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Nevada Jurisdiction News
Around the WSOP: Mixed event is the new cool
6 Jun 2008
The best new event in the World Series of Poker is the $10,000 World Championship Mixed Event. And it's poised to take the poker world by storm.
Carson City brewpub approved for slots
6 Jun 2008
News Brief: Doppelganger, a downtown Carson City restaurant and brewpub, won a recommendation for an unrestricted slot license from the state Gaming Control Board.
Around the WSOP: Revenge of the stars
5 Jun 2008
For the first time in a few years, A-list professionals are dominating play at the World Series of Poker.
WSOP Profile: Grant Hinkle is no fish
5 Jun 2008
Grant Hinkle played the part of a fish en route to a $831,462 payday at the World Series of Poker. And that turned out to be his biggest bluff.
Around the WSOP: Star gazing, voting rights and rebuys
3 Jun 2008
Among the things we've learned at the World Series of Poker this year are there are no easy tables and not all poker players vote -- but they do rebuy.
Nevada Gaming Commission approves Royal Hold'em poker game for casino play
26 May 2008
The Nevada Gaming Commission has approved Royal Hold’em poker for play in Nevada casinos.
Slot cheat nears Black Book status
9 May 2008
The Gaming Control Board took less than 10 minutes Thursday to nominate a convicted slot machine cheat for membership as the 36th name on the state's List of Excluded Persons, commonly referred to as the Black Book.
Slot cheat to be considered for entry in Black Book
6 May 2008
The Nevada Gaming Control Board will consider the newest nominee for the state's Black Book: William Cushing, who spent time in federal prison in the 1980s for gambling-related cheating violations.
Jeff Haney sees rise of duplicate poker, a game in which luck loses out to brains
9 Apr 2008
An online poker site has announced the inaugural Duplicate Poker World Championship with the finals set for this fall.
Top-10 tips for enjoying Vegas
7 Apr 2008
Las Vegas can be an intimidating town for first-time visitors and gamblers. So if you're headed to the Strip in the near future and want to make the most of the trip, take these tips to heart and you'll definitely have a good time.
Vegas.com partners with Mexico.com
31 Mar 2008
Owners of the tourism Web site Vegas.com are taking their act international.
Las Vegan part of team featured in '21'
28 Mar 2008
Summerlin local, Andy Bloch, is a member of the MIT card-counting team that is the focus of the new movie '21'.
Must be '21' to entertain this idea
26 Mar 2008
This week’s movie release of '21' might once again draw countless wannabes to Las Vegas who are convinced they’ve got what it takes to bring down the house.
Men's Vogue visits Blackjack Ball
26 Mar 2008
In the April issue of Men’s Vogue, Michael Kaplan visits the 12th annual Blackjack Ball in Las Vegas, where the world’s most skilled blackjack players very discreetly convene to imbibe and talk shop.
Start the Madness
25 Mar 2008
Basketball fans jam Las Vegas Strip spots like the 40/40 Club as the NCAA Tournament begins.
NBC National Heads-Up Poker returns for 4th year
28 Feb 2008
Show Partners returns to Las Vegas for the fourth straight year of
production and show operations for the 2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker
Championship.
Jeff Haney shares a Henderson man's idea for a new poker format
20 Feb 2008
Deal card wizards the same hands and see who can play ’em best, suggests Henderson’s Phil Zajac.
Regulators revisits cell phone ban
19 Feb 2008
Nevada regulators are now taking another look at a law banning cell phones and other electronic devices inside sports books.
Up for rethinking: Ban on cell phones in sports books
18 Feb 2008
Nevada regulators are now taking another look at cell phone prohibition inside sports books because critics see it as outdated in a technological age.
Jeff Haney highlights the betting opportunities that stand out in the future book for the NBA and college hoops
13 Feb 2008
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.
Super Bowl offers a winning proposition
4 Feb 2008
Las Vegas casinos roll out the red carpet for football bettors, celebrities flock to town for parties and the legal wagering handle in the state is expected to set a record by approaching $100 million.
Jeff Haney previews the National Heads-Up Poker Championship and its satellite lead-in
16 Jan 2008
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.
Looking in on: Gaming
27 Dec 2007
PokerTek is also rolling out a poker game for bars, restaurants and other noncasino venues that plays like a video game.
Jeff Haney explains how a Reagan-era tax cut sparked the growth of legal sports betting in Nevada
19 Dec 2007
It was only after the federal tax was reduced to 2 percent, then to one-quarter of 1 percent during the Reagan administration, that sports betting was able to thrive in Nevada.
Gaming's new frontier
26 Nov 2007
While regulators already have the authority to adopt rules governing in-state online gambling, they want the Legislature to revisit the issue before moving forward.
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