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Former WSOP champion Greg Raymer dominates Heartland Poker Tour in 2012

Imagine if reigning National League Most Valuable Player Buster Posey of the San Francisco Giants decided to return to Triple AAA baseball for a season.That’s one way to look at the run former World Series of Poker champion Greg Raymer had over the past few months at the Midwest-centric Heartland Poker Tour.Raymer captured three events on the tour in July, September and October...read more

The most enduring casino games are the most elegant

In popular parlance, “elegant” is often taken to connote fancy or elaborate. Strictly speaking, and especially when scientists use the term, it means simple in the sense of uncomplicated – and implies praise. Similarly, the most enduring casino games tend to be those that are most elegant...read more

Old Sahara to have L.A. feel; retail provider named for SLS Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS -- The planned SLS Las Vegas is bringing a touch of the Los Angeles retail market to the reconfigured former Sahara.SBE Entertainment Group, LLC will announce today a deal to give the Fred Segal chain an exclusive hold on the SLS retail business...read more

Who's got clout? The Las Vegas Business looks at 10 movers and shakers who shape business in the valley

LAS VEGAS -- Clout can be fleeting.Especially in Las Vegas.Times change quickly in Southern Nevada. During the boom period, gaming ruled as new megaresorts on the Strip fueled a booming economy.The recession altered the status quo.Gaming, in some sense, has taken a backseat to other types of development and job creation.David G...read more

Top-10 things you can bet on this Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays, because it's one of the few days a year when I have a chance to get together with family, share a nice meal and have no other obligations that require me to leave the house.If you live in the United States and will be celebrating the holiday this week, I encourage you to savor the meal and the company and spend the day home with your family...read more

Images rendered by marine-life painter will offer undersea experience on a slot

LAS VEGAS -- Marine-life artist Wyland figured if his paintings were destined for a slot machine, the sea creatures should come to life in a three-dimensional setting that replicates an underwater experience.His impression after viewing the new Wyland-themed machines inside IGT - International Game Technology's showroom on South Buffalo Drive last week?"I'm really stoked...read more

Bwin's chief questioned; expect scrutiny

News that your company's chief executive officer has been arrested, detained or questioned by law enforcement is not the type of headline that pleases stockholders.If the company in question is Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment plc - the world's largest online poker company - this is certainly not the news you want to share with Nevada gaming regulators.Reports surfaced early last week in Belgium that Bwin.party co-CEO Norbert Teufelberger was questioned by police in Brussels.News quickly churned its way through the poker blogosphere, including stories on pokernews.com, pokerfuse.com and calvinayre.com...read more

World Series of Poker schedule set; final table determined July 16

LAS VEGAS -- The 2013 World Series of Poker will take place May 29 through July 16 at the Rio, tournament officials announced this week.The slate of individual events still is being finalized, but the tournament is expected to include at least 60 events where the winners earn gold bracelets.The $10,000 buy-in No Limit Hold'em World Championship, often referred to as the Main Event, will be contested over 10 days beginning July 7.Three starting flights will take place July 7 to 9, with the final table of nine being determined July 16...read more

Penn National plans split into two separate companies

Penn National Gaming, Inc., which saw its stock price jump to nearly a five-year high Friday after announcing plans to split the regional casino operator into two separate publicly traded companies, may be the trendsetter for the rest of the casino industry.Analysts universally praised Wyomissing, Pa.-based Penn for the move, which separates 17 of the company's 29 casinos and racetracks into a real estate investment trust, often referred to as a REIT.Penn, which began as a Pennsylvania racetrack operator, is best known for its Hollywood-branded casinos.Penn operates in 19 states and the Canadian province of Ontario...read more

Is it always best to double down in blackjack when Basic Strategy says to?

Experienced blackjack buffs know that the correct Basic Strategy choice for certain combinations of two-card totals and dealer up-cards is to double-down. That is, to match their original bets and draw one and only one additional card. Few players, however, have a clue about the rationale for this dictum – except, perhaps, in vague terms such as they win more by doing so...read more