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.

• WSOP Birthplace to Change Hands Again

  June 29, 2007,

  As the 38th WSOP battles onward, the place where it all started has been sold once again. On June 27th, MTR Gaming Group announced that they had signed a definitive agreement to sell Binion's Gambling Hall and Hotel...

   

• Poker Room Review: The Silver Fox, Everett, MA

  June 25, 2007,

  The first time I played at this Boston-area poker public poker room, I had just returned from a trip to Las Vegas. My mind was still shaking from the overload of beautifully appointed, meticulously managed poker rooms such as the Venetian...

   

• Poker Room Review: French Lick Resort Casino, French Lick, IN

  June 12, 2007,

  French Lick is best known for one thing, and one thing only: being the hometown of Hall of Fame basketball player Larry Bird. I suspect, however, that it will soon be known for two things: Larry Bird and the French Lick Resort Casino...

   

• Poker Room Review: Stratosphere, Las Vegas

  June 10, 2007,

  The last four times I have played at the Stratosphere, I have taken a different set of poker buddies with me. Each time I get different opinions on the Stratosphere's poker room. I am going to let them 'write' this review for...

   

• Poker Room Review: Circus Circus, Las Vegas

  June 03, 2007,

  Located on the north end of the Las Vegas Strip, Circus Circus sits in the middle of the Strip's 'Blow it Up and Build Something Bigger' section. However, there are no plans to demolish Circus Circus or to change its name. There will...

   

• The Tuscany -- A Secret Find For New Tournament Poker Players in Las Vegas

  May 29, 2007,

  In the face of massive competition in Las Vegas, amid a world where they are outspent 100 to 1 and out-'glitzed' by a wider margin, one small poker room seems to always have its tournaments completely full... all the time. Many low-level...

   

• Poker Room Review: Riviera, Las Vegas

  May 27, 2007,

  The Riviera Hotel and Casino is on 'that end' of the Las Vegas Strip. Meaning way up there to the north with Circus Circus and the Stratosphere, up there where they have already blown up the Stardust and are going to demolish...

   

• Poker Room Review: Flamingo, Las Vegas

  May 20, 2007,

  The poker room at the Flamingo is a very interesting place. With all of the competition around on this section of the Las Vegas Strip how do you carve out your portion of the poker crowd? I mean from the Flamingo you can easily walk to poker rooms...

   

• Poker Room Review: The Rio

  May 14, 2007,

  This is a good time of year to review the poker room at the Rio, just before its annual migration. In just a few weeks the Rio poker room will move again to the Amazon Room for the 2007 World Series of Poker...

   

• Poker Room Review: Paris, Las Vegas

  May 06, 2007,

  If you have ever been in Paris (the casino in Las Vegas, not the City in France) you know the legs of the pseudo-Eiffel Tower are part of the casino. The entire décor of the Paris casino always seemed to me...

   

• Poker Room Review: Palace Station Las Vegas

  May 01, 2007,

  The 'Station Casino' chain of poker rooms is growing again. The current list includes: Palace Station, Texas Station, Boulder Station, Santa Fe Station, Green Valley Ranch, Sunset Station, Red Rock Resort, Fiesta Rancho...

   

• Poker Room Review: The Plaza, Las Vegas

  April 23, 2007,

  There is good news and bad news about the poker room at the Plaza Hotel and Casino. First, there is location and then there is location. The room is tucked away in the back of the casino, which is good news...

   

• Harrah's, PokerTek Announce WSOP-Branded Deal

  April 20, 2007,

  Harrah's Operating Company, Inc., has reached a multi-year deal with North Carolina-based PokerTek™, Inc. that will make PokerTek the exclusive provider of automated poker tables at Harrah's casinos....

   

• Poker Room Review: Silverton Casino & Lodge, Las Vegas

  April 15, 2007,

  Does the clientele of a particular casino/hotel affect the way cards are played in the poker room? I have been thinking about that question for awhile and pretty much had come to the conclusion that although particular rooms...

   

• Poker Room Review: Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas

  April 08, 2007,

  Which is the biggest poker room in Las Vegas? Well by square footage the clear answer is Caesar's Palace at over 14,000 square feet. If you simply were to walk into every poker room in the city and count the number of poker tables...

   

• Poker Room Review - Hooter's Casino

  April 02, 2007,

  I have been holding off on my review of Hooter's Poker Room because they have been holding off on a planned expansion for several months. As you may know the Hooter's Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas has recently changed ownership...

   

• Poker Room Review: Mandalay Bay

  March 25, 2007,

  Let's just start this review off with a resounding two thumbs up for the Mandalay Bay poker room. This is a great room, well run and just full of action. In the interest of full disclosure, I have recently played Mandalay Bay...

   

• Poker Room Review: Commerce Casino, Los Angeles

  March 18, 2007,

  If you have never been in a California card room then the first experience of the Commerce Casino might just overwhelm you. If there is one word that describes the Commerce that word would be - Huge! Is the Commerce bigger than, say Foxwoods?....

   

• Poker Room Review: The Orleans, Las Vegas

  March 11, 2007,

  The Orleans is the poker room in Las Vegas you either love or hate. There are simply no players I can find that don't have a strong opinion on this room. I have now played the Orleans room six times in the past month....

   

• Poker Room Review: Sunset Station, Henderson, NV.

  March 05, 2007,

  Sunset Station is another of the 'Station' casinos that includes: Green Valley Ranch, Red Rock, Boulder Station, Texas Station, a couple of Fiestas and several others. This means that Sunset Station participates in the all property bad beat jackpot...

   

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