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For the last six weeks, the World Series of Poker has been holding its 2024 WSOP Online series for US players. The series was made up of 33 bracelets events held for the Michigan-Nevada-New Jersey axis and four additional bracelet events for players located in Pennsylvania. Since September 29, players in these states have been battling it out for WSOP gold from the comfort of their own homes and — if previous online series are anything to go by — public bathrooms and local parking lots as well. WSOP Online Bracelet Winners Maria Konnikova. The list of eventual bracelet winners…
Watch Chris Billam-Smith take on Gilberto Ramirez in a unification of the WBO and WBA cruiserweight world titles on Saturday, live on Sky Sports Mix from 5pm; Ramirez has recorded 46 victories while Billam-Smith has 20 and defends his belt for a third time Source link
Posted on: November 15, 2024, 10:56h. Last updated on: November 15, 2024, 11:18h. The grassroots coalition of Atlantic City casino workers fighting for clean indoor air has another powerful ally. A woman at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City smokes a cigarette while playing a slot machine. A leader in the New Jersey Republican Party is joining the effort to extinguish indoor casino smoking. (Image: AP) Legislative discussions about casino smoking inside the nine Atlantic City resorts have lingered in the Trenton capital for years. Previous legislative sessions have garnered enough support in both chambers of the New…
The highly anticipated $1.1 billion hotel and casino project in Manila’s Entertainment City by Suntrust Resort Holdings, a subsidiary of LET Group, has been pushed back to the fourth quarter of 2025. Initially targeting a late 2024 debut, the project had already been rescheduled for 2025, but the company’s latest quarterly report provides a more specific timeline, suggesting additional delays for the precinct’s fifth integrated resort. According to Suntrust’s filing for the third quarter of 2024, cited by Inside Asian Gaming, significant progress has been made on the structural and façade work for the main hotel and casino complex, with…
Last weekend, the poker world learned that Lori Geer Smith (March 12, 1959 – November 7, 2024) passed away from cancer at her home in Chico, Texas. Lupe Soto, founder of the Women in Poker Hall of Fame, shared the news on the Ladies International Poker Series (LIPS) page: “Heaven has gained an angel… Lori Geer Smith who is a friend to so many of our poker sisterhood has passed and we’ll miss her deeply. Our hearts are hurting but none more than her sweet family. Our prayers and love are with them all. Fly high Lori… seat open.” Smith…
Alabama has the sixth-best recruiting class in the country, a respectable position that nearly every program in the country would scratch and claw for.It would also be Alabama’s lowest finish since the 2018 recruiting class as the Crimson Tide are regularly winning the recruiting championship or pretty darn close.The Crimson Tide have one of the best recruiting classes in the country led by five-star quarterback Keelon Russell, who could be as good as any quarterback that has come through Tuscaloosa. The Duncanville, Texas, standout has thrown 40 touchdowns and no interceptions this season and could wind up as the top-ranked…
Posted on: November 15, 2024, 10:21h. Last updated on: November 15, 2024, 10:32h. An environmental impact study regarding Las Vegas Sands’ proposal to build a casino hotel at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, NY could soon be released. The Nassau Coliseum. An environmental review of Las Vegas Sands’ proposed casino hotel there was approved by a legislative committee. (Image: Newsday) On Wednesday, the Nassau County Legislative Rules Committee unanimously voted to release the environmental impact study, setting the stage for the public to review it. That move also paves the way for the full legislature to vote on the…
As tension mounts, over 700 hospitality workers at Virgin Las Vegas have commenced an open-ended strike. This significant labor action, marking the second strike this year, comes as negotiations with Virgin Hotels falter over the terms of a new multi-year agreement. The strike began early Friday morning, with union members calling for fair wages and contract terms. Strike ignites amid contract stalemate: Last Thursday night, on November 7th, talks between Virgin Hotels and the Culinary Union Local 226 reached a deadlock, prompting the union to set a strike deadline for 5 a.m. the following Friday. This strategic move aimed to pressure Virgin management ahead of the anticipated Las…
In the 865th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by the free-to-play WSOP App, Chad Holloway, Kyna England, and Mike Holtz are at Level 9 Studio to talk about Ethan “Rampage” Yau admittedly getting scammed again! Find out what happened and what Rampage says he’s going to do about it. They also wrap up the 2024 PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) including Jason Koon & Caitlin Comeskey becoming PokerStars US Ambassadors, Jeff Madsen making a deep run in the Main Event before suffering a bad beat, and Nick Marchington emerging victorious after a single cooler hand during…
Feb 11, 2024; Paradise, Nevada, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) throws a pass against the Kansas City Chiefs in the second half in Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium. credits: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports If you’re really cool, you get to call San Francisco’s football team the Niners.It’s these privileged bandwagoners who made reservations for New Orleans in February, believing their guys will run the table when the time comes.That leaves us uncool folks to concoct nine reasons this isn’t going to happen.1. They’re 5-4.Sorry to lead off here with Shohei Ohtani, but saying a 5-4…