World Series of Poker Final Table Moves to November

“Frankly, I don’t like it. I guess it will create a lot of hype. … It seems a little overkill or something to me.”

Thursday, May 1, 2008 The World Series of Poker is really going to put the hold into Texas Hold ‘em. The NFL has a two-week break before the Super Bowl. via Vegas Syndicate

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Thu, May 1st, 2008

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  • French mathematician Blaise Pascale is often credited with inventing the roulette wheel as a result of his experiments with perpetual motion machines.
  • Blackjack originated in French casinos around the 1700's where it was called "vingt-et-un" (twenty-and-one) and has been in United States since the 1800's.
  • 1993: Steve Wynn buys the Dune Hotel, then implodes it to make way for the Bellagio. The new MGM Grand is completed, once again becoming the world's largest hotel. On December 31, Barbra Streisand stars in the inaugural concert at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
  • 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.