On Religion: What Would the Media Say?
Read MoreWhat if the modern media were around in ancient times?
A New Era for Poker Journalism
Read MoreCall me biased.
When I first came into poker as a writer, the year was 1993. Live poker had just been legalized in Atlantic City. That’s when I started writing for Card Player magazine, which was pretty much the only publication covering the game at the time.
Well, we’ve certainly come a long way in the last two decades.
Getting Off at the Shopping Mall
Read MoreBeen to a shopping mall lately?
Talk about hell on earth!
On the Death of Philip Seymour Hoffman
Read MoreAnother senseless death. Another wasted talent.
What’s the appropriate reaction when something like this happens?
Shock? Certainly. Sadness? Absolutely. Outrage? Yeah, probably. Confusion? Yes.
Here’s What We Learned During the Super Bowl
Read MoreHere are twenty things we learned from this year’s Super Bowl:
Wynn-Lose: Steve Wynn Flip-Flops Again on Online Gambling
Read MoreLet’s make one thing clear.
Steve Wynn was in favor of online gambling long before he opposed it. Big time. As in so enthusiastically in favor of online gambling (and poker specifically) that he once signed up for a strategic business partnership with PokerStars.com. You remember PokerStars, don’t you? The world’s largest online poker site based over on the Isle of Man?
Now it appears Wynn has changed his mind. Again.
My Cat “Alex” Predicts the Super Bowl Winner
Read MoreYou know Alex.
He’s our 12-year-old ginger boy, adopted from a homeless shelter in Washington, D.C. when he was a kitten. He’s the only cat in history to have played a hand of poker at the old Binion’s Horseshoe, which happened a few months before the place closed down.
Alex is retired now and living comfortably in Las Vegas. He spends most of his life sleeping.
Here’s What Happens After Sheldon Adelson’s Arguments Get Body Slammed
Read MoreSheldon Adelson is one of the world’s richest people. He’s the majority owner of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, which owns and operates The Venetian. He’s become online poker’s most outspoken opponent, launching what amounts to a smear campaign of lies and gross misrepresentations against online gaming, and poker players. Adelson has even gone as far as to claim poker is not a game of skill. “Just a bunch of baloney,” he says.
The Invisible Crisis
Read MoreDid you ever stop to think why the United States has more people locked up in prison than any country in the world?
My Super Bowl Betting Propositions
NOLAN DALLA: 2013 NFL SEASON RECORD
108 WINS — 84 LOSSES — 6 PUSHES
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS — 2 WINS 2 LOSSES (+$95)
STARTING BANKROLL: $10,000.
CURRENT BANKROLL: $16,057.
NET GAIN: + $6,057.
BEST BETS: 21–20–2
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