why pay maximum price when viewers worldwide can watch the game via the MLS app in Apple TV?
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Major League Soccer's deal with Apple is a victory for the consumer. It means more access, plus no blackouts, as well as the benefit of whiparound shows and a more consistent schedule. Three years after the Bundesliga signed an exclusive agreement with ESPN+ to stream games, MLS is prioritizing cord cutting as the way to watch the league. For sure, it is a risk for the league, but it's the right move at a time when the league needed a boost in revenue from a new media rights deal.
However, Apple's insistence on a global deal gave the tech giant leverage in the negotiations. Apple executives would have known the difficult position MLS found itself in, and the Cupertino-based company took full advantage.
Without the tech giant, the outlook for the new MLS media rights deal would have been dim. With it, the future for cord cutters, the league's finances and the growth of Apple TV is a win-win-win — even if MLS may ultimately feel shortchanged.
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Can you guys make your mind up. When it was suggested but was still quite a pipe dream that Apple could get MLS rights.
I'm Apr 14 2022 World Soccer Talk ran a article "Apple TV+ and MLS: A match made in Heaven".
But now that MLS got a way larger deal with Apple than many expected a minimum of $250m yr and still retain rights to negotiate a linear package now we have a article it can hurt the league?
Pick a side of the fence please.
Overall this is a major plus. MLS moving in the direction all sports leagues should be going in the very near future. But, short term, will be difficult gaining the casual fans.
Same way I felt when when Bundesliga went exclusively to ESPN+. Hardcore fans will follow, just as hardcore MLS fans must be over the moon with this deal, but the casuals who watched their local team OTA or on a RSN are left out. They won't be going to seek out how to watch now, it'll be forgotten.
However, as Apple promotes it they may gain the younger generation who is already on streaming…but how many of these potential fans are already followers of the Euro leagues and will favor those over MLS? The ongoing issues for MLS gaining a major foothold in this country still remain. Soccer is an afterthought in most markets, and fans who do like soccer might gravitate more to leagues overseas where the match times don't conflict with the 4 major Amercian sports (most of the time).
Messi joining Miami in the near future will definitely get more eyeballs on MLS, but will they stay? I'm interested in watching Lorenzo Insigne for Toronto soon, but mainly to see how he looks vs MLS competition compared to his subpar final campaign in Serie A. After a few matches sure I'll lose interest though
With all that said, they have a better chance of gaining fans with Apple's promotion than they do/did with the traditional television partners who have other properties they are going to promote more than MLS for very valid financial reasons.-
I think that this can open the door for USL if USL renew their ESPN+ TV rights and continue their local OTA rights. If USL separate themselves from MLS by changing their calendar and adding pro/rel and other items that have been discussed on the website, they have an opportunity to be the more popular soccer league in US.
Turfit, you nailed it. This could be an opening for USL to grow exponentially.
@JP, your comment gets at why I think the deal is very good for Apple. I suspect Apple may believe the long-term sports model is a global partner for each major league that handles payment, distribution, marketing, etc. All games available without restrictions in all regions through that partner. Partner helps acquire new fans and makes it easy to follow
If Apple are considering an eventual major sports play – something marquee like global NBA or full NCAA or etc. – they first need to experiment and become practitioners. If Apple incinerate $2.5 billion on MLS but gain insight on what to do better on bigger deals, that is still a great outcome for Apple. First-mover advantage gained from cost a miniscule fraction of free cash flow
A risk for MLS is that early experiments in search of game-changing innovation often fail. And while failure of Apple-MLS may still greatly benefit Apple, the same cannot be said for MLS. If the all-in for MLS ends up being, say, $400-$500 million rights revenue offset by $100 million production, that is $10-$15 million net per team per year. Locks them in for a decade far behind NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, NCAA, EPL, Bundesliga, La Liga, etc.
