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30 suspects were arrested today in New York for their involvement in an alleged illegal online gambling ring, according to officials. One of the most notorious suspects is Joseph Fafone, who is a known associate of the infamous Gambino crime family of New York. Fafone’s association with the online gambling operation involved delivering large sums [...]
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Last week, President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize for his tough talk against nuclear proliferation, conflict in the Middle East and global warming. For those who follow the pre-Nobel chatter (yes, apparently some people do) the win came as quite a shock. And to those who decide on the actual odds (yes, you can [...]
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There are lots of great reasons to go to Las Vegas. It’s sunny and hot, there’s a great casino or two on every block, hotel rooms are cheap and the nightlife rivals that of the biggest cities in the world. But, speaking of nightlife, there’s also a few reasons you might reconsider visiting the city [...]
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Not since Elizabeth Berkley schemed and skanked her way through the movie Showgirls, has there been a Las Vegas cabaret dancer with the rising fame of Holly Madison. The former Playboy magazine model and #1(ish) girlfriend of Hugh Hefner, Ms. Madison got her first taste of mainstream fame as a star of the hit reality [...]
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Lots of people have become very famous by starring in popular reality shows: Richard Hatch from Survivor, all those Kardashian sisters from their self-named show, Heidi & Spencer from The Hills, Rob & Amber from every single reality show on TV, even Paris Hilton from The Simple Life (with an assist to her self-shot, night-vision [...]
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When the Borgata casino in Atlantic City recently hosted a women-only poker tournament, things didn’t quite turn out the way the casino planned. A man defied tradition, if not the law, and entered the tournament as the only man in the 270 player field. And as if that wasn’t bad enough, he won. The party-pooper’s [...]
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Come Sunday evening you’re going to have a difficult choice when deciding on your evening entertainment. Either you can play some games here at Silver Oak or you can watch the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards. Of, if you’re good at multi-tasking, you could do both. Maybe play the Hollywood-themed online slot Big Shot while watching [...]
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She first got attention in the gambling world (and everywhere else) for her hit song “Poker Face”. Now, the pop songstress has showed up in the gaming press for another reason, and it’s one that she can’t be nearly as happy about. Due to the single unfortunate image of Lady GaGa taken from video of [...]
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Over the last few weeks we’ve been covering some big news in online gambling law. Not only is Barney Frank trying to legalize online gambling outright on a national level, but there have also been several court cases and state governments that have been toying with the idea of liberalizing their internet gambling laws. And [...]
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Odds are, you’ve probably never actually been a WW2 fighter pilot. If you were, then congratulations for surviving it; from all reports it was a highly risky occupation. If not, then playing Tally Ho is the closest you can come to the experience while playing a slot machine at an online casino. Okay, so maybe [...]
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For sale: Sequined glove. Not sure where the other one is. Cost: $48,000. Next time you’re in Las Vegas, you can take a break from the video poker machines and Blackjack in the casino and take a peek at the only $48,000 glove you’re likely to ever see. People say the best career move a [...]
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With his 1995 film Casino, director Martin Scorsese made one of the most famous movies in history about Las Vegas and the world of casinos and gambling. And now he’s returning to similar territory with a new HBO series called “Boardwalk Empire”. This time he’ll look at the early days of Atlantic City back when [...]
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