Casinos

Poker is played offline, too. Here you will find all the news about the casinos where poker is played, as well as casino-specific tournament news.

• Poker Room Review: Sharky's Dover, Dover, New Hampshire

  October 28, 2007,

  Dover is a small city on the east side of New Hampshire, a few miles west of the Maine border. It's about an hour's drive from Boston – more if there's any traffic. Most folks know the city by passing quickly by it on their way...

   

• Poker Room Review: Sharky's Manchester, Manchester, NH

  October 21, 2007,

  Thirty minutes north of the Massachusetts line, in the old industrial city of Manchester, New Hampshire, sits an unassuming but vibrant poker room. It's open seven days a week until midnight and admits those aged 18 and up...

   

• Poker Room Review: Sharky's Nashua, Nashua, NH

  October 14, 2007,

  I was north of Boston, had an itch to play poker, and didn't want to drive all the way to Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, Connecticut – about two hours away. I considered my other options. I could drive home and play online...

   

• Poker Room Review: Rockingham Park Poker Room, Salem, NH

  October 07, 2007,

  If you are closer to Salem, New Hampshire than to Ledyard, Connecticut, an excellent venue for your poker pleasure is the racetrack poker room located at Rockingham Park Racetrack (known familiarly as "The Rock") in Salem, New Hampshire. It too

   

• Poker Room Review: Seabrook Greyhound Park, Seabrook, NH

  September 30, 2007,

  When I used to think of Seabrook I pictured a seedy dog track filled with old scruffy men and the stench of cigarettes. On first arrival at this place, it didn't seem much different from that image. It probably wouldn't have even...

   

• Poker Room Review: Casino Niagara Poker Room, Niagara Falls, Ontario

  September 23, 2007,

  I was filled with poker frenzy when I played here at the end of the summer while touring the greater Niagara area. There were three casinos I played in: Casino Niagara, Fallsview and Seneca. I was staying across the street...

   

• Poker Room Review: The Royal Oaks at Grand Casino Hinckley, Hinckley, MN

  September 16, 2007,

  I visited the Royal Oaks Poker Room at the Grand Casino Hinckley on a late summer afternoon, at the end of a northern Minnesota / western Ontario poker-fishing trip with my brother and father. I was determined to find yet one more place...

   

• Poker Room Review: Turning Stone Resort and Casino, Verona, NY

  September 09, 2007,

  There is a world of play and beauty that is underappreciated by many of the millions of New Yorkers and New Englanders. It exists in the middle of New York State – roughly halfway between Lake Erie and the East Coast metro hubs...

   

• Poker Room Review: Black Bear Casino, Resort and Convention Center, Carlton, MN

  September 02, 2007,

  One of my two brothers lives in Minnesota, so I decided to make a tour of some poker rooms in northern Minnesota and southwestern Ontario. This was one of three I visited during my stay...

   

• Poker Room Review: Sharkey's at Hinsdale Greyhound Park, NH

  August 26, 2007,

  Sharkey's has four poker rooms in New Hampshire. This one, in Hinsdale, near the border between Vermont and Massachusetts, is located in a greyhound racetrack . The nearest city is Brattleboro, Vermont, less than five minutes away...

   

• Poker Room Review: Fallsview Resort Casino, Niagara Falls, Ontario

  August 19, 2007,

  Make no mistake about it. If you're heading for Niagara Falls and you're serious about your poker, this is the place for you! I visited Niagara Falls with my Mom for a week in July. I had an opportunity to sample poker games at night...

   

• Poker Room Review: Sam's Town, Las Vegas, NV

  August 12, 2007,

  Imagine a crowded, noisy, cavernous, casino saloon from the 1890s. Then update it to the late 1980s—removing the swinging doors and the sawdust and replacing them with Formica, garish light fixtures, and wood paneling. Throw in great...

   

• The Venetian Hotel and the National Poker League (NPL) Announce Partnership

  August 08, 2007,

  Executives from The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino and the National Poker League (NPL) held a joint press conference yesterday to announce the formation of a partnership that will bring both the 2007 Vegas Open and World Championship Tournament...

   

• World's Largest Fully Automated Poker Room Opens in Michgan

  August 07, 2007,

  Imagine a poker world with no dealers, and an electronic floorperson that you check in with. Only the cocktail waitress, a supervisor, and the person in the cage are real (oh, and the other players). No need for you to imagine....

   

• Poker Room Review: O'Shea's, Las Vegas, Nevada

  August 05, 2007,

  Imagine that you're standing outside an open-air corner bar in Times Square on New Year's Eve in New York City. There are thousands of revelers standing around, crowded together, making noise and drinking. You decide to make your way...

   

• Poker Room Review: Seneca Casino, Niagara Falls, NY

  July 29, 2007,

  I rolled into this huge casino on the US side of Niagara Falls at 9:40 AM on a Saturday morning, having driven seven hours from Boston on my way to the Canadian side of the border to meet my mother. I was tired but enthusiastic about trying...

   

• Poker Room Review: Harrah's Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV

  July 22, 2007,

  Harrah's has a perfectly serviceable room. The chairs are not uncomfortable, though very basic. The tables are in moderately good shape but not very attractive. There are big TV screens on the wall but they're not the latest...

   

• Poker Room Review: The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino, Las Vegas, NV

  July 15, 2007,

  The Venetian's poker room is one of three high-end, luxury poker rooms in Las Vegas, the other two being the Wynn and the Bellagio. The Venetian was designed with appearance in mind, having 21 large-screen plasma televisions, beautiful...

   

• Poker Room Review: Foxwoods Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut

  July 08, 2007,

  I remember when my grandparents returned from their trip around the world. They came back with wonderful stories that left me wide-eyed. Even so, they concluded that there was no place like home – and they were happy to return to what...

   

• Poker Room Review: The Vegas Lounge, Norwood, MA

  July 02, 2007,

  Massachusetts likes to maintain the fiction that it is opposed to gambling. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, the state itself aggressively promotes lotteries and scratch tickets on billboards, in print ads, and on...

   

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