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Along with mobile sports betting coming to Indiana, we have a record-breaking poker tournament, New Hampshire receiving sports betting proposals, a poker network closing and the sale of a Las Vegas casino.

Under the terms of the agreement, Caesars will continue to operate the Las Vegas property pursuant to a lease for a minimum of two years after it was purchased by Imperial Companies for $516.3 million.

Casino City's Gary Trask went on a mission of trying 10 new experiences in Las Vegas last week, and came home with reports of a meeting with Shaquille O'Neal, value-laden Happy Hours and cannibas-infused beer.

The Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas was home to the 50th edition of the World Series of Poker, which came to a record-breaking end earlier this week when Germany's Hossein Ensan was the last man standing over a massive field of 8,569.

Though Hossein Ensan started the tournament on 5 July with just 60,000 in chips, he ended up capturing all 514,140,000 of them, by outlasting the second-largest Main Event field in history.

Through all 90 events at this year's World Series of Poker, there were 187,298 entries, which is an all-time record and a 51% increase from last year.

Casino City's Gary Trask was live in Las Vegas on Sunday night for the World Series of Poker Main Event final table and details some of the buzz, including a rash of tanking, a dealer-error controversy and a look ahead to how things will play out over the next two nights.

For a pair of 20-something-year-olds who just won over a million dollars each in their first World Series of Poker, Timothy Su and Nick Marchington left zero doubt that they are wise beyond their years and good for the future of poker.

The favorite heading into the final table appears to be German-based EPT reg Hossein Ensan, who started the day second in chips and sports more than $2.6 million in cashes.

The 21-year-old Brit and WSOP rookie is heading to the Main Event final table following an eventful Day 7 that saw him fall from chip leader to short stack. Plus, a look ahead to the final table and some interesting trends regarding past history, age and experience.

The final nine players are from six different countries and will resume play on Sunday in Las Vegas, with the eventual winner taking home $10 million.

The World Series of Poker Main Event is all about recreational players taking their shot at glory, and that's exactly what the 38-year-old did this week with his 84th place finish.

On the heels of being honored as one of the most important players in World Series of Poker history, 2003 champ Chris Moneymaker bowed out on Day 4 of the Main Event, but remains optimistic about the arc of his playing career.

The second-biggest World Series of Poker Main Event has seen a field of 8,569 entries cut down to the final 1,286 hopefuls as the money bubble burst in the final minutes of the fifth level on Day 3.

This year's $10,000 Main Event is already the second-largest in the WSOP's 50-year history, trailing only the 2006 Main Event, which had 8,773 entries.

There were 1,915 entries recorded today, bringing the total number to 3,250 through the opening two flights.

The WSOP came up with the list of seven categories and the public used an online voting mechanism to cast votes and determine who their favorites were across the categories.

The wait is finally over. Encore Boston Harbor officially opened to the public on Sunday. Casino City was at the $2.6 billion resort to cover the opening.

Poker will pause play this Saturday night at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino to take time to honor the most memorable moments and players that have made the last 50 years of the WSOP so memorable.

James Holzhauer was off to a great start in his first event at the World Series of Poker but was eliminated just short of cashing in the $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em one-day tournament.