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Slot players might get new crack at an old video game
Magnus Karlsson, the general manager of GPWA sponsor PokerHost, was one of the 6,358 players who bought a seat in the WSOP Main Event this month to vie for the second largest prize in poker history.
Yang wins 2007 WSOP Main Event
23 July 2007
Pong, the game that turned pinball wizards into video-game junkies in the '70s, is poised to make a comeback in casinos.
Lady Luck put on 'fast track'20 July 2007
The Hollywood-based developers taking over the Lady Luck hotel and casino hope to reopen the shuttered property within two years and transform a segment of downtown that's been losing steam since early 2006.
THE STRIP: Emperor's new clothes20 July 2007
Harrah's Entertainment has announced a $1 billion Caesars Palace expansion that includes a sixth hotel tower, a 263,000-square foot convention area, three new swimming pools and enlarging and modernizing the sports book.
$1 billion Caesars expansion plan20 July 2007
Harrah's Entertainment, Inc., today announced an approximately $1 billion expansion of Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
Main Event final table running diary19 July 2007
The Casino City editorial team gathered in Boston to watch the WSOP Main Event final table broadcast and were in good spirits despite the 15-hour epic battle that ensued. Here is a running diary of their thoughts during the all-night affair.
Can Yang save poker's face?19 July 2007
At first, I didn't appreciate newly crowned poker champion Jerry Yang's prayerful antics at the 2007 Main Event final table. But after a couple days to think about it, I now believe he might save poker.
"Yeah baby!" Nguyen wins Casino City WSOP honors19 July 2007
While Jerry Yang won the most money at the 2007 World Series of Poker ($8.25 million for winning the Main Event), Scotty Nguyen was the best overall player in the 55 tournaments that made up the Series, according to the Casino City WSOP Player of the Year leader board.
Macau's record casino revenues challenge greater Las Vegas18 July 2007
International News Brief: Gaming revenues in Macau shot up 50 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of this year, as the southern Chinese gambling haven gets ever closer to overtaking the greater Las Vegas region.
ESPN's pay-per-view coverage of WSOP was like a blast from the past18 July 2007
Casino City's Aaron Todd wasn't able to get that excited for ESPN's Main Event final table coverage ever since he saw Chris Moneymaker win in 2003. That all changed last night, when he watched Jerry Yang win the title in real-time on ESPN's pay-per-view broadcast.
Jones with STPT event18 July 2007
2006 WSOP Ladies Champion Mary Jones won the The Small Town Poker Tour Pro Am Championship held in Las Vegas.
Magnus and the Main Event18 July 2007
Magnus Karlsson, the general manager of GPWA sponsor PokerHost, was one of the 6,358 players who bought a seat in the WSOP Main Event this month to vie for the second largest prize in poker history.
Yang wins 2007 WSOP Main Event
18 July 2007
Amateur Jerry Yang, a 39-year old former Laos refugee who came to America, graduated college and sired six children, prayed every time his chips went into pot. And his words were answered.
Post Vegas: The Aftermath
17 July 2007
I am in withdrawal. Maybe you think it's sad, maybe you think it's pathetic, perhaps I need to reevaluate my personal life, but it's the truth. Here I am in Boston, my "home", stuck in between trips...Vegas has come and gone, and now Costa Rica is seven days away. Do you ever feel the same way? Wondering how to mangage this type of withdrawal? Here are some suggestions off the top of my head.
Lady Luck gets closer to getting some relief
17 July 2007
Developers of the shuttered Lady Luck and Las Vegas officials have outlined an ambitious schedule to revive the troubled Lady Luck hotel and casino.
Playboy celebrity dealer named
17 July 2007
The Palms Casino Resort today
announced that actress and author Jenny
McCarthy will become the first-ever celebrity Bunny Dealer at the new
Playboy Club atop the resort's famed Fantasy Tower.
Jeff Haney on Las Vegas sportsbooks early lines on football games
16 July 2007
Jeff Haney offers evidence that early lines on football games Las Vegas sports books will offer this summer aren't likely to hold up in the fall.
Foreigners, air travelers help May visitation rise 1.2 percent
16 July 2007
Foreigners and air travelers from around the United States helped increase the number of Las Vegas visitors to 3.9 million in May, up 1.2 percent from the same month last year.
Different paths to survival
16 July 2007
Paul Spitzberg and Billy Baxter were a stark contrast in both style and experience Friday at the World Series of Poker.
Inside gaming column: 'Luckiest day' just that for casinos
16 July 2007
Gaming analyst says 'Luckiest Day of the Century' was good for casino operators
Hilm holds chip lead, Nguyen falls short of final table (baby)
16 July 2007
Scotty Nguyen, the biggest star left in the World Series of Poker’s Main Event, exited the building in 11th place early this morning when he failed to hit a flush draw.
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