The gaming industry has taken a huge toll since news of the COVID-19 pandemic broke out. With non-essential businesses left with no choice but to halt operations, numerous employees were simultaneously forced out of work leaving hundreds of thousands of people in suffering. The trying time for the million dollar industry is now reportedly costing […]
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Vegas Mayor Pushes to Reopen Casinos in Bizarre Interview, Governor Suggests State is Unprepared
A trending topic made headlines as Las Vegas mayor Carolyn Goodman called to reopen casinos in the state amidst the current global COVID-19 situation. In an interview conducted on television network CNN with Anderson Cooper, the appointed Goodman made some reckless and contradictory statements that confused millions of viewers. Anderson Cooper: You’re talking about encouraging […]
Las Vegas Strip Fully Shutdown, Deep Concern for the Workers of a Full Industry
Since the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic was brought to light a couple months ago, the rate of reported cases in the United States have continuously increased, enabling the government to take required action. In the state of Nevada where the Entertainment Capital of the World is situated, a few persons have already tested positive for the […]
Las Vegas: Caesars addresses questions about WSOP; Mayor says business as usual; Casino closes all buffets
Caesars addresses questions regarding WSOP; Detailed measures taken so far Answering a question from PokerNews’ Chad Holloway to Tony Rodio, CEO of Caesars Entertainment, recently issued a memorandum shedding some light on this year’s annual World Series of Poker (WSOP), as well as preventive measures the establishment has adapted so far. In this note, the company […]
Poker players taking wagers on potential WSOP cancellation
To date 85,000 cases of COVID-19 “Coronavirus” have been reported of which almost 3,000 ended deadly and 40,000 have recovered. The situation in Asia is more severe, but the virus also spreads to other parts of the world. Several Asian governments have set travel bans and cancellation of major sporting events and festivals in order […]
6 Reasons to visit Downtown on your next Las Vegas visit
1 – Downtown Las Vegas is where it all began in 1905. It is Fremont Street that connected with the train station where many travellers between Los Angeles and Salt Lake City stopped to blow off some steam. It is where entertainment sprang up at every corner, first however, without any casinos. Gambling was only […]
WSOP 2020: Freezeout Series, Mystery Bounty and $250k HighRoller announced
The ‘Value Menu’ was announced just a short while ago and now the WSOP sent out a new press release about further confirmed events, such as the Freezeout Series, a Mystery Bounty event and a Super High Roller. “New events are always a result of player input and we’re thankful to have received many great […]
Sahara Las Vegas to reopen poker room
Poker rooms have been shutting down and opening up frequently in the fast-paced gambling metropolis Las Vegas. Unfortunately more of the former than the latter. In the wake of Black Friday, twenty-eight poker rooms have shut their doors in Nevada since 2012. In 2018, five have closed in Las Vegas alone. In recent news however […]
Adelson’s Venetian infuriates the poker community with guarantee grab
Sheldon Adelson has a colourful history of angering poker players, most notably with his campaigning for online poker to be quashed in the US. His casino, the Venetian, has now fuelled that fire with its latest tournament offering – Lucky Shot Poker Series. Lucky Shot Poker Series and Drawing With a catchy name and an […]
WSOP 2019 Main Event Day 1B: Adam Owen takes the lead; Numerous Asian pros make it to day 2
The WSOP 2019 Main Event moved on to its second starting flight yesterday, leaving the 375 lost souls from day 1A in its wake. With the second of three day 1’s playing out, the Rio was full of players hoping to follow the 960 survivors from the day before. The field size for day 1A […]