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Vegas Strip Revenues Slip in March

May 30, 2008

Prevailing wisdom has held that businesses that rely on gambling are recession-proof, and to some extent, that may still be true. But while gamblers are still making their ways to the tables, the economic slowdown is definitely…

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2008 WSOP: Registration Opens; Satellites, Cash-Game Action Begin

May 30, 2008

With the first bracelet event of the 2008 World Series of Poker just a couple of days away, the Rio opened its doors today to the first wave of event registrations and an early handful of single-table satellite and cash-game players…

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PokerStars Opens Live Macau Poker Room, Hosts Earthquake Relief Fundraiser

May 26, 2008

PokerStars has announced the opening of the first permanent, live poker room in Macau. Dubbed PokerStars Macau, the 25-table room (250 players capacity), will be housed at the prestigious Grand Waldo Hotel and Casino in Cotai…

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The Moneymaker Effect: Five Years Later

May 26, 2008

Where were you five years ago today? I would love to tell you that I was in Benny’s Bullpen, soaking up what would become a watershed moment in the history of poker’s development. But, alas, I was sick. So, I was sleeping…

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