Posted by Nolan Dalla on Oct 13, 2015 in Blog, Politics |

I fully support….am working on behalf of….have contributed to….and will vote for Sen. Bernie Sanders once the Nevada Caucus comes to my home state next February.
I am mistrustful of….deeply concerned about….suspicious towards….and have far less enthusiasm for Sec. Hillary Clinton. Assuming she eventually becomes the Democratic Party nominee, she will have some serious work to do in order to win my favor and thus earn my vote.
All that said, Hillary Clinton won tonight’s Democratic Presidential debate.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Oct 11, 2015 in Blog, Restaurant Reviews |

The story goes, about 40 years ago chef Paul Prudhomme was cooking one afternoon in the kitchen of his New Orleans restaurant, when the phone rang.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Oct 10, 2015 in Blog |

NOLAN DALLA — 2015 NFL SEASON RECORD
20 WINS – 16 LOSSES — 1 PUSHES
STARTING BANKROLL: $10,000.
CURRENT BANKROLL: $12,322.
NET GAIN/LOSS: + $2,322.
BEST BETS OF THE WEEK: 4 – 2 – 0
LAST WEEK: 4 — 3 — 0 (+720)
Eight wagers this week, with about $3,000 in betting action. Here are my plays and thoughts for each game….
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Oct 5, 2015 in Blog, Movie Reviews |

Leering over my keyboard while attempting to write a movie review of “The Martian,” one senses the same confusion upon gazing at the controls a spaceship.
One isn’t sure exactly which button to push or what lever to pull.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Oct 3, 2015 in Blog |

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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Oct 3, 2015 in Blog, General Poker |

With Greg Carlin, CEO of Rush Street Gaming at G2E 2015
This past week, I attended the 2015 Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in Las Vegas. This was my eighth time to attend what is the world’s largest annual casino and gambling conference. I’ve had the honor of speaking and appearing on two panel discussions in past years. However, this time I attended solely as a media representative with the intent to report on much of what I learned, and speculate on the direction this sector is headed. The opinions expressed here are entirely my own and do not reflect any of my past or present employers or associates.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Oct 1, 2015 in Blog, General Poker, Personal |

From 2004 through 2006, I served as Director of Communications for PokerStars.com (Rational Gaming Enterprises). The views expressed herein do not reflect the opinions of my past or present employers or associates in any way. My views are entirely my own.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Sep 30, 2015 in Blog, Politics |

This might be one of my worst political predictions ever. But I leave it here as a reminder that nothing in politics goes according to plan or prediction.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Sep 29, 2015 in Blog, Politics |

Imagine a world where….
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Sep 28, 2015 in Blog, Las Vegas |

For most, including those of us who now live here, Las Vegas started out as a fantasy land.
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