In 2015, Don Garber said "I do believe in 10 years' time or less, people will think of us like Serie A, La Liga, and hopefully the way they think about the Premier League. If we continue to do things right and stay to our plan". I evaluate MLS' deal using MLS' stated aspirations. I cannot imagine La Liga or Serie A agreeing a $250 million per year global rights deal (locked in for 10 years) with sweeteners based on linear simulcasts or excess subscriptions -
My dreams have been answered. All mls games in one place..so sick of chasing all over channels and streaming apps!!!
I don't agree with the critiques. How much appetite will linear TV broadcasters have if they don't get exclusivity? The article starts by saying the broadcasters never had any appetite to begin with. It looks like MLS squeezed a major payday out of a partner other leagues are dying to work with… when MLS really had no leverage because no one else was that interested! How much do overseas partners pay MLS? I only know of Sky, and I don't think they pay much of anything (international fees aren't even calculated into the current $90 million, telling you they have basically been worthless or low enough not to merit mention). The very fact we are talking about the value of MLS GLOBAL rights indicates how Apple has singlehandedly made the MLS international rights into a valuable commodity.
$250 million is just the BASE fee. MLS can make much more if the subscribers reach a certain metric. This is a league that is happy to get 500k viewers for a big game, $250 million with the possibility of upside if they actually drive subscriptions is a great deal, and valuing the rights only at the base fee of $250m is basically admitting MLS cannot or will not actually drive subscriber growth over the 10 years (in which case, $250m is a GREAT deal for MLS). MLS has secured a solid foundation with this deal, and if/when the sports/streaming bubble implodes MLS has secured these revenues for 10 years. Expecting more is unrealistic given the interest in soccer in the US and MLS' current viewer numbers, and this move might look brilliant if the market collapses (which ever market seems to be doing these days).
MLS is now linked with probably the number one brand on earth, a brand associated with premier products and quality. They now have a direct link to a billion iPhone users, imagine that push notification! Tim Cook's tweet about the rights got nearly as many likes as MLS' own tweet. With everything streaming, MLS will also get an incredible amount of DATA on what fans are watching, what connects, where new markets may be, what isn't working, etc. ESPN and Fox cannot provide this, they can hand over Nielsen's best guess on general viewership. Apple can hand them names, email addresses, consumer profiles, watching habits, payment info, etc. This is extremely valuable as MLS works to produce and market its own product.
The global rights are also brilliant. MLS is now a global league, if Atlanta signs some Polish phenom… Apple can give those games FREE to polish fans, allowing them to follow their favorite player in the MLS from Poland. This works for any country, MLS could easily become one of the most followed leagues in a number of countries with a few key signings and some marketing legwork from Apple. World Cup fans who come to Philly to watch their team in the World Cup…could go home with free access to Union games for a year, allowing them to build a connection with the city they just visited. There are so many options to reach so many fans who ALREADY know US cities, know football, and are happy to follow a player or city they connect with since it is easily available on Apple. Spanish, French, and Portuguese broadcasts cover all the Americas and Africa – it won't compete with the EPL but it doesn't have to, its in a completely different time zone and the ONLY league in that time zone fans can really access and connect with.
Domestically, no blackouts is huge. If you don't want to spend thousands on cable fees, local fans who want to support their city can watch the NFL or the MLS. That's it. There is a reason the NFL prioritizes that sort of access for local fans and now MLS is the only other league providing that. It also allows them to compete with all the European leagues which have no blackouts, where you can easily follow a single team without being ripped off by the cable cartel. MLS can produce its own content, tell its own stories, and not allow Alexi Lalas or Women's baseball to butcher and demean the league. Fans can INVEST in a team and not worry they won't be able to watch their team next year, or the year after. The league still has flexibility to ensure games are on linear TV, and season ticket holders are given free access which will no doubt drive interest in out-of-market games among that group. People see this as a risk – its not a risk, tell me where cable subscriber numbers will be in 10 years? Staying on linear is a risk, moving to streaming is only getting ahead of the curve.-
Great comment. I do hope that there is still a cable aspect. For now, there must be way more cable viewers then steamers. Your are correct, Mercator, over the next years that will change. But as others have mentioned, it would be a big mistake to just leave the cable and OTA people behind.
