Archive for the ‘Events’ Category

Cox Pavilion

Posted by Nicolae on June 29th, 2008 under Events, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Sports
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The Cox Pavillion is a 2,472-seat indoor arena built in 2001 on the canpus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. It is used for small events and its main tenants are the UNLV’s women’s basketball and volleyball programs.

Poker Stars operates a poker room in Macau

Posted by Nicolae on May 25th, 2008 under Asia, Business, Casinos, Events, Gambling industry, Investments, Macau, Poker
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Poker Stars started a new experience, beginning to operate a poker room in Cotai Strip (Dubbed PokerStars Macau), at Grand Waldo Hotel and Casino (25 tables, 250 players, cash games and tournaments).
The poker room was launched this week with a No-Limit Texas Hold’em Charity Poker tournament, for the victims of [...]

Casino dealers protest

Posted by Nicolae on May 18th, 2008 under Business, Casinos, Celebrities, Companies, Events, Gambling industry, Investments, Legislation, United States
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A new MGM Grand casino will open at Foxwoods this weekend. The festivities will be overshadowed by the United Auto Workers that will protest against unfair tipping policy and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe’s refusal to bargain, trying to negotiate a union contract.
A new way the tips are distributed among dealers is [...]

Legal online gambling in America

Posted by Nicolae on May 12th, 2008 under Business, Casinos, Companies, Events, Gambling industry, Legislation, Online Gambling, UIGEA, United States
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During July 29-30, 2008, will take place the conference Next Generation in Gambling (NGG) (Exploring multi-channel delivery of games to customers while complying with federal and state laws in Canada, United States and Latin America).
The event will target the casino, racing, and lottery companies working in North American jurisdictions, focusing to [...]