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Posted by on Oct 3, 2014 in Blog, Music and Concert Reviews | 0 comments

My Advice for Stand-Up Comedians

 

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Most people aren’t funny.

By this, I mean people who are not professional stand-up comedians.  In other words, unless you are paid frequently to tell jokes and entertain total strangers while standing beneath a bright spotlight, then zip it, okay?  While there’s a real comedian onstage talking, please keep your thoughts to yourself.  Don’t interrupt the performer.  Got that?

Here, let me try and make myself a little more clear:

SHUT THE FUCK UP.

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Posted by on Oct 2, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, Las Vegas, Politics, Sports Betting | 5 comments

Lies, Lies, and Videotape — Sheldon Adelson Skewers Poker Players Again

 

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Yesterday, Sheldon Adelson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, which owns and operates The Venetian Luxury Hotel Resort Casino in Las Vegas, appeared as the keynote speaker at the 2014 Global Gaming Expo, which is the world’s largest casino industry annual convention.

I attended.

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Posted by on Oct 1, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, Las Vegas | 3 comments

Inside the Casino Industry (My Day at the 2014 Global Gaming Expo)

 

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Day One at the 2014 Global Gaming Expo — otherwise known by the trifecta of letters “G2E” — included the following activities:  145 handshakes, 12 hugs, two kisses, 35 conversations, two meetings, one lunch, one dinner, 4 glasses of draft beer, 1.5 bottles of wine, 3 seminars, one question to a panel, and a brief argument with someone who works for the American Gaming Association.  Plus I got to hang out with Lisa Tenner and learn about a new gambling television network.  Other than that, nothing happened.

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