As promised, here’s information about the latest Author Event sponsored by UNLV Libraries and the Center for Gaming Research. Steve Friess, who you might know as one of the most famous Vegas podcasters around, will be speaking at UNLV November 8. From the CGR website: WHAT: Steve Friess, author of GAY VEGAS, will speak, answer […]
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life in vegas, what's newI was going to write a lengthy post about the proliferation of public art in my neighborhood, but I’ll save that for another day, when I have the pictures to prove my point. I’ve also got a major announcement about an author event at the Center for Gaming Research, but I’m doing that later. I
I just am linking to this because I like the headline…and I want to make a point about American casino evolution. Along the way I’ll go off on a tangent that no one will find comprehensible. From the Des Moines Register: The Wild Rose Casino of Emmetsburg has never been a genuine riverboat, and state
If you like to read and also like poker, Tim Peters, who writes for Card Player (among other venues), has a great site here: The literature of poker… Tim has links to his articles, his reviews of several books, and a blog that details his adventures–and commentary on–the world of poker. Best of all, he’s
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gambling & cultureIf you love John Ascuaga’s Nugget so much that you want to bring it home with you, you are in luck. You no longer have to worry about getting busted smuggling towels or pilfering soaps from you room–you can now buy genuine casino hotel furniture for a fraction of its true worth. From the RGJ:
Great news for Atlantic City: it seems that City Center East–a Strip-style condo/casino/retail development–is one step closer to happening. From the AC Press: No longer content with building a mere casino, gaming giant MGM Mirage Inc. plans to develop a mini-city of gambling, hotel towers and luxury condominiums that would dramatically redefine the Atlantic City
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atlantic cityA university study says the Vegas music scene is lame–it must be true! From the LVRJ: A recent study contrasting the music scenes of the top 50 markets in the United States finds some mixed results for this city. Done by the University of Chicago, the report, “Chicago Music City,” shows that Vegas still is
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life in vegasI was looking at a brochure for the Las Vegas Marathon when I noticed something: even though we’re not running under the Fremont Street Experience this year, part of the course takes us through East Freemont. Yeah, that’s how it’s spelled. You can see it on this course map. Some people will say it’s just
The well-oiled media machine that is Gotham Books publicity is gearing up again, now that Roll the Bones is nearly available in paperback. Yes, all of you dedicated readers who were too cheap to spend $30 on 566 pages worth of gambling history (or you were saving your money for keno) now only have to
It took a big story to get me back into gambling. From the Telegraph: Yudhisthir lost Draupadi gambling. Centuries on, another woman of Malipada village in Khurda, about 20km from here, was put on bet. Binodini Moharana (19) was hurriedly married off to 28-year-old Kailash Moharana, a carpenter, on September 19 after her brother-in-law lost
If you are in Reno on Monday, October 1 at 4 pm, I really urge you to stop by Schulich Lecture Hall on UNR’s campus for what promises to be a great talk by Aaron Santesso, a UNR English professor. The lecture is presented by the Core Humanities Program and is called “Dickens in the
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what's newAfter my last entry, I’ve had a hard time tearing myself away from this Rush midi page. If you watch The Office, can you honest tell me that you heard this Tom Sawyer midi and did not think of Dwight Schrute? As far as I’m concerned, that’s his unofficial theme song. If you said no,
Possibly in the market for some new digs, my wife and I stopped by Inspirada this weekend. I’d heard how it was a hallmark of the “new urbanism,” so true to my training as an urban historian I thought it might be fun to stop by and see the new urbanism in practice. First of
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life in vegasQuestions: If this piece didn’t mention The Office, would it still be brilliant? Answer: Yes. I’ve had a bit of a problem with “coercive fun” or, as I’ve called it, enforced jolility (I’m pretty sure that’s not a word, but it sounds like one) in the workplace. It seems to defeat the whole purpose, wastes
Well, I’m in one of my periodic “I’m tired of writing about gambling issues” moods now. I want to see how long I can go before giving in and writing a post about casino expansion or new technology or something. Instead of blogging about Massachusetts casino prospects or lottery revenues today, I’m going to share
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writingMassachusetts used to have a reputation as a haven for blue laws–and bluenoses–but gambling is gaining in popularity. From Boston.com: Three years ago, you couldn’t even buy a six-pack of beer on Sunday in most Massachusetts cities and towns – and now the governor is proposing not just one but three casinos. Despite some lingering
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news about gamblingWith the closing of the New Frontier, the last bingo room on the Las Vegas Strip was also shuttered. Casino bingo is definitely on the way out in Las Vegas, but it’s still going strong in Atlantic City. From the AC Press: Sounding like a TV game show host, Jason Smida called out numbers while
I just had to post this one. From KLAS: Las Vegas investigators will continue questioning O.J. Simpson today and possibly tomorrow about his involvement in a break-in at a local hotel. Metro police held a news conference at 12:20 p.m. and said the investigation is still in its infancy. Police say just before 8 p.m.
When I signed on to teach in Reno one day a week, I didn’t know what I was getting into. This morning, I got an email alert that I’d like to share: University Police would like to inform you that two bear sightings on campus have been reported during the early morning hours of September
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haphazard worldI don’t really care too much about the story itself, but you can’t beat the headline: Casino Carpet Unrolls on the MTV Awards – Forbes.com Casino carpet, apparently, has come into its own. The thing is, I’m sure the editor was trying to juxtapose the “red carpet” of big LA events with the jangling noise
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