My Review of High Stakes Poker on GSN
Posted Jan 31st 2006 12:24PM by Wil Wheaton Filed under: Television I caught about 2/3 of High Stakes Poker on GSN , last night, after missing its debut earlier this month.
Related Poker News:
- High Stakes Poker Players Take Their Game To UK
- High Stakes Poker Airs Mondays on GSN
- GSN Renews ‘High Stakes Poker’ for a Third Season
- High Dollar Armed Robbery Breaks Up High Stakes Poker Game
- GSN Invites Jamie Gold to High Stakes Poker
- High Stakes Poker Deals in Season Two
- Stakes could be high for online poker fans
- GSN High Stakes Poker Lovers Marathon Airs Monday
- High Stakes Poker Returns with High Drama
- State to crack down on high stakes poker games
- Masked Trio Robs High-Stakes Poker Game
- Trial Date Set for Trooper in High-Stakes Poker Game Holdup
Interesting gambling facts:
- The MGM Grand, situated on the a Las Vegas strip has come up with a brand new slogan to promote the casino, "Think of all the New Year's resolutions you'll break." Some say it might even rival the famous Las Vegas catchphrase, "What happens here, stays here."
- Video Poker machines were introduced in the 1970s, when an oil embargo had a negative impact on Vegas revenues. The machines were popular enough to spark a recovery in casino business.
- The most significant forms of illegal gambling in the United States are numbers, betting with bookmakers or bookies, and sports pools or sports cards.
- Parimutuel wagering refers to the type of gambling where the total prize pool is based upon the amount of money wagered. The more money gambled, the bigger the prize.
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