| The Las Vegas Hilton has updated its odds on | | | | Russell Road. |
| the 2006 Super Bowl. | | | | |
| | | | South Coast alreay has been given the green |
| Unbeaten Indianapolis, a 5/1 shot when the | | | | light to build a second tower before the |
| season started, is now 9/5 to win it all and | | | | property opens. |
| even money to cop the AFC championship. | | | | |
| | | | Station Casinos, Inc., which has been |
| Two-time defending champion New England, | | | | focusing on its Red Rock and Wild West |
| which was 12/1 when the campaign began, | | | | Casinos as most worthy of capital |
| currently is 5/1. | | | | construction. |
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| Pittsburgh, 12/1 when season kicked off, has | | | | Station has acquired enough property to keep |
| dropped to 8/1. | | | | the company builing for years in the future. |
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| Philadelphia, which lost last year's Super | | | | ***** |
| Bowl, opened the season at 13/2 and currently | | | | |
| is 9/1. The Eagles have slidden from 3/1 to | | | | Nearly halfway through the season, bettors |
| win the NFC division to 11/5. | | | | have gained an edge over the house, according |
| | | | to Gaming Today, a local gaming publication |
| Other former and present odds are Denver, 30 | | | | also distributed in Southern California. |
| 1 to 14/1; San Diego, 30/1 to 16/1; Kansas | | | | |
| City, 25/1 to 18/1; Baltimore, 100/1 to 20/1; | | | | "We want equal action on both sides and |
| Buffalo, 30/1 to 100/1; Green Bay remains 60 | | | | that's not happening," said Mike Seba, |
| 1; Minnesota is still 20/1; Atlanta hasn't | | | | football analyst and linesmaker for Las Vegas |
| moved off 10/1; Carolina still sits on 25/1; | | | | Sports Cosultants, the operation head by Ken |
| Seattle sticks on 30/1 and St. Louis remains | | | | White, who supplies line to most local books. |
| 50/1. | | | | |
| | | | "Favorites are ahead of the dogs and bettors |
| Also, Jacksonville has not changed from 40/1; | | | | are winning both straight bets and parlays." |
| Houston opened at 100/1 and still is there; | | | | |
| Washington remains at 30/1, Tampa Bay and New | | | | ***** |
| Orleans still are 50/1; Dallas opened and | | | | |
| still is 15/1 and Chicago hasn't moved off 60 | | | | The next made-for-TV poker special is set for |
| 1; the Cardinals opened at 60/1 and remains | | | | taping Nov. 2-4 at the Golden Nugget. It will |
| 60/1 and San Francisco was and is 100/1. | | | | be edited into a reality format into an |
| | | | edited unspecified segments for airing on |
| Long shots are Tennessee at 200/1 and | | | | GSN, the former Game Show network. |
| Cleveland at 500/1, their opening numbers. | | | | |
| | | | Invited players will play three eight-hour |
| The Super Bowl line is AFC minus five, the | | | | days of Texas hold'em . Buy-in is $100,000, |
| total is 48 and and the money line is NFC | | | | antes will be $100 with $300 and $600 blinds. |
| plus $1.90, AFC minus $2.20. | | | | |
| | | | Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan, Bob Stupak and |
| ***** | | | | Barry Greenstein are expected to participate. |
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| The Hilton also has listed numbers on the | | | | ***** |
| Nextel Cup Championship and many top drivers | | | | |
| such as Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dale | | | | The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino is offering |
| Jarrett, Kyle Busch, Jeff Burton, Jamie | | | | free entry into its Best Free Football |
| McMurray, Michael Waltrip, Sterling Marlin, | | | | Contest in Vegas, with $5,000 in cash and |
| Joe Nemechek, Ricky Rudd, Brian Vickers, | | | | weekly prizes. There is no season-long |
| Casey Mears, Kasey Kahne, Elliott Sandler, | | | | commitment and entrants play against the |
| Bobby Labonte and Scott Wimmer are off the | | | | pointspread. |
| board. | | | | |
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| That leaves Tony Stewart as a 5/6 favorite. | | | | |
| He is followed by Greg Biffle at 4/1, Ryan | | | | Arizona Charlies will present its $225,000 |
| Newman at 6/1, Jimmie Johnson at 7/1, Rusty | | | | Buried Treasure Giveaway from Halloween night |
| Wallace and Carl Edwards at 15/1, Mark Martin | | | | through New Year's Eve. |
| at 25/1, Kurt Busch at 30/1 and Jeremy | | | | |
| Mayfield at 75/1. | | | | Ultimate Rewards members will collect |
| | | | Treasure Bucks for select slot, video poker, |
| The field also is off the board. | | | | table games and race and sports, live keno, |
| | | | electronic keno and bingo play. |
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| | | | Those who win 10 tickets or more are eligible |
| The Strip is moving South with the | | | | to reach into the prize barrell and pick a |
| construction of the new Suncoast Hotel and | | | | "Buried Treasure" envelope containing cash, |
| Casino . The Boyd Group-owned hotel and | | | | food comps, merchandise or gift shop comps. |
| casino is expected to open in 2006 spouth of | | | | |