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Featured Articles Archive - Page 132
Casino Openings & Expansions: Las Vegas welcomes world's largest Hooters at Palms Casino Resort25 September 2015 With more than 400 locations in 42 states and 26 countries, Hooters venues range in size, style and substance. Last week, the iconic restaurant chain, known for its saucy chicken wings and inviting waitresses dressed in bright orange short-shorts and white tank tops, celebrated the grand opening of its largest location in the world at The Palms Casino Resort in – where else? – Sin City.The expansive two-story, 15,200-square-foot space sits steps away from the resort's pool-deck area and seats more than 400 guests...read moreDan's DFS picks for NFL Week 324 September 2015 Well, that was brutal.If you didn't catch my Week 2 DFS GPP picks column, consider yourself fortunate. I had a bad week.It just goes to show you can't trust the Philadelphia Eagles, my favorite team (I'm having trouble remembering why I root for them, though)...read moreESPN WSOP Main Event Recap: Episodes III and IV24 September 2015 With Phil Hellmuth now gone from the tournament, the focus of the third and fourth episodes of ESPN's World Series of Poker Main Event coverage turns to Daniel Negreanu and Antonio Esfandiari. While several other players are featured, either Negreanu or Esfandiari is involved in the majority of the hands shown this week...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Macau gaming officials seek to 'improve transparency' of junket operations23 September 2015 Macau gaming authorities plan to revise laws that regulate the high-end junket operators, which have come under intense scrutiny by the mainland Chinese government as part of an overall crackdown on corruption.In a statement Tuesday, Macau's Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau said it would "seek to improve transparency" in the junket industry and ensure all personnel are suitable.Junket operators have long been part of the Macau gaming structure...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() AGA hires congressional staffer, former congressman23 September 2015 The American Gaming Association hired longtime congressional staffer Eloy Martinez as senior director of government relations for the Washington, D.C.-based trade organization.The AGA has also added former Nevada Congressman Steven Horsford as a strategic communications consultant who will help with corporate social responsibility efforts, including diversity and workforce development.Martinez will work on the AGA's public policy, political and advocacy agendas...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Casino CEOs could become political husbands in Nevada congressional races23 September 2015 Dan Lee and Jim Murren might be bumping into each other in unfamiliar settings.Lee, CEO of regional casino company Full House Resorts, and Murren, chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts International, could soon be also known as political husbands...read more2015 WSOP Main Event November Nine Profile: Federico Butteroni22 September 2015 Federico Butteroni Age: 25Hometown: Rome, ItalyFinal Table Position: 9thChip Count: 6,200,000Career WSOP Cashes: 3 (no bracelets)Favorite Poker Movie: Rounders"Definitely, Rounders. I have seen it many, many times."Favorite Poker Book: Phil Gordon’s Little Blue Book"It was the first book poker book I ever read...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() State lawmakers to review status of daily fantasy sports22 September 2015 The number of states exploring the legalities surrounding the booming daily fantasy sports business is growing as fast as the business.Massachusetts and California have joined Nevada in taking a potential stand on the business that has inundated the television airwaves with advertisements and sparked possible hearings in Congress...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Ferrari dealership at Wynn Las Vegas to close22 September 2015 The Ferrari dealership inside Wynn Las Vegas will close sometime before the end of the year as the casino looks to bring in a different type of attraction.The closing ends the unusual marriage between a Strip hotel-casino and the high-end auto dealership, which is the only licensed Ferrari dealer in Nevada.Wynn Las Vegas spokesman Michael Weaver confirmed Monday the dealership's closing but said it was too early to announce what the property will do with the 10,000-square-foot space near the hotel's main entrance."It creates an opportunity to do something special," Weaver said.Penske Wynn Ferrari opened with the Strip resort in April 2005, offering new and used luxury Ferrari and Maserati vehicles at six-figure prices...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Inside Gaming: U.S. 'headed for a showdown' over sports betting, daily fantasy sports21 September 2015 Jimmy Vaccaro was booking legal sports wagers on the Strip long before ESPN came into existence.Forty years ago, he wrote the betting lines in chalk at the old Royal Inn. Today, the lines are updated electronically via mobile sports wagering applications.Vaccaro has managed sportsbooks for casinos owned by Steve Wynn, Kirk Kerkorian and Michael Gaughan and has seen the sports gambling industry change dramatically over parts of five decades.So, naturally, he's long been skeptical when the conversation concerns sports betting coming out from the shadows and into the mainstream...read more |
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