Four lucky tickets were drawn last night during the “Go Man Go, Car-A-Week” Give- Away Promotion at Pechanga Resort & Casino. Excitement grew as the crowd waited in anticipation to see if each player called was indeed present. All four were on the stage in a matter of minutes, and each anxiously awaited their chance […]
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When race car driver Robby Gordon rolls his yellow and purple No. 7 Chevrolet onto the Las Vegas Motor Speedway for this afternoon’s UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, the expected 150,000 NASCAR fans in attendance may think speed. Jeffrey Pollack is gambling that they will also think Harrah’s. Pollack, vice president of sports and entertainment marketing for casino […]
With “Cinderella” stories and buzzer beaters capturing the imagination of basketball fans everywhere, the NCAA tournament has become one of the biggest sporting events of the year. With Selection Sunday taking place this weekend to announce the 65 participants in the 2006 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship, it’s safe to say that the popularity of “March […]
For dad this Father’s Day, you can’t go wrong if you pick poker. However, cards and chips are just the starting point. The World Poker Tour has gone “All-In” with an array of branded merchandise that will bring a smile to dad’s face. Here’s a brief look at what’s coming for Father’s Day and where […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Station Casinos opens its Red Rock Resort next month, but its nearest competitors aren’t quaking in their boots. The $925 million casino at the intersection of the Las Vegas Beltway and Charleston Boulevard has been touted by those who have toured it as being not only clearly better than all other locals casinos, but as […]
As a host of older hotels are torn down in the coming years to make way for the biggest building boom in Las Vegas history, the longtime landmarks will yield to taller, glitzier and much more expensive casino resorts. For many Strip workers employed at the current hotels, enthusiasm over that renaissance is mitigated by […]
At the final table of the No-Limit Texas Hold’em World Series of Poker Main Event, the greatest poker players in the world are at war with each other, giving cold stares and making bluffs, painfully relinquishing chips until only one is left standing, ready to claim a fortune. But fortunes are made at more than […]
As reported by the Delaware State News: “New gambling machines could be coming to Delaware casinos in the fall. “The state lottery office is soliciting bids from companies to provide multi-player machines offering electronic versions of games such as poker or blackjack. “Unlike the traditional card games legal in places such as Atlantic City and […]
As reported by Sharecast: “Gaming Corp, owner of the casino.co.uk and gambling.com sites, continued to enjoy strong trading in the first three months of the year. “‘The first quarter of the 2006 financial year has seen continued strong trading across the group, generating first quarter profits before tax materially ahead of the profits for the […]