Tag Archives: Vegas

Poker Stars Conspiracy

Vegas loves gossip and rumors. What top start will be hired, which will be fired, what’s going on with casino X or Y… We love it.

When Poker Stars, the online gaming site (along with the partner site, Full Tilt Poker) got pulled earlier this year for violation of the online gaming rules, the rumors flew. The sites were seized by the US Justice Department because you can’t play with real money in the US on the Internet. Continue reading

Seeing Stars in Vegas

I imagine it’s the same in Hollywood or the “right” parts of New York — you run across a celebrity… or think you do.

I’m not the sort of person who goes goofy in the presence of fame, so I like to think I’m immune, but I’m not. You can’t help but do a double-take and your eyes are drawn like they might be to an accident scene on the freeway. Continue reading

Detroit and Greektown

I hooked up with Uncle Max (my dad’s brother) in Detroit so I could treat him to some fancy living and gambling. Greektown is a collection of casinos and tourist traps across from Windsor, so it wasn’t much of a drive for Max. He picked me up at Metro Airport and we stayed a couple of days at the MGM Grand. Continue reading