Star-Studded Borgata Poker Open Event Underway

The excitement at the Borgata Poker Open was palpable as 317 players marched into the Event Center at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa yesterday for the start of the $2,500 buy-in No Limit event.

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Thu, September 14th, 2006

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    1959: Wayne Newton performs in Vegas for the first time, despite the fact that he is still too young to enter a casino.
  • Although the Greeks had a profound understanding of mathematics they had no concept of probability, and assumed that the outcome of games of chance was due to the will of the gods.
  • 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."
  • Poker is derived from the Persian game of "as nar" and was probably based on the dice game "tali", which was played by the Romans.