I don't understand why people think there will be no TV games. Just in the article Chris said they are negotiating the TV deal now. I have read in other articles that there will be 25 – 30 games on TV in English. That is basically the game of the week. There are only 35 or 36 on the air now. Basically no difference. The only difference is that they moved from ESPN+ to Apple TV for more money and more Marketing. As for the "Non-Exclusive" part, I do see that. With La Liga and Bundesliga the company that is broadcasting the game on ABC is the same company that is streaming it. With this arrangements there will be two different companies…competitors in fact.
Wow what a great analysis. I've read three other articles on this and have learned more through your comments than any of the articles. Thanks for putting in the time to dissect this deal.
I agree with your assessment. Since you mentioned Serie A and La Liga I wanted to lookup kind of contracts they get in their domestic rights. I know this is apples & organges…but it was worth the look. I couldn't find the current ones for Serie A but for La Liga, DAZN + Movistar Plus won the Spanish Domestic Broadcast Rights to Spain's La Liga for 5-Year, $5.6 Billion Deal. This makes since. Soccer is the number one sport in Spain so there are millions more soccer fans there than here…so it make since to have a short term deal there because the demand is never going to be go down you you can play the market every 5 years. In addition since they are more established league they can sign international deals for several foreign countries as well. What I have seen is that the foreign media rights were longer term (just like the MLS), because they are not the main league in those countries. It was more important to have a stable broadcast so that they aren't as easily replaced. That is what you see with La Liga's US contract. They signed a 8 year $1.4 billion dollar deal. The contract is longer, because they don't have the leverage the way they do domestically…so they get as much as they can, and the broadcaster has the leverage to make the deal longer. The equivalent that I can think of in the US is when the ACC signed a 20 year contract in 2016 that will not get them the raise in the market as fast as others….but they will guarantee their place in the scene and make it almost impossible to lose any of their teams to another league. The opposite example of this is the Big Ten conference. They have a much larger fan and Alumni Base creating a much larger demand. They only signed a 6 year contract from 2017 – 2023…and now they are in the midst of a negotiation that will double their revenue from current $500 million per season to $1 Billion per season. Their popularity gave them the leverage to do that. I am sure 5-6 years from now they will be ready for another big payday all over again. The point is whether by self reflection, or by the Market telling them so…MLS is not the big dog lack the leverage to force another big paycheck in the near future…so it was better to take the "ACC" or "La Liga Foreign" route and get a contract for the most money that they can get now. The broadcast in return had the leverage to extend the contract over a longer time so that it is profitable for them. They now have 10 years to Market, Build, Draft, negotiate in an effort to build their demand. The ball is in their court. No more excuses. It could happen. Look at the resurgence of the NHL. It has slipped into a regional sport but they are becoming national again. Their first step was to cater to their existing fanbase. I believe that is what this deal is doing. Take care of home first, because you start worrying about other houses. Remember, 99% of the people that complain about loosing casual fans are people that don't even watch MLS in the first place.
When you put into perspective that the deal includes the international broadcasting rights, it feels like paying $250m/year was a bargain for Apple TV. MLS is going to be around 500games/year. To receive only $250m/year worldwide in 2032 sounds bad business. This risky movement NEEDS to be to increase viewership. I hope they won't make the harakiri of setting the price more than $5 (I would directly give MLS for free worldwide the first year).
I doubt they'd get much if anything for foreign broadcast rights. The MLS is not the EPL.
Worldwide rights are not worthless, Canada rights alone is/was 15 Million. Not likely to be repeated with Apple having the world wide rights.
As for the comment about Apple handling personal data about the customers, not likely, in fact their publicity critizes heavily google for selling customers data.
Overall I'm happy with the deal. Some games will be free, service will be available worldwide, not forced to pay for Apple+.
