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Four hours of live poker in an icily cold air-conditioned poker room on a record-hot July day is more than enough. So I was ready to call it a day. I was up early on a semi-dramatic all-in with [...]

I had an instant distrust of the guy who sat down next to me in the poker room of a locals joint in Las Vegas on another day ending in “y.” He was wearing dark glasses. He was wearing [...]

Once again on Sunday, the South Point in far south Las Vegas was bustling. Crowded race and sports book. Busy poker room. Full table games. And a long line that seemed to barely budge for the [...]

A friend and colleague suggested something a little different over the holiday weekend — how about playing in a poker tournament at the South Point in far south Las Vegas?Had some doubts. I [...]

What a difference two years makes. Two years ago, with Nevada casinos shut down because of the coronavirus, the Nevada Gaming Control Board reported statewide gaming win of a mere $5.8 million [...]

Up early Saturday. Chores and errands. But by 10 a.m. or so, I’m on the phone and reserving a seat at a poker room in far western Las Vegas. Normally avoid Saturday; they are often crowded and [...]

When all the chips go in the pot, it’s usually because two players or more really like their hand.Or somebody has done something stupid. Or maybe one player is taking a shot. Desperate [...]

Then David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone; and he slung it and struck the Philistine in his forehead, so that the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to [...]

After 52 seconds in Round 2 and a series of powerful left hands from Francis Ngannou in the main event at UFC 260, bettors on Ngannou held winning tickets. Decent ones, too, at around -130, [...]

So what did the “experts” really know about Super Bowl LV? If you took their advice, how would you have fared? At CBS SportsLine, R.J. White, “super stat geek” forecast [...]