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Corey Levitan
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Chess Champ Cashes In Checks for Poker Chips
Magnus Carlsen refuses to play in next year’s world chess championship and will voluntarily surrender the title he’s held since winning it in 2013 at age 22. His rating of 2882 is the highest ever...
Vegas Mob Museum to Expand
The Mob Museum has apparently made someone an offer they couldn’t refuse. The National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement has purchased a 30,000-foot parcel, just east of its historic building in downtown Vegas,...
Hunter S. Thompson’s Iconic ‘Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas’ Pit Stops Revisited
Hunter S. Thompson would have turned 84 this week. His 1971 novel, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, was a mind-exploding quest for the American Dream set in one of the most unlikely cities to...
US Gamblers Getting Wider, Says Reno Chair Maker
Betting your ass in Las Vegas is now a bigger bet, according to a Reno, Nev., manufacturer of deluxe gaming chairs. Seats for slot machines and gaming tables that once spanned 12 inches across have...
Espen Jorstad Wins His First World Series of Poker Main Event
Norwegian Espen Jorstad won the 53rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Saturday, July 16, marking the first victory for both Jorstad and Norway in poker's most prestigious game. The 34-year-old poker pro,...
Fremont Street Officials Say Beefed-Up Security Successful
The first weekend of the strictest security ever imposed by the Fremont Street Experience (FSE) is being hailed as a triumph by attraction officials and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD). The police reported...
Vegas Strip Will Soon Offer Formula 1 Grand Prix Experience
A permanent Formula 1 experience is expected to open near the Las Vegas Strip as a new tourist attraction sometime in early 2023-- just in time for Vegas' Grand Prix. Plans are still being finalized...
Snoqualmie Casino Begins $400M Expansion
A $400 million expansion has begun at Washington State’s Snoqualmie Casino. The gaming location is just 30 miles away from Seattle. The two-year project is expected to bring 1.2 million square feet of renovations. This...
Chris Moneymaker Bets on Kentucky Poker Room
Former world poker champ Chris Moneymaker is planning to open a poker room in Kentucky sometime in August, according to a report in PokerNews. The 2003 WSOP Main Event winner considered launching Moneymaker’s in Texas,...
Hard Rock Ottawa Fined $172k For Violating Ontario Gaming Law
Hard Rock Ottawa has been fined more than $172k for 36 alleged violations of Ontario gaming law. The violations were flagged during a recent audit of its Rideau Carleton Casino by the Alcohol and Gaming...
