Archive | Las Vegas

27 February 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Birthday Vegas Trip: Poker Tournaments, Cabbies, & Dealers

After a 2 month delay, my birthday Vegas trip is finally underway, as M ditches work early (1:00 pm) and I take off to meet him at 2–how convenient when the boss’s baby keeps him up all night! Looks like luck is on our side before we even hit the road… until we hit a [...]

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24 February 2010 ~ 1 Comment

Las Vegas Implosions on Video: Demolition of Classic Casinos

It’s said that Vegas is a place that hates to dwell on its history and nowhere is that more evident than on the Strip. Hotels that would be considered historic in other cities are imploded faster than it takes you to say “Sinatra” to make room for the latest megaresorts. And in true Las Vegas [...]

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20 March 2008 ~ 1 Comment

Las Vegas Casino Security Expert Steve Forte Arrested For Cheating

From Dr Pauly:
Most never reach the level of poker where the cream of the crop cheaters…cheat. The really good sleigh of hand people aren’t interested in the pocket change being pushed across a kitchen table. Move up a few levels and the card table may be in a well known card room’s private salon and [...]

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31 December 2007 ~ 0 Comments

Suncoast Hotel and Casino Review

From Dr. Pauly:
Located high above the Las Vegas Valley in the shadows of the Red Rock Mountains the Suncoast Hotel and Casino is another example of a plush local resort finding favor with the tourist crowd. Las Vegas visitors wanting an alternative to the hustle of the strip can head to the west side Suncoast [...]

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20 December 2007 ~ 0 Comments

The Reason Why Ocean’s 13 Has an Asian-Themed Casino

From lucky donut:
This clip is from the DVD movie extras for Ocean’s 13. As producer Jerry Weintraub is walking us around the casino set, he explains why the inside of The Bank casino looks the way it does.
“It’s Asian-themed because there is no casino that we know of in Las Vegas that’s Asian so [...]

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