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Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 19, 2014 in Blog, Featured | 35 comments

The Difference Between Faith and Trust

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FAITH and TRUST are very different things. One may even argue, convincingly I assert, faith and trust are contradictory.

Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 18, 2014 in Blog, Personal, Restaurant Reviews | 1 comment

The Real Reason Behind My Affection for Mineral Water

pellegrino

Why do I choose to drink mineral water all the time?

But — rather than ask why I drink mineral water mostly, the rightful question is — why do so many people willingly consume the legal poison known as soft drinks?

To me, that’s outrageous.

Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 17, 2014 in Blog, Las Vegas, Music and Concert Reviews | 9 comments

Opening Up My New Las Vegas Nightclub

Britney Spears Hosts the Grand Opening of LAX Nightclub Las Vegas

I don’t get nightclubs. I don’t understand them at all. The ass baggers who will pay $750 for something called “bottle service,” which basically consists of a fifty-five dollar bottle of Grey Goose stuffed into an ice bucket with four glasses, wheeled out by a 90-pound waitress who’s now expecting a 25 percent tip. Bottle service — VIP rooms — velvet ropes….it all adds up to a pricey parade of pricks.

Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 16, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, Personal, World Series of Poker | 7 comments

The Best Seat in the House: A Short History of Poker Tournament Reporting

1990 world champion Mansour Matloubi, watched closely by the poker press corps

If winning a major poker tournament represents the game’s greatest glory, reporting on such events can sometimes be its worst drudgery.

In this column, I look back at poker writing and tournament reporting over the years and gives thanks to those who blazed the trail to the present day.