Part of the buzz underlying this week\’s Detox Poker activity has been the fate of the Hard Rock Poker Lounge. To be sure, the luxed-out $12 million 18+table poker room that opened in 2008 — nearly two years ago to […]
The Detox Poker Series is right around the corner, starting Friday Aug. 13 with a $100k Guarantee for a $350 buy-in with two day ones, re-entry allowed. The spankin\’-new small-stakes/big-action festival comes at a whispery time around the home room
Hard Rock Ready to Be Detoxified Kegs, vodka en route for Savage throw-down tourneys
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The end of an era is upon us … with Harrah\’s finally selling the Rio — that horrendous dump of a property at 3700 W. Flamingo Rd. that reminds us how quickly Las Vegas luxe can deteriorate … But also
A few quicklinks, as I clean off my desktop while getting ready for the pseudo-final stage of the 2010 WSOP, which got started pretty much earlier today … USA Today declares: WSOP is recession-proof. Also from USA Today: Emmit Smith
WSOP- and Poker-Related Instapoker
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Some more links to catch me up on keep you clued in about what else has been going on that may or may not be of interest to folks at the WSOP. Some of these stories vaguely connected to poker
Jon Katkin The Poker Economy OP-ED We\’re just two weeks into the 2010 WSOP and the Amazon Room is already filled with people walking around like zombies. Don\’t believe me? Just take a good look at the players, the floor
Too Much of a Good Thing? Believe it or not, less could be more at the WSOP
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No details, and no confirmation … but who wants action!?! CalvinAyre.com is saying that the Cereus Network — the beleaguered yet thriving online poker+blackjack collective — is shutting down their office in the Kahnawake territory. The Kahnawake Mohawk Territory, of
The first in a four-part series about Nevada Gaming wrangling with a new era of poker regulation as Harrah\’s and PokerStars fight … The inaugural NAPT-Venetian was by most accounts a smashing success. PokerStars announced the tournament in January, and
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I can always count on the APCW to keep me updated about issues and shenanigans related to the affiliate side of the poker (and general online gambling) industry … and in this week\’s episode of Perspectives Weekly, J. Todd gives
A Banner Year for Online Gambling Lobby $5.2 million in Q1 2010
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Our beloved Harrah\’s Entertainment Inc. is currently seeking buyers for the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, according to Bloomberg-BusinessWeek. Supposedly bids are in the $500 million range for the largest property currently in the Harrah\’s portfolio, which
