The hour was late when a small, duplicitous group of guileful politicians took advantage of the shroud of night to gather in the desolate halls of congress with a single, premeditated purpose – to covertly approve a mysterious bill that…
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Electronic Poker Tables
On August 22, 2008, the Excalibur Hotel Casino in Las Vegas undertook an ambitious experiment. Management removed all of the live action tables in their Poker Room and replaced them with machines—a dozen electronic PokerPro® tables for dealer-free play. Manufactured…
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Las Vegas Poker Tournaments
Las Vegas is blessed with more poker tournaments than most players would ever be able to join in a lifetime. From the annual World Series of Poker Finals worth millions to the 6:30pm No-Limit Hold’em tourney held every day at…
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Live Poker Etiquette
Poker was once a game of life or death. Nineteenth century card players such as Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson and “Wild Bill” Hickok brought knives and handguns to the table. Those who bent the rules and got caught cheating might…
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Playing Poker in Reno
The “Biggest Little City in the World” has been home to legal poker games since 1931, which means eight decades of perfecting the planet’s favorite card games. From traditional Draw and Stud to trendy Texas Hold’em, Omaha and Razz, Reno…
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