Posted by Nolan Dalla on Apr 4, 2013 in Blog, Las Vegas, Music and Concert Reviews, Travel |

Las Vegas is not known for the arts.
The closest one comes here to a world-class symphony orchestra or a Tony Award-winning musical is a time clock-punching seventy-five-minute show at one of the major casinos on the Vegas Strip. Even though the greater Las Vegas valley is home to more than a million residents, a bona fide home for cultural events and the arts did not exist — until now.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Apr 2, 2013 in Blog, Personal |

In central Bucharest, just a few days before the Romanian Revolution
This is the final article on the Romanian Revolution series, which focused on events leading up to Ceausescu’s downfall and the things I witnessed.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Apr 1, 2013 in Blog, Personal, Politics |

Part 4 of a multi-part series on the 1989 Romanian Revolution in Bucharest and the aftermath, including my experiences.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 31, 2013 in Blog, Personal |
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Part 3 of a multi-part series on the 1989 Romanian Revolution in Bucharest and the aftermath, including my experiences.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 29, 2013 in Blog, Personal, Politics |

Part 2 of a multi-part series on the 1989 Romanian Revolution in Bucharest and the aftermath, including my experiences.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 27, 2013 in Blog, Personal, Politics, Travel |

Part 1 of a multi-part series on the 1989 Romanian Revolution in Bucharest and aftermath, including my experiences.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 26, 2013 in Blog, General Poker, Las Vegas |

The mainstream media often get things notoriously wrong.
Consider the case of Mark Twain’s “death” being erroneously reported in the (now-defunct) New York Journal daily newspaper in 1897, eliciting his famous quote in response, “the report of my death was an exaggeration.”
It seems mainstream media haven’t learned much over the last 116 years. In recent months, major media have reported poker’s popularity is declining.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 25, 2013 in Blog, Las Vegas, Restaurant Reviews |

The best Italian restaurant in Las Vegas is…
….Olive Garden.
According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal and the annual “Readers Choice Awards” released yesterday, Olive Garden was voted as the “Best Italian Restaurant” in Las Vegas.” This appeared in the 2013 edition of the “Best of Las Vegas” section.
Excuse me for a moment.
Bwwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 23, 2013 in Blog, Sports Betting |

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Note: This is a continuation of PART 1 and PART 2, which can be read here.
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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 22, 2013 in Blog, General Poker |

Peter Falcone, one of many aliases
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This is a continuation of PART 1, which can be read here.
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