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The American Gaming Association has announced its 2012 inductees, which include a gambling legend, a Nevada politician, the creative force behind the Las Vegas Strip’s entertainment industry, and a celebrity chef.Dennis Gomes, a former Vegas gaming regulator and Resorts Atlantic City co-owner, and Sen. William Raggio, a former gaming attorney and Nevada’s longest-serving state senator, were both inducted posthumously into the Gaming Hall of Fame. Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberté and serial restaurant chef Julian Serrano were also honored.The four men will be formally inducted in the American Gaming Hall of Fame at a massive charity gala and induction ceremony in Las Vegas in October. Read full article…

As you might know, a month ago, sbe Entertainment Group sent out a press release with some details of the financing of the putative SLS Las Vegas. I was skeptical, as were others. Last week, the company sent out a second press release, which provided more details. I still had questions, so, wearing my Vegas Seven gaming and hospitality writer hat, I put a call into sbe. After some back and forth, I had a 45 minute conversation with Rob Oseland, which answered many of my questions.

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Beginning January 1st 2012, PokerStars will be changing the method they calculate VPPs from “dealt” to “weighted-contributed.” This means players are rewarded VPPs based on their contribution to the pot that hand, instead of distributed evenly to all players dealt in. This change only affects cash games. This follows a trend that has been ongoing since 2010 of most poker networks moving to a weighted-contributed rake model. “IMPORTANT NOTE: In all cash ring games, points are credited at the end of a hand. So if you leave a table before the hand is completed, you may not receive the VPPs for that hand. Read full article…

The New York Rangers and Washington Capitals have played each other about as evenly as anyone could ask so far in their second-round series, but the parity can’t last forever. After squeezing out of Game 5 with an overtime win, the Rangers will look to close the books on the Caps altogether in Game 6 and climb further up the NHL betting line.

With contenders dropping off left, right and center this postseason, a lot can be said of the Eastern Conference’s No. 1 seed if they manage to hold on into at least the Eastern Conference Finals. We’ve already seen the NHL odds turned on their head with the elimination of the Western Conference’s top two seeds and the East’s No. 2 (Boston

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Those with a penchant for experiencing scary adventures can now look forward to being a part of the Alaxe in Zombieland experience. The game sounds eerie and has been provided by the leading games software provider Microgaming. Microgaming has launched a set of these scary-themed slots like Steam Punk Heroes, Alaxe in Zombieland, and Jekyll and Hyde. Among these, Alaxe in Zombieland is likely to be a hit with the Microgaming fans.

This game is basically a gruesome spoof on the famous Alice in Wonderland story. Being a part of Microgaming’s new scary games brigade, Alaxe in Zombieland is described as being a twisted version of the original Alice adventures. All the characters in this game are zombies. I

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