@Mario, great point re "As for the comment about Apple handling personal data about the customers, not likely, in fact their publicity critizes heavily google for selling customers data"
Apple spent years positioning themselves as the privacy and security option. A major ad campaign shows iPhone zapping creeps that track you 24/7/365. Apple have been more hesitant than many about third-party ads, especially targeted ads. If Apple were to share customer data with MLS (or others), it could jeopardize a core of their value proposition. Will be interesting to watch how Apple navigate all this as they move deeper into sports
It is absolutely great business if you take into account that they were only making $90 a year before this, and FOX and ESPN declined to even bid that this time…they were very smart to take what they could get.
It's even lower than that since the $90 million deal was bundled with the national team rights. Apparently they took about $25 million from that deal, so the whole league is getting about $65 million. And most teams are still PAYING for local broadcast production, so net is closer to $60m I would guess. At 30 teams that only $2 million a year from Broadcast.
Apple is paying $250 million, and full MLS production is estimated to cost about $60 million a year. Assume no other revenue and that's $190 million across 30 years, or a bit north of $6 million a team. So the average team is probably tripling their revenue on the base deal alone, before we include anything MLS can get for the linear TV rights, sponsorships, subscriptions, etc.
That's not bad business at all when the other broadcast partners didn't even bid for these rights apparently. Garber pulled one out of his hat – he secured the bag, linked the league with the best partner in sports, increase accessibility for younger consumers, and boomers will still have games on TV. MLS did quite a bit from a poor negotiating position.
Just have to say Mercator, again, that you are all over this:
"That's not bad business at all when the other broadcast partners didn't even bid for these rights apparently. Garber pulled one out of his hat – he secured the bag, linked the league with the best partner in sports, increase accessibility for younger consumers, and boomers will still have games on TV. MLS did quite a bit from a poor negotiating position."
Did anyone here think MLS would get anywhere near ESPN La Liga money (net) two weeks ago? I certainly did not.
How do we know Apple is "the best partner in sports"? Isn't this pretty much their first foray into sports? Not saying they won't be, but a lot is going to depend on how they price this product. Is Apple going to try for some premium price? Or will they try to build audience? Obviously ratings are minuscule now on Fox and ESPN. I'd guess that the locals are almost 0. Do we know what the league-wide season ticket total is? MLS is going to give away subscriptions to those people. How many paying customers are they expecting or hoping for? There's a reason Fox and ESPN had so little interest in MLS games.
Are they gonna blackout home teams? If not, then it might actually help grow the league, since young people are not so big on linear TV. If not, then I don't see how they expect to get a new generation of fans.
There are no local blackouts, all of the games in-market, out-of-market, and even the national games that will play on linear tv such as (ESPN and Fox)
Thanks for the reply – that's good news. Heck, I might even watch some Rapids games, especially since I assume the Rockies, Nuggets and Avs games will remain unavailable (RSNs have almost completely eliminated my interest in these leagues).
Big win for MLS, actually. The app will be a paid add-on, so there is still a ton of value in a linear TV package. Very few casual fans will pay for the service, so the network TV partners will still have linear TV exclusivity; and that may be enough.
ESPN and TNT don't seem to care at all that they are non-exclusive for a large percentage of their NBA and NHL broadcasts, often sharing the stage with the team's regional sports network. I know, I know… the NBA has a much larger audience. But the point remains; they are willing to be a non-exclusive partner. And I doubt the audience numbers for ESPN's MLS broadcasts will drop with Apple airing games.
Moreover, this is a content play for Apple and a chance for the league to grow its brand with storytelling — not just games. I believe that Apple will help create an audience for MLS that did not exist before. Apple does not have full exclusivity either, so MLS can still add broadcasters around the globe.
The mark of success will be if the next US linear TV deal— the one following the World Cup 2026 — is a lot more enticing to the major networks. I think it will be. But by then, I expect Apple to be a major sports content provider in its own right.
