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Online Gaming Conferences 101: A manual for new (female) employees

During my brief Casino City hiatus, something very exciting happened. We hired someone to join the Online Casino City/GPWA team and she starts three days before Pokerconference.com and CAP Spring Break in Cyprus. Yes, "she", and yes, she is coming to Cyprus...read more

Slot cheat to be considered for entry in Black Book

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- It's been almost four years since Nevada gaming regulators added a name to the state's List of Excluded Persons, commonly referred to as the Black Book. On Thursday, the Gaming Control Board will consider the newest nominee. William Cushing, who spent time in federal prison in the 1980s for gambling-related cheating violations, will face control board scrutiny following his indictment last year for attempting to cheat slot machines at two Clark County casinos...read more

Herbst Gaming shuffling managers

NEVADA -- Family-controlled Herbst Gaming shook up its management structure Friday afternoon, replacing Chairman and CEO Ed Herbst with his two brothers. In a three-paragraph filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Tim Herbst, 44, was named chairman of the board while Troy Herbst, 41, was named CEO...read more

Macau official: Subconcession necessary to save Sands from elimination

MACAU AND LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- A Macau government official said Friday he was faced with a Catch-22 dilemma in late 2002: either split a shared gambling concession between feuding Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Hong Kong-based Galaxy Entertainment or accept that neither company would have the ability to open a casino in the expanding Chinese region. Jorge Oliveira, the commissioner for legal affairs for the Macau Gaming Commission, told a Clark County District Court jury the solution was obvious...read more

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