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Southampton’s Wexler
Earns Trophy at Parx

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At Parx casino in Bensalem, Southampton’s Jonas Wexler got the poker championship trophy but he split the top money with Mike Dentale in the main event of the Big Stax II last week. Wexler, who turned from plumbing to cards, and Dentale, of Brooklyn, chopped for $100,000 each, according to...
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Las Vegas Poker
Outside the WSOP

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The World Series of poker in Las Vegas will be the center of the poker world from May 29 to July 19, and plenty of Philly-are folks will be headed there. At the Rio casino, the home of the WSOP, the attraction won’t just be official bracelet events. There are...
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Bally’s Beach Bar
Says It’s Party Time

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Bally’s Bikini Beach Bar is officially open for the season. The bar has brand new theme—which we think speaks for itself—along with new drinks, food, and an all-star concert line-up. Bally’s Bikini Beach Bar is open seven days a week from noon to 3 a.m. “The time has come for...
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Video: Boardwalk Beat
Free A.C. Attraction

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A new 3D light and music show is hitting the Atlantic City Boardwalk — and it’s free. Our favorite word. “Boardwalk Beat” is a new, family-friendly, nightly 3D light and sound show that makes its first appearance on Saturday, May 25 at 9 p.m., and will stay throughout the summer....
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Trump Plaza Offers
$7.98 All-you-can-eat

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The Trump Plaza is bringing back the big eats-small prices buffet. The price is $7.98 – the lowest in Atlantic City, the Plaza says. The price includes a $2 discount with a Trump One players club card, and like all similar players club cards it’s free to pick up one...
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Ultimate Poker Has
Tough Opening Weeks

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The first state-sanctioned online poker website in the U.S. has had some rough going in its first couple weeks of operation. Ultimate Poker, a website affiliated with the Station Casinos company in Nevada, was the first poker website to open for business on April 30 under Nevada online gaming legislation....
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A.C. Gaming Revenues
Down 12.1% in April

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New Jersey’s monthly gaming revenue numbers for April told a now familiar disappointing story for Atlantic City’s casinos. For yet another month, Jersey Shore casinos saw a decline in gambling revenues. For April, the decrease was 12.1 percent from April 2012. The 12 casinos made $228.53 million in April compared...
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Drive Dream Car
At AC Boardwalk

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The chance to drive an exotic luxury car is part of Harry’s Oyster Bar’s car festival on May 15-16. Harry’s, at Bally’s Casino in Atlantic City, is hosting the car festival showcasing exotic cars along with special vendor booths, live music and food on the Boardwalk on Wednesday-Thursday, May 15-16....
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Judge’s Order Revives
PokerStars Casino Deal

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The deal for PokerStars to buy the Atlantic Club casino is back on — or at least it’s not off. On Monday, New Jersey Superior Court Judge Raymond Batten issued a temporary restraining order that prohibits the Atlantic Club, which has struggled badly in recent years, from trying to make...
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Online Poker Begins
On Nevada Website

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Viva la revolution. On Tuesday, the first state-sanctioned casino Internet gambling site involving real money opened for business in the United States. Ultimate Poker, a subsidiary of Las Vegas-based Stations Casino, dealt its first online poker hand at midday writing the first page of what promises to an interesting story...
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