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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 5, 2015 in Blog, Sports Betting | 4 comments

Sports Betting Before the Internet

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The Internet changed everything — including sports betting. Let’s take a look back at “the bad old days” when sports handicapping was like the wild west.

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Oct 3, 2015 in Blog, General Poker | 2 comments

Current State and Future Prospects for the Casino Gambling Industry (or “What I Learned at G2E 2015)

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With Greg Carlin, CEO of Rush Street Gaming at G2E 2015

This past week, I attended the 2015 Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in Las Vegas. This was my eighth time to attend what is the world’s largest annual casino and gambling conference. I’ve had the honor of speaking and appearing on two panel discussions in past years. However, this time I attended solely as a media representative with the intent to report on much of what I learned, and speculate on the direction this sector is headed. The opinions expressed here are entirely my own and do not reflect any of my past or present employers or associates.

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Oct 14, 2014 in Blog, Las Vegas | 4 comments

Is the New SLS Las Vegas Already in Trouble?

Could the new SLS Las Vegas be the latest casino flop, a la Atlantic City’s Revel?

Only weeks after a garish and glittery opening over Labor Day weekend — which attracted plenty of Hollywood celebrities, at least one big-time rock star, and rave reviews from the fawning local and gambling press desperate to put a positive spin on languishing hopes for the long-awaited transformation at the northern end of The Strip — SLS Las Vegas appears to be in serious trouble. Already.

The problem: No one’s going there.

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Jul 25, 2014 in Blog, Book Reviews, General Poker, Las Vegas, World Series of Poker | 5 comments

Book Review — Blood Aces: The Wild Ride of Benny Binion, the Texas Gangster who Created Vegas Poker

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Blood Aces: The Wild Ride of Benny Binion, the Texas Gangster who Created Vegas Poker doesn’t necessarily cover much new territory, especially to those who already know of Binion’s shady past. It simply tells the story far better and in much greater detail than any other available source.

Posted by Nolan Dalla on May 20, 2014 in Blog, Book Reviews, Video 1, World Series of Poker | 26 comments

The Nine Lives of Herbert “The Cat” Noble

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Herbert Noble somehow managed to defy the odds and survived. He withstood no less than eight assassination attempts on his life. But Number 9 was the end. Here’s the story of “the Cat.”