On Friday, Jay Sarno’s daughter September was the guest on KSNV’s Ralston Reports, in advance of the March 2 event at Lied Library:
It’s a great glimpse into Sarno’s life, and a chance to hear what one of his children thinks of the book.
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authorI’m going to be on Face to Face with Jon Ralston tonight, talking about the effects of the economic slowdown on outlying casino markets like Mesquite, Jean, and Primm. If you’re in the Las Vegas area, you can watch on Las Vegas One (channel 19) at 5:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m. and
At least that’s what they tell me. I was interviewed for an episode of THS Investigates called “Vegas Winners and Losers.” I’m not sure which one I’m supposed to represent. We did the interview in front of a blue screen, so they could put me in front of any kind of backdrop. I’m guessing that
Well, it’s a few days old, but you can still read it in the Las Vegas Business Press. Here’s a tease: It’s often said that college athletes get the star treatment because they are, well, stars. When 100,000 people pack a stadium to hear a talk on Joyce’s use of light and dark imagery in
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gambling & culture, what's newI spend most of my time researching and interpreting the past. I think this has some relevance for us today, and it interesting on its own merits as well. But I usually get asked to prognosticate about the future: where will Las Vegas be in fifty years, which new casino will be most successful, etc,
When I saw this news, I groaned inwardly…ESPN is showing even more televised poker next year. I know this gem of knowledge because I got the press release straight from Harrah’s, along with a 2005-6 poker season schedule. Yeah, I just typed “2005-6 poker season” with a straight face.
You can’t help but notice that poker is ubuquitous on television these days. New Jersey assemblywomen Joan Voss has, and she thinks that those who profit from the Hold’Em craze should pitch in when it comes to helping those with a problem.
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gambling & cultureAdelphia Communications is going to start offering triple-x hardcore porn to its Southern California video-on-demand customers. I’m not posting about this because of any personal interest in hardcore porn, or just because I want to get lots of hits from people searching for “casino hardcore porn” or similar terms. Rather, I want to salute the
GSN shows lots of casino-related shows, including poker. Come to think of it, I could substitute a few other channels (ESPN, Travel Channel, Discovery, and probably Lifetime too) in there, and it would read just as well. But if you like to watch GSN, live in Las Vegas, and are too cheap to spring for
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gambling & culture, life in vegasIf you care to see your humble correspondent on television (maybe), watch Vegas Whales Tales tonight on the Travel Channel. You can watch me narrate whacky and improbable, and possibly illegal stories of Las Vegas high rollers run amok.
Watching that ESPN series on sports and gambling, something struck me as odd, but I wasn’t sure exactly what it was, until I read this, from John Schwarb of the St. Pete Times: Not to pile on too much against ESPN (in this space last week we questioned its anchors being advertising pitchmen), but we
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