Great point at the end I do think there is alot of thought shock around this deal with many thinking MLS was headed for a disaster deal with little money.
The fact that they'll still have games on ESPN and other networks is a win. People aren't focused on your last part and are focusing on the Apple 10 year part. MLS still will have a linear deal to renogiate around the 2026 World Cup.
Don't see how this is a bad deal. Off top they get a minimum of $250m plus whatever they get from the linear package. Then they get to do the linear deals again hopefully in a stronger position to cash in after the 2026 WC.
Turner sports may drop out of bidding on MLS and which means who is going to get the MLS liner network in 2023 and beyond?
So far in rumors, it's just Univision and ESPN. Honestly, I was pulling for Turner Sports to get the rights given how well they work with the NHL this year.
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My current thinking aligns with "Apple executives would have known the difficult position MLS found itself in, and the Cupertino-based company took full advantage". I see the win for Apple – partly this deal as a stand-alone, partly what Apple learns about the business model and whether to someday make an aggressive global play for a marquee asset like NBA
The benefit to cord-cutters is obvious as is the synergy with a core MLS target audience. Sweeteners (access for season ticket holders, cheaper price or extra free games for Apple TV+ customers, etc.) may push a subset of MLS fans to cord-cutting and/or Apple ecosystem. For another subset of casual fans, streaming-only may dampen already modest interest. TBD what linear looks like and whether it drives synergy and revenue for MLS and Apple
I am still debating with myself on whether this is good or bad for MLS. It is good that MLS avoided a catastrophic outcome. But with MLS on the hook for production, this could be as low as a net $150-$200 million per year deal or $5-$7 million per team per year. Feels extremely light compared to expectations implicit in many of Garber's historical comments-
The production bit is overblown when you add in 4-5 yr linear deals. MLS has gotten a great deal Without the linear that wouldn't be the case saying that as a big MLS fan.
This seems like a win-win. MLS has needed a partner who is motivated to invest in the league. The ten year term gives Apple reason to do so, with time to reap the benefits. If it takes off, MLS will share in some of the revenue.


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Dice Setter Precision Shooter's Newsletter
I hope that everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving and the effects of the tryptophan in the turkey have worn off. Normally I head to Vegas in early December as there are empty tables galore and unbelievable room rates even in the high end casinos. Unfortunately, duty at home and at work calls, and I'll have to be satisfied with a quick jaunt to Reno before Santa arrives. Here's wishing you a happy and safe holiday season. This issue of the newsletter is jammed, so, let's get on with the good stuff. If you have any questions, feel free to email me at Irish Setter. Thanks for supporting Dice Setter!
History 's Trash Heapby Heavy Haltom This
year marks the 10th anniversary of my discovery of precision dice
shooting. Id been
attempting a controlled toss for years, although like a lot of people, I really
didnt understand what I was doing and why. I
was simply emulating other good shooters Id seen at the tables. It wasnt until 1993 that the light bulb went
off and it all finally came together for me. A
lot of things have been piled on historys trash heap over the last ten years. The Branch Davidian Compound in Waco, Texas burned
to the ground 51 days after being stormed by the ATF.
The World Trade Center was bombed, killing six and injuring thousands,
foreshadowing the tragic events of 9/11 just ten years later. Olympic Skater Tonya Harding and her
ex-husband were arrested for the hired attack on her rival, Nancy Kerrigan. O.J. Simpson was arrested, and later acquitted, in
the stabbing deaths of Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman.
Bill Clinton was impeached for lying under oath. The Murrah Building in Oklahoma City was destroyed in a bomb attack by Timothy
McVey. After a 17-year search, the Unibomber
was finally arrested. In Colorado, a
six-year-old beauty queen named Jon Bennet Ramsey was found dead in the basement of her
parents home. Princess Diana died in a
tragic car crash. Scottish researchers cloned Dolly the sheep. The tiny Mars rover Sojourner sent
live photos back from the red planet. The world lost a living saint when Mother Theressa
passed away. In
the late 90s the
number of folks surfing the web topped 60 million, with over 5 million web sites up and
running. Out of those 60 million internet
junkies, a small group of like-minded craps enthusiasts came together. We had handles like Irishsetter, Heavy, Mad
Professor, Micky D. and Perry B. We met on
craps forums like casino.com, crapspit, allcraps, and John Patricks board. Eventually our ranks grew as more players became
interested in dice setting and precision shooting. We
got together for team shoots and started coaching others.
