Juggling gauchos, an assortment of drag queens and one tired topless revue apparently can’t pack in fans like they used to. And that’s bad news for the parent company of the Riviera. Las Vegas-based Riviera Holdings Corp., which owns the 50-year-old Strip hotel-casino and Riviera Black Hawk Casino near Denver, on Wednesday revealed a nearly […]
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Playing in the biggest Texas Hold’em tournament of his budding poker career, 31-year old Christopher Birchby couldn’t believe his good fortune, when on the first hand, he was dealt aces in the hole. His happy surprise was only matched by the sheer terror of facing an all-in re-raise against his rockets from early chip leader […]
When Jim Davenport’s friend became sick with cancer three and a half years ago, he and a group of his University of Southern California (Berkeley) friends decided to support their buddy by shaving their heads and staying in on the weekends. In their new-found downtime, the group of friends Davenport calls the CORE took up […]
America’s #1 poker magazine, ‘Bluff’, is crossing the Atlantic to delight European poker lovers with its unique and eclectic mix of news, view and expert tips from Poker’s finest exponents. Written for real players by real poker professionals, Bluff Europe will be available in the UK and mainland Europe from March, making it Europe’s first […]
As reported by the Tribune Democrat: “A new study emphasizes that Seven Springs Mountain Resort’s plans for a 500 slot-machine casino would cater mostly to existing clientele and would not radically transform the resort or the countryside that surrounds it. “‘This is not going to change who we are or what our guests have come […]
As reported by the Saipan Tribune: “Tinian moved a step closer to becoming Micronesia’s Las Vegas, with two companies now in the process of establishing hotel casinos on the island. “Representatives of the Marianas Resort Development Co. Inc. and the Department of Public Lands signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday in relation to a new […]
As reported by the Port Huron Times: “Port Huron has two groups vying to build a tribal casino in the city. “One effort got approval from city voters in 2001. The question now is, would the new effort require a similar vote – or even a statewide referendum under Michigan’s new gambling law? “Lawyers are […]
As reported by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: “If you’re at least 21 and living in Allegheny County, Harrah’s is counting on you to lose $400 at its slot machines during the casino’s first business year. By year four, if you’re not sick of losing, you’ll be expected to forfeit $521 annually. “Harrah’s Entertainment rationalizes its higher-than-industry-average […]
As reported by the Arutz Sheva: “The Oasis Casino, which sometimes had a daily turnover of close to a million dollars, was built in Jericho after the signing of the Oslo Accords, over ten years ago. In 1999, it made a profit of $54 million from the close to 2,900 people who visited the casino […]
Imagine sitting down with a handful of great poker pros to learn the true insider techniques that lead to million dollar victories at World Poker Tour® Final Tables. There will be 100 aspiring poker players living this scenario on March 30, 31 and April 1 when the WPT Boot Camp Champions Event makes a stop […]
As reported by the Press of Atlantic City: “Rising 485 feet above Atlantic City, it will give Donald Trump’s gaming empire some much-needed upward mobility. “Plans were submitted Tues-day for a 45-story addition to the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort that will serve as the centerpiece of the company’s post-bankruptcy turnaround. “Besides the financial benefits, […]
OasisCasino.com, online sportsbook, casino & racebook is getting ready to tip-off another NCAA tournament with its $5,000 March Madness Bracket Buster contest. The free online contest yields a $5,000 Grand Prize to the contestant that correctly predicts the most winning teams in each of the sixty-five (65) games held during the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. […]
As reported by the UK News & Star: “Plans to bring a casino to Carlisle have won the backing of the council. “?Councillors meeting last night voted to put Carlisle’s name forward as a venue for one of 17 new casinos to be opened as the Government relaxes gambling laws. “?A report from the council’s […]
The premiere issue of Gambling.com Magazine debuts in style this month. A full-colour lifestyle glossy publication, the only independent VIP magazine written for online high-rollers is targeting the 50,000 most active Platinum Members of the self-same titled Gambling.com website. With an intended readership of over 100,000, editor Michael Caselli says, “With high production values, it’s […]