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Another Gavin Smith Story

Posted by on Jan 11, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, Las Vegas | 3 comments

 

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Drinking with Gavin Smith last night

 

Gavin Smith and I go back many, many years.  More cocktails, laughs, and hangovers than I care to remember.  Let’s just say I knew Gavin before he became infamous.

Last night, we added another chapter to the encyclopedia of stories you wouldn’t believe.

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Ten Years Ago Today: The Closing of Binion’s Horseshoe (Part 1)

Posted by on Jan 9, 2014 in Blog, Las Vegas, Personal | 18 comments

 

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Today is January 9th, 2014.

Ten years ago today, a Las Vegas landmark was forcibly shut down.

Binion’s Horseshoe, the crumbling ruin of a former empire and the final vestige of the Old West that had once transformed dusty Las Vegas into a neon-lit magnet of vice, shuddered its windows and padlocked its doors.  

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Why Must “Coming Out” Be News?

Posted by on Jan 7, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, Politics | 9 comments

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Why is it such a big deal when a celebrity or athlete (excuse the expression) “comes out of the closet?”

Why is this still somehow regarded as newsworthy?  Does the media create these sensations?  Or, are some people needlessly calling attention to themselves?

I think these are fair questions.

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Stopping Terrorism with Beer and Pussy

Posted by on Jan 6, 2014 in Blog, Politics | 6 comments

 

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Any religion that forbids enjoying life is a fucking straight jacket.  I mean, what kind of routine requires that you pray five times a day?  Why doesn’t someone jump up and say,“how come we’re praying more than anyone else on earth, and we’re still the poorest motherfuckers on the planet?”

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