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November 9, 2009

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November 9, 2009

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arrowJohn Robison: Help for a denied jackpot

Help for a denied jackpot
Robison gives advice to a reader who believes his mother was denied a big jackpot because the casino claimed that the slot machine malfunctioned. He says that the player deserves an explanation from the casino.  read more
 

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Youth is served: Cada wins the WSOP Main Event

21-year-old Joe Cada beat Darvin Moon heads-up to capture the World Series of Poker Main Event title and win $8.5 million early Tuesday morning. The win also made Cada the youngest Main Event champion.  read more
Youth is served: Cada wins the WSOP Main Event
 

POKER News

POKER

WSOP notebook: Cada's father knew his son was special

A range of tidbits from Monday night's heads-up match, including interviews with Joe Cada's proud father, Darvin Moon's wife and a very happy Cliff Josephy, who backed the Main Event champ's WSOP run.  read more

Ivey falls short in quest for WSOP Main Event

Phil Ivey was the favorite to reach the World Series of Poker Main Event final table. But when play ended nearly 17 hours later, Joe Cada and Darvin Moon were the last men standing.  read more

Instant analysis: Cada, Moon somehow outlast the rest

The first portion of the WSOP Main Event final table lasted nearly 17 hours and in the end the two players whose play will be most criticized -- Darvin Moon and Joe Cada -- will be back on Monday night with the title on the line.  read more

Ivey snubs media after Main Event exit

After his exit from the epic World Series of Poker Main Event final table, Phil Ivey decided to skip out on his meeting with the media, and instead made a quiet exit into the Las Vegas night through a back door.  read more

Spirited crowd makes WSOP final table a true 'Vegas' event

The World Series of Poker Main Event final table once again drew a massive crowd at the Penn & Teller Theater, creating a football-like party atmosphere.  read more

Emotional Sexton officially inducted into Poker Hall of Fame

Poker's elite gathered at the Rio on Saturday night for a touching ceremony that saw Mike Sexton get inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame.  read more

Tom 'durrrr' Dwan joins Team Full Tilt

Online poker legend Tom "durrrr" Dwan has been added to Team Full Tilt and will be blogging about his experience.  read more

CASINO News

CASINO

Vote paves way for Vegas-style casinos in Ohio

Ohio voters approved a measure to allow resort casinos in the state, but construction on casinos may not take place until next year, with openings in 2012.  read more

Wynn withdraws from Aqueduct bidding

Wynn Resorts has dropped out of the bidding process to operate a casino at the historic Aqueduct Racetrack in New York City.  read more

MGM Mirage reports $750.4 million quarterly loss

The casino giant also reported a revenue decline of nine percent prior to the much-anticipated CityCenter opening.  read more

Sands Bethlehem to open two new restaurants

Both Burgers And More by Emeril and a branch of the famous New York City Carnegie Deli will launch at the Pennsylvania casino on November 22.  read more

SLOTS News

SLOTS

The Reel Life

Halloween was last Saturday, and The Reel Life had a great time. But one 18-year-old saw his creative Halloween costume hit a little too close to home.  read more

Miami-Dade moves forward with airport slots

City commissioners agreed to apply for a permit to allow slot machines at Miami International Airport.  read more

IGT optimistic after cost cutting

The slot-machine company had a fourth-quarter net loss of $21.3 million and has cut about $200 million in annual costs.  read more

Did You Know
Did You Know?
WSOP Main Event champ Joe Cada will split his $8.5 million in winnings with Cliff "Johnny Bax" Josephy and Eric "Sheets" Haber, who bought him into the Main Event.
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