What Las Vegas Lost When Riviera Closed 676r4b

May 6, 2015 0

Riviera closed on May 4. Its liquidation and decommission will be expedited so that the Las Vegas Convention Center can start construction on its massive expansion as soon as possible. There is nothing like Riviera [….]

Riviera Implosion Is Big Step Towards North Las Vegas Strip Comeback c4zh

May 1, 2015 0

Riviera Las Vegas will close at noon on May 4. The resort celebrated its 60th birthday on April 20. It will soon be imploded to make room for a massive expansion of the Las Vegas [….]

Hardline Tribal Letter on California Online Poker a Machiavellian Diversion? (Part 2) 4i4051

March 15, 2015 0

In part one of this two-parter on the ongoing sad state of affairs regarding California online poker legislation, we touched on this past week’s release of a letter co-signed by the chairmen of a half [….]

February 2015 U.S. Online Poker Offshore Payment Processing Report y6972

February 21, 2015 0

There were three big stories in the U.S. offshore online poker world this past month.  One involved an existing site opening up to new U.S. players.  Another U.S.-facing site threw in the towel.  There was [….]

January 13, 2015 0

PokerStars’s new Spin & Go hyper-SNG tournaments are back in the news this week, following the awarding of the first-ever million-dollar prize to a lucky Russian player as part of PokerStars’ ongoing $1 Million Spin [….]

Las Vegas Logic: Slot Parlors Are Immoral, Except in Grocery Stores 6r3m14

December 27, 2014 0

A battle has been brewing between big gaming companies operating in the Las Vegas locals market and slot parlors for years. The proliferation of Dotty’s and similar business models occurred during the recession when retail [….]