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Featured Articles Archive - Page 565
![]() Three new Greenblatt poker books hit the GBC shelves1 May 2008
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 moreQuick-takes: The month's trends in a glance - April 20081 May 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 moreBits and Pieces from Indian Country - April 20081 May 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 moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Olympics again focus of lawsuit1 May 2008
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 moreWSOP Main Event final table moved to November1 May 2008 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 moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Meetings with Adelson recalled30 April 2008 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 moreBack to Casino City...The real story behind the move29 April 2008 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 moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Inside gaming column: Testimony may leave lasting ache for Sands28 April 2008 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 moreMulti-talented Vanessa Rousso's game is peaking as the WSOP nears28 April 2008 Vanessa Rousso's staggering success at the age of just 25 years old should not come as a surprise. The fact that she's done it by playing poker for a living, well, that's something that may have caught a few people off guard.
Vanessa Rousso at the 2007 WSOP (photo by Neil Stoddart/PokerStars)
To put it bluntly, the career options for someone with the smarts (and looks) of a woman like Rousso were countless...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() MGM Mirage chief asks staff not to sign teachers union petition25 April 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- MGM Mirage asked its roughly 58,000 Nevada employees to not sign a petition being circulated by the state teachers union seeking to increase the state gaming tax by 44 percent.
The missive came right from the top of the company.
In an e-mail sent Wednesday by MGM Mirage Chairman Terry Lanni, company employees were told the teachers union is misleading voters about a proposed increase in the state gaming tax...read more |
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