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General manager for downtown Las Vegas properties emphasizes customer service

14 July 2014

To Michael Pergolini, there isn’t much difference between serving as the executive chef in a stylish Southern California restaurant or operating a venerable downtown Las Vegas hotel-casino.

Top-10 off-the-felt highlights from the 2014 Main Event

13 July 2014

Casino City's Dan Podheiser lists his 10 favorite moments from the Main Event that didn't happen at the tables.

Vancouver home game taking over WSOP Main Event

13 July 2014

Matt Jarvis finished eighth in the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event and won a WSOP bracelet the following year. In 2013, Jason Mann won $285,408 for his 25th-place finish in the Main Event. And on Saturday, Darlene Lee put herself in contention for a deep Main Event run before busting out in 113th place on a crazy, four-way all-in pot.

Patience pays off for Baranowski

13 July 2014

Casino City's Dan Podheiser wrote a human-interest story on Dean Baranowski and his wife, Colleen, on Day 1C of the World Series of Poker Main Event. Dean was still in the tournament by Day 5 thanks to patient play and a string of good timing.

Casino City Gang: Main Event edition

10 July 2014

Casino City's Vin Narayanan and Dan Podheiser join Aaron Todd live from Las Vegas to discuss the latest news from the World Series of Poker's Main Event. With Phil Ivey leading the field heading into Day 3, a 5.2 percent increase in the field over last year, and five days of play so far, there will be plenty to discuss.

Seven random questions to spark some fun into Day 2C

10 July 2014

I asked John Juanda, Haralabos Voulgaris, Rick Raisman (father of Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman), Byron Kaverman, Nick Schulman and Jonathan Aguiar a series of seven random questions to get a better idea of their personalities outside the game.

At the Main Event, amateurs take different approaches to playing with pros

9 July 2014

Some amateur players enjoy the challenge of playing with the pros. Others shake in their boots.

Massachusetts limo driver carries memory of son with him to Main Event

8 July 2014

Raffi Boyadjian, a limo driver from Waltham, Mass., is playing in the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event as a "Father's Day gift from his son," who passed away 14 years ago.

Owner of Dotty's buys River Palms in Laughlin for $6.75 million

8 July 2014

Nevada Restaurant Services, Inc., the Las Vegas-based parent company of tavern operator Dotty’s, announced last week it was paying $6.75 million to acquire the River Palms in Laughlin from Atlantic City-based Tropicana Entertainment.

Affinity Gaming warns it expects to default on portion of its long-term debt

8 July 2014

Affinity said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission last week it expected a default in its “senior secured credit agreement due to non-compliance with certain financial covenants.”

For the Baranowskis, the Main Event is a shared experience

8 July 2014

Dean Baranowski made it to Day 4 of the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event with his wife, Colleen, by his side at every juncture. This year, the Dallas couple is back at the World Series reliving a wonderful experience.

Main Event players seated at Buzio's have mixed feelings

7 July 2014

Fourteen tables were placed outside Buzio's seafood restaurant on the Rio casino floor to start Day 1C of the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event. Some players enjoyed the convenience of the location, while others missed out on being among the masses.

For a Gaughan, buying a hotel-casino is child's play

7 July 2014

Las Vegas based Gaughan Gaming, which is operated by John Gaughan, bought 50 percent of Hotel Nevada in Ely and will operate it.

Why play Day 1B? Pros and celebrities weigh in

7 July 2014

We asked a number of top pros and other notable players why they decided to play Day 1B of the World Series of Poker Main Event, rather than playing Day 1A or 1C.

Top-10 impressions from covering my first WSOP Main Event

6 July 2014

Casino City Associate Editor Dan Podheiser is in Las Vegas covering his first World Series of Poker. Dan gives his take on the WSOP Main Event from a newbie's perspective.

Amazon Room loses its charm at World Series of Poker

6 July 2014

For years, the Amazon Room was the living, beating heart of the World Series of Poker. But Casino City's Vin Narayanan argues the Amazon Room has lost its charm this year by becoming poker's biggest sound stage.

Tropicana Entertainment announces sale of River Palms Resort and Casino in Laughlin, Nevada to Nevada Restaurant Services and Laughlin Hotel

2 July 2014

Tropicana intends to terminate the lease and discontinue its operation of River Palms in September 2014.

Caesars to spend $223 million on revamping Quad, rebranding it as Linq hotel

2 July 2014

Rooms at the Linq will have a new look as Caesars Entertainment transitions from the Quad Resort & Casino. The company is spending $223 million on the project.

High altitude: New hotel chief removes 'L' from LVH marquee

2 July 2014

David Siegel, founder and CEO of Westgate Resorts, who has acquired the LVH, helped take down the letters to celebrate the change-over to Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino on July 1.

Colman beats Negreanu for WSOP One Drop title, $15.3 million

2 July 2014

Dan Colman, an online heads-up sit-and-go specialist, beat Daniel Negreanu heads up to win the $1 million Big One for One Drop, $15.3 million and his first World Series of Poker bracelet on Tuesday night.

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