http://garytrask.casinocitytimes.com Casino City Times is The Source for the latest gaming news, gaming strategy and gambling tips from the industry's leading experts. en-us Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://garytrask.casinocitytimes.com/articles/58027.html For a sports fan, there's nothing like being at a big event, in person. Sure, some sports are better served by watching them on TV, but nothing can replace actually sitting in the arena of a big game, eating up the atmosphere and reveling along with the rest of the crowd. But if you can't score a ticket to the big game – or if you're an avid... Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://garytrask.casinocitytimes.com/articles/58027.html http://garytrask.casinocitytimes.com/articles/58004.html LAS VEGAS -- Making a list of New Year's resolutions is easy. Actually completing your list is where the difficulty usually comes in. But thanks to a trip to Las Vegas last week, I managed to knock off one of my 2010 "To-Do" items when I spent two nights at the M Resort. Back in January, the Casino City editorial team -- consisting of Vin... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://garytrask.casinocitytimes.com/articles/58004.html http://garytrask.casinocitytimes.com/articles/57955.html LAS VEGAS, Nevada – The glitzy trophy and the pile of $500,000 in cash that sat in front of her were reason enough for Annie Duke to be overjoyed with winning the NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship on Sunday night. But they certainly weren't the only reasons why Duke was overcome with emotion after she took out good friend Erik Seidel in the... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://garytrask.casinocitytimes.com/articles/57955.html http://garytrask.casinocitytimes.com/articles/58005.html LAS VEGAS – The NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship is in its infancy with this just its sixth-year of existence. So while for most players it doesn't carry the prestige of a World Series of Poker bracelet event, make no mistake about it. Getting a spot in the Heads-Up bracket of 64, playing well in the event and ultimately winning a Heads-Up title... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://garytrask.casinocitytimes.com/articles/58005.html http://garytrask.casinocitytimes.com/articles/57948.html LAS VEGAS – The second session of Round 1 matches at the NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship was set to begin Friday afternoon and the Caesars Palace poker room-turned-TV-studio was at capacity. Except for the chair directly to my right up on press row. Little did I know that this vacant seat was about to cost me some of my sacred Las Vegas... Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://garytrask.casinocitytimes.com/articles/57948.html http://garytrask.casinocitytimes.com/articles/57922.html LAS VEGAS -- The NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship annually draws some of the biggest and most popular names in the game, but sometimes it's the players who aren't exactly household names who make for the best stories. Take Richard Edwards, for example. When the 61-year-old Illinois native sits down for his first-round match with poker icon... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://garytrask.casinocitytimes.com/articles/57922.html http://garytrask.casinocitytimes.com/articles/57924.html LAS VEGAS -- Caesars Palace in Las Vegas turned into a who's who of the poker world on Thursday night as a host of big names turned out for the NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship's annual Draw Party at PURE nightclub. The Casino City cameras were there to catch all of the action so please join us for a stroll down the red carpet. (All photos by... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://garytrask.casinocitytimes.com/articles/57924.html http://garytrask.casinocitytimes.com/articles/57897.html The madness typically attributed to the month of March will get an early start this weekend when the cards go in the air for the sixth annual NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship. The event – which pits 64 players against each other in an NCAA tournament bracket style – has become one of the more popular events on the poker calendar each year. And... Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://garytrask.casinocitytimes.com/articles/57897.html http://garytrask.casinocitytimes.com/articles/57801.html The NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship begins next weekend (March 4-7) at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. So as we prepare for one of the most popular events on the poker calendar each year, we thought we would get you in the mood for some "one-and-done" style of poker by talking heads-up strategy with the "Ambassador of Poker," Mike Sexton. ... Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://garytrask.casinocitytimes.com/articles/57801.html http://garytrask.casinocitytimes.com/articles/57705.html Long gone are the days when a betting window at your local sportsbook shuts down for a game right after kickoff. The proliferation of "in-game" betting at Las Vegas sportsbooks is gaining momentum and will likely add to a Super Bowl handle this Sunday that some are predicting will be the highest in the 44-year history of the game. "It's... Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://garytrask.casinocitytimes.com/articles/57705.html