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Press Release: The Venetian to become new “Home” of the NPL

August 13, 2007 · Leave a Comment

“The National Poker League, an international poker organization, announced that they have joined forces with The Venetian Resort~Hotel~Casino in Las Vegas to host the 2007 Vegas Open, scheduled November 24th – 30th, and the World Championship Tournament on December 3rd. The Venetian Poker Room will also serve as the home base for the NPL Broadcast Center for all 26-episodes of the NPL television series airing nationally and internationally to more than a projected 100-million viewers.

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Categories: Casinos · League · Press Release · Television

Technology: Jeff Haney hears the pitch for a new digital poker table that takes the cards, chips – and dealers – out of the game

August 8, 2007 · Leave a Comment

“Kenny Rosenblatt recently placed his company’s automated digital poker table in the Hustler Casino, one of Southern California’s temples of poker.

His next goal entails extending the reach of his product to the poker rooms of the Las Vegas Strip.

“We’re planning an expansion into Las Vegas and Atlantic City in the next couple of years,” said Rosenblatt, chief executive of Arkadium Inc., a New York City-based game software company and co-creator of the “FastDeal” computerized poker table.

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Categories: Casinos · Nevada · Technology