Posted by Nolan Dalla on Aug 6, 2013 in Blog, Las Vegas |
One thing I’ve noticed about how things have changed here in Las Vegas during the past year of the COVID pandemic is the obvious decline in panhandling, especially at busy traffic intersections.
Before masks and protocols, street beggars could be seen everywhere. Some street corners had panhandlers working in teams on both sides of the street. Putting up at a red light subjected drivers to a parade of sad-looking souls. In some cases, the needs were legitimate. In others, the beggars were scammers.
If and when life gets back to “normal,” will panhandling return, and when it does, do you think it helps to give them money?
That question is the basis of today’s column, updated from a previous article that I posted years ago.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Aug 5, 2013 in Blog, Las Vegas, Rants and Raves, Restaurant Reviews |
We dined at a PF Chang’s once before, about ten years ago. We vaguely recalled an average experience. But since ten long years had passed, we were willing to give the popular restaurant chain another try. A parking lot full of mini-vans can’t be that wrong, can it?
Well…
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Aug 2, 2013 in Blog, Book Reviews, Facing the Firing Squad |
Tony Holden
British author Anthony Holden has long been one of my very favorite dining and drinking companions — particularly when we agree to partake in a liquid diet.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Aug 1, 2013 in Blog, Book Reviews, General Poker |
If there’s any doubt religion isn’t quite what it used to be, take a look at the dustbin that masquerades as the “book section” at the local Dollar Store, here in Las Vegas.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jul 31, 2013 in Blog, Personal |
Perhaps there’s something inspirational about this beautiful moment in time — hopefully memorialized here in print — which might foster more of the same. Yes, much more of the same. We so desperately need that.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jul 31, 2013 in Blog, General Poker |
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“Poker Night in America” Television Series Announces Open Casting Call for Players at Turning Stone Casino, New York — August 9-12, 2013
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jul 29, 2013 in Blog, General Poker, Las Vegas |
I’d be remiss were I not to address a few questions and try to provide closure to the manifestation of frustration known at the Great Venetian Poker Boycott of 2013.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jul 27, 2013 in Blog, Personal, World Series of Poker |
When it comes to poker, I receive far too much credit.
I’m lucky because I often get to stand in front of the camera, or very close to it. I get to sign my name to things I write. I get to enjoy an occasional bow in front of the crowd.
Truth is, gargantuan events like the World Series of Poker really run on the backs of a lot of people you never hear about, and rarely see. But were they not to exist, then operating something as extraordinary as the world’s richest sporting event simply wouldn’t be possible.
I’d like to tell you about an exceptional man I have come to know as both a trusted colleague and a dear friend. His name is Alan Fowler.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jul 26, 2013 in Blog, Facing the Firing Squad, General Poker, World Series of Poker |
Kara Scott is best known to many as the stunning face and radiant smile on ESPN’s World Series of Poker coverage.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jul 25, 2013 in Blog, General Poker, Personal, World Series of Poker |
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Nolan Dalla to Join Rush Street Productions as Creative Director for New Television Show Called “Poker Night in America”
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