Yale Poker Champion With $10 Million Shows Men How to Play Game
Vanessa Selbst spent part of her opening day at the World Series of Poker’s main event fighting for social justice which, along with an aggressive playing style, has come to define her career. “First break: constant flow of men in…
Scarlet Pearl casino groundbreaking set July 15
D’IBERVILLE, Miss. (AP) – Officials will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for D’Iberville’s first casino on July 15. Construction will start on the Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort after owners persuaded banks to loan the more than $250 million needed to build…
Caesars Entertainment's Latest Disaster Unfolding Before Our Eyes
It seems to be one misstep after another for Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ: CZR ) and Caesars Acquisition Company (NASDAQ: CACQ ) , which can’t seem to recover from massive losses and over $20 billion of debt. The most recent debacle…
Caesars says it would consider selling Atlantic City Showboat to another property
Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – The parent company of the Showboat Casino Hotel said Tuesday it would consider selling the property to another casino operator if it made a reasonable offer and could be licensed. The company has…
How Poker’s Newest Champ Is Alienating His Peers
By James McManus, Bloomberg View Is Daniel Colman, poker’s new heavyweight champion, an adolescent narcissist, happy to take people’s money on the felt but unwilling to help improve poker’s image as a game of skill or a vehicle for philanthropy?…
Adjusting to New Market Realities
By Ken Adams On June 1st, Harrah’s Casino Tunica closed its doors for good. Harrah’s shocked the Mississippi Gaming Commission and many others with the announcement it would close its Harrah’s Tunica. The company said there are too many casinos…
China Gambling Frenzy in Overdrive During World Cup
By Adam Minter, Bloomberg View Pity the parents of Xiao Cai, a young woman from Wuxi, China, who lost the equivalent of $161 betting on World Cup matches. When her folks refused to cover the losses, she fled to Shanghai…
Poker Jargon Makes Reading Dictionaries Useless
C. Thompson, Bloomberg James McManus is a big deal in the poker world. He wrote “Positively Fifth Street,” a book about the murder of a casino executive and the 2000 World Series of Poker, and “Cowboys Full: The Full Story…
Macau Allure Threatened as Chinese Travel Farther, Pansy Ho Says
Vinicy Chan, Bloomberg Macau is facing threats to its growth from China’s slowing economy and greater foreign competition, escalating the need for the world’s largest gambling hub to diversify from its casino gaming roots. “I’d say the slowdown in the…
Caesers to spend $223 million to re-brand Quad as Linq Hotel.
Rooms at the Linq will have a new look as Caesars Entertainment transitions from the Quad Resort & Casino. The company is spending $223 million on the project. (Photo courtesy of Caesars Entertainment) By RICHARD N. VELOTTA LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL…