Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 8, 2013 in Blog, General Poker |

If Nevada’s leap into the abyss during the summer of 2011 as the first state to legalize online poker was the first domino to fall, New Jersey’s apparent decision to do the same thing yesterday should set off a tumbling progression of activity in states to follow which will eventually make American online poker a reality.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 7, 2013 in Blog, Las Vegas, Rants and Raves |

Your eyes are not deceiving you. The sign above is real.
Question — Who would pay $36,190 for a mattress?
That’s right.
Thirty-six grand…..for a bed!
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 6, 2013 in Blog, Music and Concert Reviews |

The great Axl Rose and I have many things in common.
Consider the following: We both turn 51 today.
Image that.
Fifty-one years old — which means we’ve each been alive for more than half a century.
On the bright side, I’m just “8” in dog years.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 5, 2013 in Blog, Essays, Movie Reviews |

I was raised in the Roman Catholic Church.
To this day, most of my family are practicing Catholics. I attended Catholic School (Holy Trinity in the Oak Lawn section of Dallas) — the same school run by the priest who gave President Kennedy last rights. I attended mass regularly (strong emphasis on the past tense). I was a member of the Knights of Columbus. I once played on the church soccer team, which was called the “Crusaders” (seriously). My Godfather graduated from the University of Notre Dame. That’s as Catholic as it gets.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 3, 2013 in Blog, Sports Betting |

NOLAN DALLA: 2012 FINAL NFL SEASON RECORD
98 WINS – 87 LOSSES – 6 PUSHES —– (+ 34.6 units / 1 unit = $100)
STARTING BANKROLL: $10,000.
ENDING BANKROLL: $13,460. —– (+$3,460)
BEST BETS OF THE WEEK: 14-7-0
Here’s a final summation of this past NFL season:
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 3, 2013 in Blog, Sports Betting |

NOLAN DALLA: 2012 POSTED NFL SEASON RECORD
94 WINS – 87 LOSSES – 6 PUSHES —– (+ 22.6 units / 1 unit = $100)
STARTING BANKROLL: $10,000.
CURRENT BANKROLL: $12,260. —– (+$2,260)
BEST BETS OF THE WEEK: 13-7-0
Comments: Despite the hype, this is my least favorite week of the NFL season. Betting is reduced to a single game. Give me any week of the regular season when there are a dozen or so games to chose from and a multitude of options. That said, the Super Bowl does provide some interesting opportunities for proposition bettors. That’s where the real money is to be made. I have four recommendations for this game.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 3, 2013 in Blog, Movie Reviews |

It took only 75 years for Dustin Hoffman to direct his first movie.
That he chose a film project way outside of Hollywood comprised of an entirely foreign cast (for an American actor and director) comes as a further surprise.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 2, 2013 in Blog, Movie Reviews |

Following two colossally disappointing movie-going experiences (The Master and Silver Linings Playbook), my wife and I decided to play it very safe.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 1, 2013 in Blog, Sports Betting |

Who is the person most responsible for making the National Football League into the world’s richest and most successful sporting entity?
Try this one on for size.
Karl Marx.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jan 31, 2013 in Blog, Music and Concert Reviews |

The Star Spangled Banner deserves to be sung, not faked.
Lip syncing the National Anthem is grossly disrespectful. It’s fraudulent. It’s a mockery. Any performer who refuses to actually sing the anthem live should be debunked and the invitation should be withdrawn.
Unfortunately, lip syncing has become increasingly common at big events. Even more baffling, some people even find faking the anthem to be acceptable.
I strongly disagree.
Our National Anthem deserves better.
At the very least, The Star Spangled Banner deserves to be honored with authenticity.
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