Harrah\’s writes in with the WSOP parent-company\’s thoughts and condolences: WSOP’s Statement on Passing of Poker Legend Reese LAS VEGAS December 4, 2007 Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. and the World Series of Poker issued the following statement today to express condolences […]
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There was a story last week (that Tom and I discussed on the next episode of Beyond the Table) about the threat of lead contamination from poker chips. Considering the potential PR disaster for Harrah\’s that could result from an
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They still don\’t know when each event\’s gonna be … but Harrah\’s has released the general time frame for the 2008 World Series of Poker. So keep your calendars clear May 30-July 17, as Poker Christmas is right around the
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Remember that shooting at Caesar\’s Palace last month, near the elevators? Here\’s the video: They\’re still deciding whether or not it was gang-related, but based on this dude\’s aim, patience, selective aggression, all that stuff … I\’ll take the Centurions
I sent Harrah\’s an email this past year asking them to add a circuit event in New Orleans since (please use a Texas accent) we have so many darned Texans that play poker. They responded with a thank you and
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LAS VEGAS–This post woulda been much more timely and sensible had it appeared a week ago, but hey, sometimes what happens in Vegas takes a little while before it becomes public. Anyhow, the last day of the World Series is
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After many talks and rumors, Harrah\’s finally announced today a $1 Billion expansion of Caesar\’s Palace. According to Harrah\’s Release: Octavius Tower The heart of the Caesars Palace expansion is the Octavius Tower, located along Flamingo Road on the southeast
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LAS VEGAS–EF Hutton one of my MySpace friends whom I didn\’t even know I knew reportedly had $32,000 stolen from his room at the Rio. It wasn\’t like it was just lying around the nightstand … it was locked away
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LAS VEGAS–Details are sparse, but just woke up to a text message from a mostly reliable source: 12:45 am — Harrahs corp is on fire! 12:45 am — Just drove by on the 215 and there is a big fire
LAS VEGAS–While cleaning out some computer files I came across a text document created on May 27, 2007: Predictions for the World Series 2) Harrah\’s will have done it right, oh yeah! 3) There will be some SNAFU 3) A
