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Nevada Jurisdiction News
Merson wins WSOP Main Event
31 Oct 2012
Greg Merson survived 11 hours of three-handed play and then beat Jesse Sylvia heads up early Wednesday morning to win the World Series of Poker Main Event and $8,531,853. Sylvia won $5,295,149 for finishing in second, while Jake Balsiger finished third and won $3,799,073.
William Hill offering no juice on Packers this week
28 Sep 2012
Green Bay Packers fans who lost bets at the mercy of the replacement referees Monday night will have a special chance to get even this weekend at all William Hill Sportsbooks in Nevada.
Perspectives Weekly: Revised Black Friday charges edition
19 Sep 2012
J Todd reports on new charges in the Full Tilt Poker case, as Howard Lederer and Ray Bitar get in deeper and deeper. Also, the first online poker affiliate has been licensed in Nevada.
Casino City Gang: Steve "Wynning" edition
13 Sep 2012
Casino City's Vin Narayanan and Aaron Todd discuss Steve Wynn beating the "Girls Gone Wild" founder in court to the tune of $40 million, the public spat over online poker between Nevada Senators Harry Reid and Dean Heller, Hard Rock bailing on its Atlantic City casino and some odd happenings at the sportsbook. They also pick every game on the NFL Week 2 schedule.
Casino City Gang: Politics of poker edition
30 Aug 2012
Casino City's Vin Narayanan and Aaron Todd discuss the Republican Party's platform which calls for the prohibition of online poker, Nevada licensing its first online poker room, subscription poker and the fate of Revel in Atlantic City. They also make their highly entertaining best bets for the week.
Player Verify applies for Nevada online gaming license
29 Aug 2012
Mark Dalton, managing member with Player Verify, said Nevada gaming companies that select its player authentication services will have the ability to instantly authenticate identities via its Identity Checker tool.
Online poker's window of opportunity may be closing
27 Aug 2012
A window of opportunity that could place Nevada at the center of the potential U.S. Internet gaming market is closing quickly, and some in the gaming industry worry that lack of federal action could cost the state tax revenues and casino customers, while making Nevada subservient to less-regulated states.
Nevada sportsbooks again taking horse-race bets
27 Aug 2012
Terms of the contract reached Thursday during a Nevada Gaming Commission hearing were not disclosed.
South Point approved for real-cash online poker by Nevada gaming regulators
24 Aug 2012
South Point Poker LLC on Thursday made history as the first U.S. casino to be licensed to operate an intrastate, real-money poker website.
Player Verify applies for Nevada Online Poker Service Provider License
23 Aug 2012
With Player Verify's recent application for a Nevada online poker service provider license, collecting detailed player information will soon become simple and accurate for Nevada-based online poker companies.
Deal Me In: Buon appetito! Or as they say in Polish, Smacznego!
17 Aug 2012
Mark Pilarski offers his thoughts on Las Vegas buffets and describes the correct way to play a soft 18 in blackjack.
Casino City Gang: Dolphin kicking edition
9 Aug 2012
Casino City's Vin Narayanan and Aaron Todd discuss real-money online gambling launching on Facebook in the U.K., the NFL and other sports leagues suing New Jersey over sports betting and what it takes to live in Las Vegas. The also report on their Olympic wagers and make some more best bets on the Games.
Contract deadline extended for parties to reach deal on horse racing
1 Aug 2012
If no deal is reached by Aug. 24, sports books statewide will stop accepting bets on horse races and replace simulcasts of races from tracks nationwide with other televised sporting events.
Shuffle up and deal: Online poker in Nevada may only be months away
26 Jul 2012
Gaming Control Board Chairman Mark Lipparelli said the first casino operators could be in front of regulators in 60 to 90 days. Once the casino operators are licensed and independent testing labs sign off on the technology, pay-to-play Internet poker could go live within Nevada boundaries.
William Hill hires Nick Bogdanovich as director of bookmaking
24 Jul 2012
Nick Bogdanovich, a veteran bookmaker in Nevada, has been named director of trading at William Hill U.S. in Las Vegas.
Casino City Gang: Main Event edition
19 Jul 2012
Fresh off his trip to Las Vegas, Casino City's Vin Narayanan joins host Aaron Todd to discuss four aspects of the World Series of Poker's Main Event: The ladies, the Hungarian, final table notes and reactions, and the upcoming TV coverage.
One more bad beat story for sports bettors: meager comps
16 Jul 2012
With recent industry consolidation and a tougher economic environment, earning comps on sports bets is becoming tougher, or, in other words, more expensive.
Casino City Gang: WSOP is the establishment edition
12 Jul 2012
Casino City's Managing Editor Vin Narayanan joins host Aaron Todd live from Las Vegas to discuss how the World Series of Poker Main Event has moved from a fringe event to the establishment, turnout for this year's Main Event, and whether people should be so obsessed with Phil Ivey.
Why (real) dogs playing poker stole the show at World Series of Poker Main Event
12 Jul 2012
Casino City's Vin Narayanan looks at how the World Series of Poker's journey from the fringes to mainstream set up an environment where (real) dogs playing poker could overshadow poker's top tournament -- and why that's not a bad thing.
Billionaire businessmen handle risk just fine at WSOP Big One for One Drop
4 Jul 2012
When the $1 million tournament at the World Series of Poker began, poker pros were expected to easily outclass the billionaire businessmen who entered the field. But that never happened. And good risk management might be the reason why.
Esfandiari wins $18.3 million, Big One for One Drop title at WSOP
4 Jul 2012
Antonio Esfandiari originally wasn't planning on playing the $1 million Big One for One Drop at the World Series of Poker, but changed his mind a few days before the tournament began. On Tuesday, he changed his life, winning the title and $18.3 million.
Even split between businessmen and poker pros at One Drop final table
3 Jul 2012
Casino City's Aaron Todd takes a look at how the poker pros have fared in comparison to the amateurs at the $1 million Big One for One Drop at the World Series of Poker.
Top-10 notable aspects of The Big One for One Drop
2 Jul 2012
Outside of the $10,000 Main Event, the $1 million Big One for One Drop is easily the most anticipated tournament of this year's World Series of Poker. Here are the top-10 notable aspects of the Big One for One Drop.
Pros, businessmen have one thing in common at WSOP $1 million Big One for One Drop
1 Jul 2012
The professional poker players and the businessmen in the $1 million Big One for One Drop at the World Series of Poker are all keenly aware of the huge spotlight on this event and the good that it will do for One Drop and for poker.
Nevada may need partners for Net poker
1 Jul 2012
Nevada has handed the technology certification process for Internet gaming systems to two of the industry's largest testing laboratories, which have certified the equipment used in legal online gaming worldwide.
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