January 23, 2012 |
Fred |
Vegas News |
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Vegas Near the Top for Shoppers
By Steve Green
Read more from Steve and others at www.lasvegassun.com
Las Vegas is ranked No. 4 in a new list of the nation’s “Best Cities For Bargain Shopping.”
The list, published by Forbes on Friday, says Las Vegas is among the “top 10 cities for
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January 23, 2012 |
Fred |
Whats Happening |
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New York Times Reports Intrastate Gaming Profits May Not Be Large Enough To Solve Problems
By Earl Burton
Earl writes for the super poker website www.pokernewsdaily.com
The New York Times is reporting that some states, while willing to open the doors for online gaming and poker within their bor
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January 23, 2012 |
Fred |
Poker |
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Pros Bring Case Against Ultimate Bet
By: Phil
Articles like this and more poker news can be found at www.pokernewsreport.com
A trio of well-known poker pros are among the eight players bringing a civil case against Excapsa Software – the previous owners of poker room Ultimate Bet.
Canadi
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January 23, 2012 |
Fred |
Entertainment |
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Movie review: 'Underworld Awakening'
Kate Beckinsale is back in fighting and spandex form in the vampire-werewolves series.
Kate Beckinsale stars in the fourth film in the long-running franchise.
By Glenn Whipp, Special to the Los Angeles Times
"Underworld Awakening" begins with a tidy, thre
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January 23, 2012 |
Fred |
Column of Week |
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Op-Ed Columnist - NY Times
Guilty Until Proved Innocent
By JOE NOCERA
Catch the follow up to this column at www.nytimes.com
In America, a person is presumed innocent until proved guilty. Unless, that is, he plays college sports.
When the N.C.A.A. investigates an athlete for breaking its
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January 23, 2012 |
Fred |
MMA / Boxing |
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Miller Choke Finishes Reeling Guillard at UFC on FX 1
By Brian Knapp
Read more great mma news at the superb mma website www.sherdog.com
Jim Miller followed the blueprint against Melvin Guillard, and it was successful.
Miller submitted the gifted but enigmatic New Orleans native with a firs
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January 23, 2012 |
Fred |
Sports Betting |
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Lambeau leaps were for pro football's New York Giants
by Micah Roberts
Micah can be found in the excellent gaming publication www.gamingtoday.com
The entire landscape of the NFL postseason changed when the Packers lost 37-20 to the Giants.
Green Bay was supposed to be the "it" team after g
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January 23, 2012 |
Fred |
Random Ramblings |
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...The family of Joe Paterno announced Sunday morning that the legendary Penn State football coach passed away - no doubt in part from a broken heart. There is no doubt that Paterno totally mishandled the Sandusky scandal and he has certainly paid for that poor judgement. And, as has often been
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January 16, 2012 |
Fred |
MMA / Boxing |
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Featherweight Champion Aldo Brilliant in UFC 142 Triumph
By Brian Knapp
Brian writes for the great mma website www.sherdog.com
Jose Aldo laid Chad Mendes out at UFC 142.
Jose Aldo, this is your moment.
Aldo (21-1, 3-0 UFC) was utterly brilliant in the UFC 142 main event, as he retained
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January 16, 2012 |
Fred |
Random Ramblings |
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...The Bowl Championship Series title game between Alabama and Louisiana State was the third-lowest rated title game in the 14-year history of the BCS. The ESPN telecast drew a 14 rating. The only BCS games with lower ratings were the 2005 USC-Oklahoma matchup, which got a 13.7, and the 2002 Miami-N
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Vegas Near the Top for Shoppers
By Steve Green
Read more from Steve and others at www.lasvegassun.com
Las Vegas is ranked No. 4 in a new list of the nation’s “Best Cities For Bargain Shopping.”
