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Inside gaming column: Forty days, 40 nights and a cry of protest

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Maybe we've become jaded in Las Vegas. Or maybe Midwest residents are little uptight. Regardless, a slot machine titled "Noah's Ark" will soon be in Nevada casinos. The five-reel penny machine has cartoon animals and a cartoon Noah...read more

Juanda prevails at record-breaking WSOPE Main Event

It took two years, seven events and a record-breaking Main Event to get it done, but the American jinx at the World Series of Poker Europe is over. John Juanda became the first U.S. player to win a WSOP bracelet on foreign soil when he outlasted a strong field of 362 at the World Series of Poker Europe's £10,000 Main Event in London at the Casino at the Empire...read more

Heads up, no-limit poker book; con man study; chip guide vivid

Collin Moshman, whose excellent Sit 'n Go Strategy (Expert Advice for Beating One-Table Poker Tournaments) was perfectly timed last year, has produced a super new effort titled Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em (393 pages, paperbound, $29.95). This book, along with Todd Roberts's The Modern Con Man -- How to Get Something for Nothing (223 pages, hardbound, $16.95) and the newly revised (Third Edition) of James Campiglia and Steve Wells's The Official U.S...read more

Russia's Demidov makes history at WSOPE

The "big names" that sat down at the final table of the World Series of Poker Europe's Main Event when play began on Thursday in London were Daniel Negreanu and John Juanda. The "big story," however, was Ivan Demidov, who carved out a piece of poker history for himself by becoming the first player to make the final table at the Main Event of both the World Series of Poker and the World Series of Poker Europe...read more

Bits and Pieces from Indian Country - September 2008

Indian tribes are often noted for being very aggressive in pursuing business opportunities; it was, after all, tribes that pushed the gaming envelope that led to Indian gaming. Tribes in California, Florida, and Michigan were operating bingo games and small casinos in the hopes of gaining funds and jobs for tribal members and tribal programs...read more

Quick-takes: The month's trends in a glance - September 2008

A war may be brewing – a slot machine war. The slot machines themselves will not be dueling; instead the management of slot companies and the management of casino companies will be the duelists. We all know that casino revenues are down and operators are doing everything they can to reduce expenses and preserve their margins...read more

Senate bill that would regulate online poker introduced

Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) introduced legislation this week that would legally define poker as a skill game and create a regulatory environment for the game to be offered over the Internet in the United States. The bill is the first piece of legislation concerning online gambling that has been introduced to the Senate since the passage of the UIGEA...read more

The Do's and Don'ts of Online Gaming Conferences in Barcelona

I learned many lessons during my very enjoyable and very informative trip to Barcelona for the GPWA Conference at EIG and CAP Euro. As a 3.5 year online gambling conference attending vet, I hope you take my advice into consideration as you can potentially learn great things from me...read more

Brunson outduels Obrestad as WSOPE hits home stretch

Big names are making big news in all different forms and fashions as the second annual World Series of Poker Europe headed into the home stretch in London on Monday. Annette Obrestad and Doyle Brunson entertained the fans at the WSOPE over the weekend by going head-to-head on the felt. The £10,000 Main Event began Day 2 action on Monday night at the Casino at the Empire with Daniel Negreanu sitting in second place on the chip leader board, less than 5,000 chips behind leader Justin Smith of Florida, who has a stack of 158,925...read more

Inside gaming column: It's plain that pain's a regular refrain

The delay of a $734 million expansion at the Mohegan Sun casino in Connecticut says as much about the economic state of the gaming industry as the Aug. 1 announcement by Boyd Gaming Corp. that it was halting construction of the $4.8 billion Echelon. Financially, all is not well. Deutsche Bank analyst Andrew Zarnett thought the Mohegan Tribe made a wise move in pushing back construction of a 922-room hotel tower and House of Blues theater by at least a year...read more