The flamers and pundits took over the unmoderated forums and ruined them for
the rest of us. Dicesetter.com was born,
followed by Axis Power Craps. The rest, as
they say, is history. By
now its a fairly well known fact that precision dice shooting combined with the
proper betting strategy can give the skilled player a powerful advantage over the casino. The increased demand for information on dice
control has led more and more skilled precision shooters to begin teaching the technique
in seminars around the country. There is
absolutely nothing wrong with that. However,
some of these instructors have abandoned discretion and are putting the game we love at
risk. They advertise their seminars on radio,
in newspapers, and in casino tabloids. They
flaunt their skills and hot dog it at the tables. They are even conducting their seminars in the
casinos themselves. And when someone
complains about their marketing strategy they simply say, You dont understand
how casinos work. Perhaps
they are correct. But over the last twelve
months Ive seen a marked increase in the amount of heat precision
shooters are getting at the tables. Sometimes
its just a bored dealer or stick man amusing himself by trying to distract the
shooter. Often it gets much worse with
the pit and box berating the shooter after every toss, demanding that he throw the dice
harder and bounce them off the back wall so hard that the dice roll back to the middle of
the table. And yes, more and more advantage
craps players are being told by the casinos that their business is no longer welcome
there. If
we are to protect the viability of precision dice shooting we must, as a group, make a
concerted effort to keep a lower profile. Here
are a few of the guidelines I hand out to players attending our Axis Power Craps seminars. Theyre good rules to live by. Follow them and perhaps the future of the
game we all love will be little brighter. Ignore them and the game may end up on
historys trash heap. Heavys
Guidelines for Staying Under the Radar:
One of our message board participants, kentrg, has created a GREAT tool to assist you with getting into The Zone! Best of all, he's made this available for FREE! He's created twp "Zone" hypnosis recordings. The first recording uses guided imagery, through hypnosis, to imagine playing the perfect craps game and relaxing at the craps table. The 2nd recording deals with staying focused, relaxing, and getting in your zone through hypnotic suggestions while at the craps table. For best results Glines suggests alternating the recordings. Listen to the first recording then 3 days later listen to the second recording. Alternate the recordings so you listen to each one at least 10 times. Kent Glines is a clinical hypnotherapist residing in the central Florida area. He customizes hypnosis programs for individuals according to their needs. He's always looking for new ways to use his skills in the practice of hypnotherapy and after reading several posts on the dicesetter.com forums regarding people getting in their zone, he decided that hypnotherapy could also help in this area. Can We Talk?It's official, the next online chat has been scheduled. Mark December 3rd at 10 PM Eastern (9PM Central, 7 PM Pacific) on your calendars! Heavy's Axis Power Craps Message Board is hosting this chat. On the evening of the chat, you may visit his board or my message board for instructions and the link you'll need to join us as we talk craps, casino heat, swap tips and much, much more! The last chat was incredibly successful, with a large contingent of players logging in to join Heavy, myself, the Mad Professor, roadrunner, Site, Dix and several others. Who'll be chatting this time? Log in and see! Heavy and Irish Leap Into Reno Start the New Year off right! Join Heavy and Irish Setter in Reno, when Axis Power craps comes to the "Biggest Little City In The West," February 27-29. For details about the class, click the banner above, or here. Register early and save! If you're not familiar with the Reno market, it's ideal for advantage players. For craps players, there are over a dozen casinos to choose from with low limits and great playing conditions. For blackjack players, Boomtown (just outside of Reno), has been voted the best Blackjack in Nevada. To read some trip reports from the recent Axis Power Craps seminar in Las Vegas, click here.A Little Help From Amazon.com Users If you plan to purchase books or other merchandise from amazon.com this holiday season, you can ALSO support dicesetter.com! How? Whether you're buying gambling related books or not, by accessing amazon.com via the link below (or the one located on the Playbooks page of the site), a few pennies of the purchase price is credited to my site. Every penny really helps to defray the cost of hosting the site. Thanks in advance for supporting the site! Mad Professor's Mini-Table Craps Tour with the Vegas Ghost- Part XV (Read
