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Jeff Haney Gaming Guru - Page 3Jeff Haney glimpses a World Series 'Big One' that's sure to be high on drama, attendance7 July 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- A festival atmosphere greeted thousands of poker players, spectators and curiosity seekers at the opening day of the main event of the 39th annual World Series of Poker Thursday at the Rio.
It's officially designated "Day 1A" because the first round of the main event, also known ... (read more)
Jeff Haney, at an IRS seminar, explores the debate over expanding legal sports betting21 May 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- A story in Philadelphia magazine a few years ago detailed the travails of federal law enforcement as it built cases against the local branch of La Cosa Nostra.
At one point, the article's author speculated that perhaps the government was overly obsessed with the mob — "or what's left ... (read more)
Legendary bookmaker's theory on Vegas' economy13 May 2008
News item: The Nevada casino industry reports a significant decline in gambling revenue for a third consecutive month, blaming weakness in the national economy. Gambling revenue on the Strip falls 4.8 percent in March, according to the latest figures from the state Gaming Control Board. This follows declines of 3.1 percent in February and 1.3 percent in January. ... (read more)
Jeff Haney sees rise of duplicate poker, a game in which luck loses out to brains9 April 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- The timing was coincidental, but shortly after a reader from Henderson proposed a tournament based on duplicate poker in this column recently, an online poker site announced the inaugural Duplicate Poker World Championship with the finals set for this fall.
The site, DuplicatePoker.com, is legal in most parts of the United States because the game is considered skill-based. ... (read more)
Longtime professional sports bettor heads to the sideline24 March 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- When Alan Boston talks about how he came to find "a good place," he does not mean his well-appointed house on a Las Vegas golf course or his summer home in Maine.
Boston has spent the better part of two decades handicapping and betting college basketball in Las Vegas, earning a national reputation among gamblers and oddsmakers. ... (read more)
Bettors' good old days are now19 March 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Call it the "Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?" syndrome.
A segment of the Las Vegas sports betting population, caught up in the romanticism and lore of the city's history, tends to idealize the past, to pine for a time when gamblers were more dashing, bookies more daring and ... (read more)
Jeff Haney shares a Henderson man's idea for a new poker format20 February 2008
AS VEGAS, Nevada -- The National Heads-Up Poker Championship at Caesars Palace has become so entrenched in the poker scene that it's virtually certain tournament officials would not consider tinkering with the format.
But if a rival organization wanted to create a new heads-up tournament to compete with the Caesars event — which will conduct its fourth annual championship Feb. ... (read more)
Jeff Haney highlights the betting opportunities that stand out in the future book for the NBA and college hoops13 February 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- An axiom among some talented sports bettors holds that you should be able to walk into any major sports book, study the board for a few minutes and point out the advantageous betting opportunities.
Unless it's, say, Christmas Eve or the day before baseball's All-Star Game, at least ... (read more)
Jeff Haney analyzes the numerous offbeat Super Bowl 'prop' bets23 January 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- The biggest betting slips, those indicating wagers of five or six figures, are still issued on one team or the other to cover the point spread on Super Bowl Sunday.
Yet in terms of the sheer number of betting tickets sold, to say nothing of hype and hoopla, proposition wagers reign as ... (read more)
Jeff Haney previews the National Heads-Up Poker Championship and its satellite lead-in16 January 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Nearly all of the 64 slots in the fourth National Heads-Up Poker Championship at Caesars Palace will be filled by big-name poker pros, with a smattering of celebrity types rounding out the field.
The heads-up tournament, to take place Feb. 28 through March 2, has emerged as one of the ... (read more)
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