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Posted by on Dec 9, 2013 in Blog, Music and Concert Reviews | 2 comments

Andrea Bocelli’s Heavenly Performance at the Hellhole Called the MGM

 

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Andrea Bocelli has taken his rightful place as the world’s most popular tenor.

It’s too bad he chooses to play in a venue that has all the charm of a giant slaughterhouse.

More on the MGM Grand, a junction of chaos and confusion towards the end of this review.

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Posted by on Oct 7, 2013 in Blog, General Poker, Las Vegas | 0 comments

Archie Karas: The Man Who Nearly Broke the Bank at Binion’s Horseshoe

 

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Archie Karas poses at a craps table at Binion’s Horseshoe, circa 1995, during the greatest run in gambling history. (Photo courtesy of Sexton’s Corner)

 

If the legendary man who nearly “broke the bank at Monte Carlo” has a modern-day reincarnate, he is most certainly Archie Karas.

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Posted by on Sep 29, 2013 in Blog, General Poker, Las Vegas | 13 comments

Closing Down Poker Rooms: What Happens When Bean Counters Run Casinos

 

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You’re looking at what used to be the poker room at the M Casino in Las Vegas.

Take a closer look.  This photo wasn’t taken at 3 am.  More like 3 pm during the weekend — prime time in the casino business.

Notice anything missing?  How about people?  There are none!

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