The list, published by Forbes on Friday, says Las Vegas is among the “top 10 cities for
[ read more ]
New York Times Reports Intrastate Gaming Profits May Not Be Large Enough To Solve Problems
By Earl Burton
Earl writes for the super poker website www.pokernewsdaily.com
The New York Times is reporting that some states, while willing to open the doors for online gaming and poker within their bor
[ read more ]
Pros Bring Case Against Ultimate Bet
By: Phil
Articles like this and more poker news can be found at www.pokernewsreport.com
A trio of well-known poker pros are among the eight players bringing a civil case against Excapsa Software – the previous owners of poker room Ultimate Bet.
Canadi
[ read more ]
Movie review: 'Underworld Awakening'
Kate Beckinsale is back in fighting and spandex form in the vampire-werewolves series.
Kate Beckinsale stars in the fourth film in the long-running franchise.
By Glenn Whipp, Special to the Los Angeles Times
"Underworld Awakening" begins with a tidy, thre
[ read more ]
Op-Ed Columnist - NY Times
Guilty Until Proved Innocent
By JOE NOCERA
Catch the follow up to this column at www.nytimes.com
In America, a person is presumed innocent until proved guilty. Unless, that is, he plays college sports.
When the N.C.A.A. investigates an athlete for breaking its
[ read more ]
Miller Choke Finishes Reeling Guillard at UFC on FX 1
By Brian Knapp
Read more great mma news at the superb mma website www.sherdog.com
Jim Miller followed the blueprint against Melvin Guillard, and it was successful.
Miller submitted the gifted but enigmatic New Orleans native with a firs
[ read more ]
Lambeau leaps were for pro football's New York Giants
by Micah Roberts
Micah can be found in the excellent gaming publication www.gamingtoday.com
The entire landscape of the NFL postseason changed when the Packers lost 37-20 to the Giants.
Green Bay was supposed to be the "it" team after g
[ read more ]
...The family of Joe Paterno announced Sunday morning that the legendary Penn State football coach passed away - no doubt in part from a broken heart. There is no doubt that Paterno totally mishandled the Sandusky scandal and he has certainly paid for that poor judgement. And, as has often been
[ read more ]
Featherweight Champion Aldo Brilliant in UFC 142 Triumph
By Brian Knapp
Brian writes for the great mma website www.sherdog.com
Jose Aldo laid Chad Mendes out at UFC 142.
Jose Aldo, this is your moment.
Aldo (21-1, 3-0 UFC) was utterly brilliant in the UFC 142 main event, as he retained
[ read more ]
...The Bowl Championship Series title game between Alabama and Louisiana State was the third-lowest rated title game in the 14-year history of the BCS. The ESPN telecast drew a 14 rating. The only BCS games with lower ratings were the 2005 USC-Oklahoma matchup, which got a 13.7, and the 2002 Miami-N
[ read more ]
AFC Championship Preview: Ravens at Patriots
By: Steve Bennett - StatFox
Statfox is a paradise for information. Check it out at www.statfox.com
BALTIMORE RAVENS (13-4) at NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (14-3)
AFC Championship
Kickoff: Sunday, 3:00 p.m. EDT
Line: New England -7.5, Total: 50.5
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THE AISLE SEAT - by Mike McGranaghan
"CONTRABAND"
Mark Wahlberg plans some illegal activity. I'll admit it: my eyes rolled during the first half hour of Contraband. The film gets off to a slow start, setting up a premise that I've seen, oh, about six thousand times before. Chris Farraday (Mark W
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US Regulation
Nevada to OK Private Testing of Internet Poker Sites
By Brian Pempus - cardplayer.com
Go to www.cardplayer.com to keep abreast of the latest news on online poker legislation
In the midst of a rapidly changing gaming industry, Nevada regulators are looking for some help to keep
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Priest gets 37-month term in church thefts
by Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Catch all the Vegas news at www.lvrj.com
LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Mercy was not in the cards for a priest who stole and gambled away hundreds of thousands of dollars from a Las Vegas Catholic church.
Hopi
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A Playoff Is Coming
College Football
by Joe Posnanski
Read more of Joe's "curiously long posts" at http://joeposnanski.si.com
So here’s a little peek into how things work in the real world. For a long time, big-time college football fans from all over have been protesting, screaming, compl
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