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Nevada Jurisdiction News
PokerTek leads a growing market of electronic poker games
30 Nov 2006
Electronic multi-player table games (EMTs) are starting to gain traction in the casino industry, and poker may be the first game to gain wide acceptance in an EMT platform.
VIP.com sends player to Vegas
21 Nov 2006
VIP.com Casino and VIP Rewards players can win a free trip to Las Vegas to try out their online gambling techniques on some of the best live tables in the world.
Gamers still buzzing over passage of online bill
20 Nov 2006
At the world's largest casino convention this week, casino insiders of both political persuasions buzzed about how the bill passed in the final hours of the pre-election congressional session.
Online betting sites wary of G2E
14 Nov 2006
At least five Internet companies have pulled out of the Las Vegas G2E show, and industry experts say recent arrests of Web-gambling executives make online gaming operators leery of coming to the United States.
Learning how to beat the odds
8 Nov 2006
Like mediocre math students wrestling with high-level calculus, the gamblers gathered at the Silverton are shifting in their seats.
Harrah's announces 2007 World Series of Poker dates
30 Oct 2006
The 2007 World Series of Poker will begin on June 1.
Walnum captures Festa Al Lago main event title
23 Oct 2006
The least experienced player at the Festa Al Lago Main Event final table became the latest youngster to make the World Poker Tour his coming out party.
Pelton headlines Festa Al Lago final table
20 Oct 2006
Joe Pelton is the runaway chip-leader going into the televised-final table of the Festa Al Lago Main Event thanks to aggressive play and large amounts of good fortune.
Hawbaker takes day two lead at Festa Al Lago
18 Oct 2006
Amateur Brandie Hawbaker rocketed to the top of the Day Two chip count list thanks to a big Full House and leads Brandon Cantu by $150,000 at the Festa Al Lago Main Event.
Cantu leads impressive field at the Festa Al Lago Main Event
17 Oct 2006
Brandon Cantu leads a star-studded field after the first day at the fourth-annual Festa Al Lago Main Event.
Uncertainty surrounds WSOP online satellite entries
17 Oct 2006
The World Series of Poker is still legal. But the status of online satellite tournaments, which have driven participation in poker's premier event to record levels, is uncertain at best.
Inside Gaming Column: Tribal casinos no match for Las Vegas allure
16 Oct 2006
A selection of news and views from inside the industry this week.
NBC announces "Poker After Dark" hosted by Shana Hiatt
11 Oct 2006
Set in the back room of various casinos on the Vegas strip, 'Poker After Dark' gives viewers an intimate look inside a poker game usually reserved for the eyes of the professional poker players themselves.
Analysis: Ban is more politics than poker
10 Oct 2006
The Senate bill approved in Congress last weekend restricting Internet gambling had some local poker players cashing out their online accounts, calling their attorneys and blabbing less about their online play.
Congress Deals Poker Fans a Hand They Can't Bet
4 Oct 2006
Fallout from the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 may land hard on two of Las Vegas' biggest gaming companies, Harrah's Entertainment and MGM Mirage.
ESPN: The Worldwide Leader in Televised Poker
27 Sep 2006
The ESPN broadcast of the 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event wrapped up last night, and the network once again outclassed all the other televised poker programs.
Looking in on: Gaming
26 Sep 2006
This week: Online gambling sites shrug off arrests and the latest on Station Casinos new opportunity to install slots at a Laundromat.
Making Poker Fun Again
22 Sep 2006
Casino City columnist Ryan McLane recently rediscovered the joy of poker by watching his grilfriend play in her first live No-Limit Hold'em poker tournament in Las Vegas.
Alaska Man Wins First WSOP Seat in Milwaukee's Best/NLOP Giveaway
19 Sep 2006
Tony Green, a 34-year old salesman from Anchorage, Alaska, earned a seat in the Main Event of the 2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP) by winning the first of seven online poker tournaments in the Milwaukee's Best Light Texas Hold'em Challenge on Sunday night.
Inside Gaming Column: Las Vegas Tourism Could be a little Insecure
5 Sep 2006
A selection of news and views from inside the industry this week.
2007 WSOP Tournament Schedule Proposal
22 Aug 2006
Casino City reporter Ryan McLane gives his ideas for what the 2007 World Series of Poker tournament schedule should look like.
Casino City Debates Part 1 - WSOP Most Outstanding Player
18 Aug 2006
Casino City reporters Aaron Todd and Ryan McLane release the transcipt from the first Casino City Debate - an email-argument series that sometimes turns ugly. This week's topic - the Men's Most Outstanding Player (MOP) at the 2006 World Series of Poker.
The Real World Series of Poker
17 Aug 2006
Bitter about not qualifying for the 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event, Casino City reporter Ryan McLane set off to Binions to play in what he called "The Real World Series of Poker."
Casino City "Keys to the City" WSOP Awards
16 Aug 2006
Casino city reporters Aaron Todd and Ryan McLane hand out their "Keys to the City" awards for outstanding players and best moments at the 2006 World Series of Poker.
English Speaking Employees Ordered for Slots
11 Aug 2006
News Brief: Businesses that have gambling licenses in Nevada should have an English-speaking employee working whenever slot machines are available to the public, state regulators said Thursday.
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