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Cost of Aliante Station Jumps to $600 Million

LAS VEGAS -- Station Casinos has increased the budget for the company's next scheduled resort, citing the rising costs of construction and a desire to build a bigger hotel-casino. Station Casinos Chief Financial Officer Glenn Christenson said Wednesday that Aliante Station in North Las Vegas will cost $600 million...read more

Traffic Concerns Delay Fontainebleau Vote

LAS VEGAS -- Clark County commissioners Wednesday postponed a vote on the zoning for the proposed $1.5 billion Fontainebleau, saying they wanted the hotel-casino's developers to address traffic concerns raised by residents of the neighboring Turnberry Place. The developers of Turnberry, along with former Mandalay Resort Group President Glenn Schaeffer, have proposed building a 2,929-room hotel-casino on the 25-acre site of the old El Rancho and Algiers casinos, just west of Turnberry. Commissioners were concerned about the traffic flow the hotel-casino would bring along the Strip and Riviera Boulevard, in addition to access in and out of Turnberry Place, a 778-unit high-rise community of four 40-story towers that has one entrance off Paradise Road. Clark County Commissioner Myrna Williams, who represents the area, said she was flabbergasted that Turnberry was approved with only one entrance and exit for residents and guests. "How this got by the Fire Department, the planning commission and (the County Commission) amazes me," Williams said. She asked Fontainebleau's zoning consultant, Greg Borgel, to have the project's developers meet with Turnberry residents to address their concerns about traffic and access. Borgel told commissioners that Turnberry residents and their guests would be allowed to use the Fontainebleau's proposed 5,745 parking spaces...read more

Gulf Revenue Slips, But Relief is in Sight

MISSISSIPPI AND LOUISIANA -- Mississippi's Gulf Coast casino industry saw its reported gaming revenues for August decline for the 12th straight month as the area recovers from the impact of Hurricane Katrina. But analysts said Tuesday that help has arrived. Eight Gulf Coast casinos in Biloxi and Bay St...read more

Newhouse Wins 2006 WPT Borgata Open

A 21-year old self-proclaimed Limit Hold'em specialist from Chapel Hill, N.C. bested a 540-person field of the world's toughest No-Limit Hold'em players to claim $1.5 million at the 2006 World Poker Tour (WPT) Borgata Open. Mark Newhouse, who made the final table of the $3,000 Limit Hold'em event in the 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP), is a high-stakes-online Limit player who had never won more than $56,000 in a live tournament...read more

Alaska Man Wins First WSOP Seat in Milwaukee's Best/NLOP Giveaway

Tony Green, a 34-year old salesman from Anchorage, Alaska, earned a seat in the Main Event of the 2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP) by winning the first of seven online poker tournaments in the Milwaukee's Best Light Texas Hold'em Challenge on Sunday night...read more

Final Table Set for 2006 WPT Borgata Open

The names and faces filling the final six seats at the 2006 World Poker Tour (WPT)Borgata Open is a cast of relatively unknown players, but that doesn't mean this group lacks solid tournament poker experience. Spearheaded by poker author David Sklansky, the final six competitors have made final tables and cashed in the biggest tournaments in poker over the last few years...read more

Fears Prove Unfounded at Casino Affiliate Convention in Vegas

"The biggest threat to this industry is not the United States government," said an obviously annoyed Marc Lesnick, organizer of the fourth annual Casino Affiliate Convention during the opening remarks of his program last week. "The biggest threat to this industry is the little boys who were afraid to come here today." Lesnick was alluding to the fact that several affiliate programs had withdrawn as attendees, sponsors, and exhibitors over fears that U.S...read more

ComeOutPoker.com Opens Up for GLBT Community

ComeOutPoker.com opened for business last week, giving the Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender (GLBT) community its own online poker room. Going beyond what most traditional Internet poker rooms offer, ComeOutPoker.com gives players the ability to post photos and profiles to connect with other players...read more

PPA Phone March Successful, but Frist Continues to Push Legislation in the Senate

The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) "Phone March" on Washington earlier this week yielded more than 3,000 phone calls to the offices of United States Senators, but Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) apparently didn't get the message. The PPA asked members and concerned citizens to call their Senator's offices to voice their opinion on the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (H.R...read more

Williamson Patient in Poker, Love and Life

Something just clicked when Robert Williamson III first tasted hot sauce and beer together, and he has been trying to find the perfect combination of suds and spice to wet his whistle ever since. "So far, Corona and Lizano Tabasco have been the perfect match for me," says Williamson, whose hot-sauce laced beer habit was recently featured on ESPN's coverage of the 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP)...read more