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November Nine reunited for "historic" event

MASHANTUCKET, Connecticut -- The 2010 November Nine reunited at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut on Tuesday for a one-day, one-of-a-kind freeroll tournament.The 30-person freeroll consisted of the November Nine, 18 Foxwoods players – selected via raffle -- and three "wild cards" (Bernard Lee, ESPN commentator Lon McEachern and ALL IN Magazine publisher Kasey Thompson).A reunion of the previous World Series of Poker Main Event final tables had never happened in the history of modern poker...read more

Kyl will not seek re-election in 2012

Sen. Jon Kyl announced today that he will not seek re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2012. Kyl was one of the chief architects of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, which prohibits financial institutions from processing transactions related to online gambling. The Arizona senator is the second-ranking Republican in the Senate, just behind Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), and the leading opponent to online gambling in Congress...read more

Foxwoods poker players get the experience of a lifetime against the November Nine

MASHANTUCKET, Conn. — When Springfield, Mass., resident Phil Jackson showed up for a 30-person freeroll poker tournament at Foxwoods Resort and Casino on Tuesday, he didn't really know what he was getting himself into. He thought he was going to be up against 29 random Foxwoods players."I never turn down a chance to win money for free," he said laughing about 30 minutes before the tournament.What Jackson didn't know at the time was he and 17 others were selected in a random drawing from a list of all the tournament players who cashed in events at Foxwoods over several weeks in January and February...read more

Sportsbooks split on how to handle Aguilera anthem

DALLAS, Texas -- Nevada's sports books posted hundreds of unusual and unique proposition wagers on Sunday's Super Bowl, won by the Green Bay Packers, 35-21 over the Pittsburgh Steelers.One wager that wasn't posted was an over/under on how long it would take four-time Grammy Award winning singer Christina Aguilera to perform the National Anthem.Nevada sports books didn't take the action because official statistics aren't kept on the song's length.Online/offshore sports wagering website, however, took bets on the performance...read more

Top-10 lessons from a marathon online poker session

Last week I wrote about what I learned when I four-tabled Rush Poker on Full Tilt Poker in an attempt to earn 500 Full Tilt Points in one day. And while the overall lesson is important, I also wanted to take a closer look at my play and discover what I could about leaks in my game and areas to improve on...read more

Las Vegas Sands cuts comps for middle-tier gamblers

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Las Vegas Sands Corp. has eliminated free hotel rooms and other complimentary offerings for middle-tier customers at its two Strip resorts, a move one gambling expert called "a terrible thing."High-end gamblers still receive benefits, such as show tickets and meals.Company officials said the move was taken to drive the bookings of hotel rooms through group sales and Las Vegas Sands' alliance with InterContinental Hotels, which began marketing The Venetian and Palazzo through its 52 million-member rewards program last fall.During Las Vegas Sands' fourth-quarter earnings conference call, company Chairman Sheldon Adelson said the elimination of comps has helped sell hotel rooms at The Venetian and Palazzo, resulting in a substantial increase in cash income."We know that the subject of comps has been played out all across Las Vegas, but we've taken a different position," Adelson said...read more

Questions remain over stopped-in-progress Nevada projects

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- In Laughlin, a few miles up Casino Drive from the cluster of the town's resorts, sits the hulking shell of what was to have been the Emerald River, an $800 million hotel, casino, golf and resort complex.Fourteen floors of one hotel tower and seven floors of a second were completed before the money ran out, the project went bankrupt and construction stopped.That was more than 20 years ago.The concrete and steel towers still remain near the edge of the Colorado River, rising above overgrown weeds and desert foliage.Some people wonder whether this could be the future of several land parcels along the Strip.Construction of Echelon, a $4.8 billion development by Boyd Gaming Corp...read more

Hawaii legislators once again explore gaming legalization

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Another effort to legalize gambling in Hawaii will most likely fade like a Honolulu sunset. Hawaii and Utah are the only two states without any form of legalized gaming. A proposal for a single casino on the island of Oahu died in the state legislature a year ago...read more

How does the casino get its edge on the bets you make?

Most folks you might ask, civilians you encounter in the real world as well as solid citizens you meet in the casino, think the bosses get their edge by winning more bets than they lose. Astute players can readily identify propositions they have a greater chance to win than lose, however...read more

Understanding of self is key to poker success

I have always been a fan of endurance sports. I was on the cross country and track teams in high school and college. And I continue to run, bike and cross country ski at every opportunity.(You're probably wondering how this relates in any way to poker or gambling right now...read more