Part I
Part II,
Part III
Part IV or
Part V
or Part VI or
VII or
Part VIII or
IX or
Part X or
XI or
Part XII or
XIV) Spending some
quality dice-time profitably playing an early morning session on the Colorado River at the
Edgewater Hotel seemed like an excellent way to start our final day on the Mini-Tub Craps
Tour of Southern Nevada. We were in
the presence of a ribald group of "Laughlin millionaires"
(thats someone from Laughlin or Bullhead City with more than $100 in their pocket). I had met these guys the night before, and they
were still at the same table, in their same spots, when I returned to it nearly ten hours
later. They had been up all night playing
25-cent craps and drinking their share of free booze.
In actual
fact, they appeared to have been drinking the state of Arizona, California and New
Mexicos fair share of free booze, and the waitress continued to re-supply the troops
every fifteen minutes or so. Mel and I each
tossed one final redeeming hand before tossing our luggage into the trunk, then dropping
the roof of the car, and heading back to the center of the craps playing universe
otherwise known as Las Vegas. We had one
more casino to visit before wrapping up this tour. I
was looking forward to settling down at a very beatable sit-down Crapshooter table at: Silverton
Some of you
may remember this 300-room hotel as the old Boomtown Casino at the extreme southern edge
of the LV hotel-strip. Although it
hasnt completely shed its old mining-town motif, at least it no longer resembles the
long-abandoned ghost-town theme that it once did. As
the suburbs around Vegas grow, once remote places like the Silverton become local
neighborhood casinos that see more frequent visits from nearby residents. To say that
this casino is just off the Strip is a bit of a stretch. Well actually, its a BIG stretch. Although its only about two blocks away from
Las Vegas Boulevard (The Strip); in actual fact, few tourists have ever even heard of this
place, let alone being able to tell you where it is.
Where Is It? It is on Blue Diamond Road, located between
Interstate-15 off-ramp and LV Boulevard. That
places it roughly five miles away from all the mega-resorts, which pretty much guarantees
that your chances of being run over by a demonically steered baby-stroller is low enough
to let your Is this Sinland or Disneyland guard down. On the other hand, there is a disproportionate
number of electric wheelchairs, power-driven scooters and wheeled oxygen tanks, that you
have to be sure you dont get tripped up on your way to the easy-to-find table-games
pit. They also have a free shuttle (10 am to 10 pm) that rumbles between the Tropicana
Hotel, Callaway Golf Center, and Belz
Factory-Outlet Mall, before finally disgorging its cargo of human flotsam and jetsam at
The Silverton. Ive never actually stayed in one of their 300 rooms, so I
cant pass judgment on them. However, I
havent read of any more people getting killed here (recently), so I suppose
its an okay place to rest your head and dream of sugar-plum craps fairies who throw
those mythical never-ending hands. Although
the 30,000 square foot casino is small by Strip standards, it will soon be undergoing a
major expansion along with the addition of further restaurants, amenities and a
significantly larger hotel tower. The Dealers,
the Table, and the Game
The dealers here are universally good. Although some of them havent been in the business for very long, they are good-natured, and definitely appreciate any toke-action directed their way. I hope I dont have to remind you that small casinos like this are not used to hosting big bettors. With that in mind, you may want to restrict your buy-in to no more than $100 during the day, and a max of $200 during the busier evenings. -
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