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New Slots Put to the Test

SAN DIEGO, California -- To customers at Barona Valley Ranch, the slots in a 20-machine bank don't appear to be much different than any of the casino's 1,980 other games. But for officials of the East San Diego County American Indian casino and gambling equipment maker International Game Technology, the 20 games represent the beginning of a breakthrough in the future makeup of slot floors. Barona is the first California casino to test market server-based gaming developed by IGT...read more

Poker Legend Pearson Dies After Long Illness

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- If poker's current popularity had been around when Puggy Pearson ruled the Las Vegas card rooms some 30 years ago, he might have become an even larger poker legend. "He would have been the biggest name and the biggest poker star out there along with Amarillo Slim and Doyle (Brunson)," 1989 World Series of Poker champion Phil Hellmuth said Friday...read more

Off The Strip: Rock Stars

Touring the $925 million Red Rock Resort last week, retired casino owner Frank Fertitta Jr. was stopped by an employee. Kathy Patterson dashed out of a slot department meeting when she spotted the 67-year-old Fertitta, for whom she worked in the 1980s when he owned the Bingo Palace, the small precursor to Station Casinos. "I didn't mean to interrupt anything, but I just had to say hello," Patterson said...read more

Talking Poker With Chris "Jesus" Ferguson

Chris "Jesus" Ferguson is a busy man. Exclusively a tournament player, Ferguson travels around the world, buying-in to poker's biggest events. Recently, while driving to participate at the final table of the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event at Caesars Atlantic City, Ferguson gave me a call and shared some of his poker insight for our readers...read more

Rebecca's Recommendations - April 14, 2006

I am back- alive and breathing. I just returned from the Amsterdam Casino Affiliate Convention, my first experience in Dam with the crazy online casino crowd. I am happy to say that I managed to stay clear of excessive "coffee shop" visits, sex shows, hookers, and purchases of male genitalia figurines- the biggest temptation of all...read more

Station Buys Back Shares

Station Casinos announced Tuesday it had repurchased $232 million of its common stock as part of an accelerated share buyback program that the company initiated in February. The announcement came a week before Station opens Red Rock Resort, its most ambitious resort project to date. In all, Station said it expects to buy back more than 10 percent of its outstanding common shares during 2006...read more

Alan Sofer To Represent Casino City At The World Series Of Poker

When 39-year old Alan Sofer was in high school, one of his teachers had hemophilia. A complication during surgery cost that teacher his life and the experience has stayed with Sofer. At a recent weekly home game, a friend told Alan about 2006 Game Night, an event at the ESPN Sports Zone in Times Square held to raise money for the National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF)...read more

PPA Goes Beyond its Mission Statement

The Poker Players Alliance is a nonprofit membership organization comprised of poker players and enthusiasts from around the United States who have joined together to speak with one voice to promote the game, ensure its integrity, and, most importantly, to protect poker players' rights. This statement, taken from the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) Web site, represents the major goals of the organization, but the PPA is more than just an advocate for players' rights, and some of its highest profile players proved that last week in Washington, D.C...read more

Hong Kong Considers Lowering Race Betting Duty to Stay Competitive

The Executive Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Friday approved a set of proposals seeking to reform the duty system on Hong Kong horse race wagering. The change is part of an effort to combat the illegal betting market in Hong Kong and increase the amount of revenue going to the government. "Our proposals seek to strike a balance between the need to combat illegal horse race betting effectively, and the need to address public concerns about the negative social impact of gambling." - Patrick HoHK Secretary for Home Affairs The proposed system would replace the current tax on turnover with a progressive tax on gross profits and also allow the Hong Kong Jockey Club to provide rebates to high rollers who lose money with the club...read more

Ramdin Wins $1.3 Million at Foxwoods Poker Classic

Having the most tournament experience at the final table of the April 9th Foxwoods Poker Classic No Limit Hold'Em Championship gave 38-year old Victor Ramdin enough of an edge to grab the title and $1.3 million prize. Ramdin had two top-25 finishes in 2005, placing 24th at the Bellagio World Poker Tour (WPT) World Poker Championships III and 23rd at the Commerce Casino L.A...read more