by | Aug 20, 2018

The greed of Sin City may have finally caught up to it. Recent financial reports out of Las Vegas from the two heavyweights — Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts International — show declining revenues and stormy projections. Metrics are bad…

by | Aug 20, 2018

Sin City may not be on its death-bed. But it’s enduring a puny spell, according to our Johnny Kampis this morning. It shouldn’t surprise anyone that Las Vegas is having its troubles, what with Americanos being able to gamble just…

by | Jul 9, 2018

Las Vegas Some of the initial Raiders fervor has died down. A Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino gift shop that last summer sold more gear for the future NFL team than the city’s current NHL team, the Golden Knights, says…

by | Jun 28, 2018

Whether you’re in Las Vegas this summer or any other location with multiple poker rooms — think the Los Angeles area, Biloxi, Atlantic City, etc. — Bravo Poker Live is one of those apps you definitely don’t want to leave…

by | Jun 12, 2018

Sure, we all know to watch the lovely sways of the Bellagio fountains or see the “eruption” of the Mirage volcano before capping the night at the Fremont Street Experience downtown. But in addition to these well-known tourist spots in…

by | Jun 1, 2018

My wife and I spent Memorial Week in Las Vegas. That’s right. Sin City, though I don’t suppose Las Vegas city fathers and mothers much like this old designation. They’ve tried to make the place more “family friendly.” This by…

by | May 24, 2018

That time of year is nearly upon us when the masses (of the poker-playing variety) descend on Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker. The cash games and smaller tournaments kick off at the Rio on Tuesday, while other…

by | Feb 23, 2018

People-watching at McCarron International Airport in Las Vegas can be a fascinating exercise. Those who just touched down on the tarmac have a certain bright-eyed optimism before they depart into Sin City, while most of those heading to the departing…

by | Feb 1, 2018

Washington President Donald Trump and casino mogul Steve Wynn have been bitter competitors who have bad-mouthed each other, sued each other and poached each other’s top employees in a decades-long faceoff as they jostled to be top dog in the…

by | Jan 11, 2018

Welcome to my new column for The American Spectator examining poker and gambling both from the regulatory and recreational angles. I have been involved in the poker industry for more than a decade as a player and writer, becoming hooked on…

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