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For WSOP tourney, legends in the fall

LAS VEGAS, Nevada –- The nine players who will compete for the World Series of Poker's biggest prize will qualify for the tournament's final table in July, but the eventual champion won't be crowned until four months later. In a move scripted for television, World Series of Poker officials announced Thursday the final table of this year's 39th tournament will take place Nov...read more

Las Vegas Sands lawsuit: Licensing process described

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- A Macau government official said mainland Chinese leaders had zero input on the steps the Special Administrative Region undertook to liberalize gaming in 2002, which led to Las Vegas Sands Corp. winning a shared gambling license. Jorge Oliveira, the commissioner for legal affairs for the Macau Gaming Commission, testified Thursday in Clark County District Court in a 2-week-old civil lawsuit where Hong Kong businessman Richard Suen claims he's owed millions of dollars by Las Vegas Sands for helping the company in its licensing efforts. Oliveira, under questioning from Las Vegas Sands attorney Rusty Hardin, said on several occasions the Communist Chinese government didn't dictate Macau's casino license selection process. "Macau was not told what to do," Oliveira said...read more

Three new Greenblatt poker books hit the GBC shelves

It's extremely rare for one author to write and publish and release three books within the space of one year, but Kim Isaac Greenblatt has done just that, presenting material for two versions of hold'em and one for pineapple. The three new titles are "$40 No-Limit Texas Hold'em: Ring and Tournament Games" (217 pages, paper bound, $20); "Practical Low and No Limit Texas Hold'em Ring Games" (158 pages, paper bound, $17.95) and "Crazy Pineapple 8-or-Better Poker" (137 pages, paper bound, $17.95). The "No-Limit" text contains six major sections, including "How to Handle Lady Luck When She Turns Against You"; "$40 NL Ring Game Mixed Aggression"; and "$40 NL Sit and Go Single Table Tournament." This book is what you'd call "generic" in format, designed to get the point across with no frills...read more

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

TAKE ONE Tough times for New Jersey. Some blame the economy, some blame the smoking restrictions, and some blame the slot machines in Pennsylvania. Governor Jon Corzine is tightening his belt and predicting continued declining revenues for Atlantic City...read more

Bits and Pieces from Indian Country - April 2008

Las Vegas, with the aid of the IRS and FBI, is struggling to get a grip on nightclubs. The clubs seem to have created a world of their own. The atmosphere and the activities are edgy, pushing the limits of age, alcohol and drugs to match the edginess of the décor and entertainment...read more

Olympics again focus of lawsuit

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Efforts by Las Vegas Sands Corp. to help Beijing win the rights to host the 2008 Summer Olympics again took center stage Wednesday in a Hong Kong businessman's lawsuit against the casino company. Richard Suen told a Clark County District Court jury that Las Vegas Sands Corp...read more

WSOP Main Event final table moved to November

The final table for the World Series of Poker Main Event has been moved to November, Harrah's announced today. Harrah's hopes the 117-day pause in action increases the publicity and drama surrounding poker's premier event. "Our intent is to provide an even bigger stage for our players," said WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack...read more

Meetings with Adelson recalled

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Hong Kong businessman Richard Suen said he held two face-to-face meetings with Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman Sheldon Adelson on successive days in July 2000 and the casino operator expressed immediate interest in the possibility of gaining a Macau gaming license. Suen, testifying Tuesday afternoon in Clark County District Court for the first time in his civil lawsuit against Las Vegas Sands, said he met with Adelson in the lobby of the Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong some six years after he became friends and a business associate with Adelson's brother, Leonard Adelson. "The first meeting lasted about 45 minutes to an hour," Suen said...read more

Back to Casino City...The real story behind the move

Surprise! Yes, the rumors are true. I am back. Back with the Casino City and GPWA team, back on the affiliate side of the business, back to writing, and back to traveling the world. So let me guess...you think I am a sellout? You think I couldn't handle the "dark side"? You think Everest is evil and scary? Wrong, wrong and wrong...read more

Inside gaming column: Testimony may leave lasting ache for Sands

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Whether Las Vegas Sands Corp. ever pays a dollar to a Hong Kong businessman who is suing the company, testimony in Clark County District Court last week could cost the casino operator millions in damaged reputation and potential shareholder action. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sheldon Adelson and President Bill Weidner were the first witnesses in Richard Suen's lawsuit, where he's seeking compensation for helping Las Vegas Sands win a lucrative Macau gambling license in 2002...read more