Trip Report — In Search of Black Tail (Part 2)

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Aug 2, 2012 in Blog, General Poker, Personal | 0 comments

In South Florida — “Michelle Bernstein’s,” located in Palm Beach.

Part 2 of a 5-part series on visiting Florida, Philadelphia, and later Atlantic City.

Bucharest 1989

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Aug 1, 2012 in Blog, Personal, Travel | 1 comment

This photo was taken in December 1989, just after the Romanian Revolution. I’m standing In front of the unfinished Casa Republicii (House of the Republic) in Central Bucharest a short time after the fall of Nicolae Ceausescu. Casa Republicii, then under construction, was to be the new government center for the Romanian Communist Party. Ceausescu oversaw its construction personally, which essentially bankrupted the nation. It still stands as the world’s largest office building. But he never saw it completed. He was shot by a firing squad on Christmas Day in 1989.

Trip Report — Confessions of a Twisted Mind (Part 1)

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Aug 1, 2012 in General Poker, Personal, Travel | 0 comments

This is the first of a five-part trip report to Florida, Philadelphia, then Atlantic City.

A Statement by Nolan Dalla on the Settlement Agreement on Pokerstars’ Acquisition of Full Tilt Poker

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jul 31, 2012 in Blog, General Poker | 2 comments

“Full Tilt Poker’s actions during both the pre- and post-Black Friday period, represented an unprecedented level of irresponsibility and a grotesque violation of trust. The damage these industry outcasts have done to players, public confidence, and the game overall lingers and will not be forgotten nor forgiven until the principals have provided explanation, apology, and restitution.”

When Masterbation Becomes an Olympic Sport

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jul 31, 2012 in Blog, Rants and Raves | 7 comments

Passing through a crowded casino this weekend, I couldn’t help but notice hundreds of people – primarily men – crowded around several television screens at one of the bars. You saw the photo, you read the headline — so you can easily see where this is headed.

Hitting Life’s Reset Button

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jul 30, 2012 in Blog, Personal | 0 comments

If you could go back and live your life all over again, would you? Most of us would probably answer – it depends.

Hell on Earth: The MGM Grand (Las Vegas)

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jul 29, 2012 in Las Vegas, Sports Betting | 0 comments

MGM Grand exterior hero shot

In the late 1960s, Howard Hughes’ ushered in a new era — the corporate-ownership of casinos. The Mafia gradually moved out and the bean counters moved in. What a terrible trade-off it turned out to be.

Restaurant Review: The Flame Steakhouse (El Cortez Las Vegas)

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jul 28, 2012 in Blog, Las Vegas, Restaurant Reviews | 1 comment

Update: The Flame Steakhouse closed its doors for the final time in 2014. The replacement restaurant at the El Cortez is not recommended.

Nolan Dalla Rants: Do Not Tread On Me

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jul 27, 2012 in Las Vegas, Personal, Rants and Raves | 3 comments

After nearly getting flattened, splashed, covered with discarded bags of garbage, hit by beer cans, spit on, and cursed at over the course of many months, I finally said “fuck it” and sold off my bike.