Stardust Implosion
Add comment March 13th, 2007
FBI Shuts Down Site That Provided A Loop Hole For US Poker Players [ed. disregard, this was a hoax]
PokerBandits.ca, which had been publicizing a system for bypassing the Internet Gambling Ban, has been shut down by the US FBI in conjunction with Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada office.
Not that say, going to Google, searching for the site and pulling up Google’s cache of the page will give you the ‘banned’ information or anything…
The bigger picture suggests that enforcement of the Internet Gambling Ban is seeing much more action than originally predicted by the pundits. I’ve heard a few conspiracy theories on the matter that the intended goal is to wipe the Internet gambling slate completely clean, seeing the act repealed, and giving US-based companies the chance to step in on equal footing. While I’m not one to buy into it, it the aggressiveness being shown in enforcement seems a bit out of place when there are far more important issues in the world that should be addressed
Update:
Turns out this was a hoax. Thanks for playing.
Add comment February 12th, 2007
Hooters Hotel & Casino – We Hardly Knew Ya
Apparently, others hardly knew ya as well. In the last 9 months of 2006, the casino lost over $16 million, see its demise in just over 1 year.
I said a year ago that the Hooter’s theme seemed awfully tame for Vegas, and by the numbers, we weren’t alone.
1 comment January 24th, 2007
Vegas on Broadband: RawVegas.tv
Today marks the launch of a RawVegas.tv, an internet tv network devoted to all things vegas.
Up first is Vegas Wars, hosted by Brandon “They made a god damned movie about me don’t you know” Lang, and Chris Jordan. A show we can only describe as an interstellar tout-fest of sports picks that may or may not win.
Update:
I’ve since worked my way through most of the intitial video offerings. Production quality of the site and video segments are high. The content is relevant and well segmented by the feature shows, and most of the hosts have enough charisma and on-screen presence to keep people coming back.
There are couple shows I’ll probably catch on a regular basis, but it would be very nice to have a video podcast download.
Add comment January 19th, 2007
Hawaiian Tropic Zone Expanding to Vegas
The Hawaiian Tropic Zone, with one established location in Times Square, is expanding their ’sexy’ restaurant/bar/entertainment to a new location within the Desert Passage (soon to be Miracle Mile) at the Aladdin (soon to be Planet Hollywood).
(Photo courtesy of Flickr user heikoworld)
Add comment January 18th, 2007
Michael Vick’s Water Bottle
Sources close to us have forwarded images of the now infamous Michael Vick water bong bottle confiscated by security at the Miami International Airport.
The bottle was found to have a compartment that contained “a small amount of dark particulate and a pungent aroma closely associated with marijuana,” the police report said. The compartment was hidden by the bottle’s label so that it appeared to be a full bottle of water when held upright, police said.
Vick entered an airport concourse Wednesday morning with the 20-ounce bottle. His initial reluctance to turn over the bottle aroused suspicion among airport security screeners, a police report said. He eventually handed it over and boarded his flight to Atlanta.
Update:
All kidding aside, we’ve received word that Michael Vick was using the following product marketed as a diversion safe and is available on Amazon.com.
2 comments January 18th, 2007
First the Gambling Ban, then Pinnacle Sports, Now: NETeller
The Gambling Ban’s far reaching effects are continuing to shred the online gambling industry. Now NETeller has announced they have shut down their US operations this morning after the arrest of two of their founders by US authorities. (Tip o’ the hat to GridIronPicks.com)
Local bookies: Welcome back to relevance. I’m not quite sure how an illegal street-level operation managed to get the congressional lobbying power to institute the Internet Gambling Ban, but this Buds for you 
1 comment January 18th, 2007
Monday Night Football: Chicago at Arizona
No brainer tonight. Chicago is outscoring their opponents by 24 points per game. Arizona and defense? They don’t even belong in the same sentence.
Take Chicago -11.5 all the way to the bank.
Add comment October 16th, 2006
MNF: Baltimore at Denver
Good Defenses, a snake that hasn’t found his stride and the rarified air of the Mile High City. The Donkeys will squeak it out 17-14. The line is D-Town -5.5, so take the Ravens with the points.
Kids, when I hit this game tonight, I’ll be 6-0 on the season and will be destined to star in my own movie.
Take it to the bank
Add comment October 9th, 2006
Harrah’s Hits Jackpot with Buyout Offer
Harrah’s received an unsolicited offer today which sent the share price soaring.
From Yahoo News:
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. (NYSE:HET – news), the world’s biggest casino operator, on Monday said it had received a $15 billion buyout offer from private equity firms Apollo Management and Texas Pacific Group. (TPG.UL), sending shares of the whole gaming sector up.
The proposed deal, which would rank as the fifth-largest leveraged buyout on record, signals new interest in the gambling sector for heavily funded private equity groups, which have struck big deals this year in health care, media and technology.
Las Vegas-based Harrah’s — which owns or manages more than 40 casinos, mainly under the Harrah’s, Caesars and Horseshoe brands — gave no indication that it would accept the deal. It said it had formed a special committee of its non-management directors to review the proposal.
Add comment October 2nd, 2006
