Patrick Cordell
Articles by this Author
Mayweather vs. Marquez fight set for July 18th at MGM Grand
- By Patrick Cordell
- Published 05/4/2009
- Las Vegas Events , Sports
- Unrated
Six-time world champion Floyd Mayweather (39-0, 25 KO's) has announced that he will return to the boxing ring to put his undefeated record on the line against five-time world champion Juan Manuel "Dinamita" Marquez (50-4-1, 37 KO's) in an explosive match scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 18th at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Tuff-N-Uff amateur fighting championships returns to The Orleans Hotel and Casino
- By Patrick Cordell
- Published 04/22/2009
- Las Vegas , Entertainment , Las Vegas Events
- Unrated
After a highly successful combat chart presented on March 27th in Las Vegas, Tuff-N-Uff will return to The Orleans Hotel and Casino on Saturday, April 24th with another Mixed Martial Arts event featuring two tournaments finals and the crowning of the first Welterweight and Lightweight champions.
Registration for WSOP Circuit Event at Caesars Palace Las Vegas begins next Friday
- By Patrick Cordell
- Published 04/8/2009
- Las Vegas , Poker Rooms , Tournaments , WSOP
- Unrated
The annual tournament series held at the Caesars Palace will feature a total of 22 events running from April 11th to 27th, with buy-in's ranging from $340 up to $5,150 for the Final Championship event.
Casino Tropez introduces new Easter Promotion
- By Patrick Cordell
- Published 04/3/2009
- Casinos , Online Casinos
- Unrated
Online Casino and member of the Playtech Group, CasinoTropez.com, is announcing a new promotion and special tournament that will give Easter Holyday celebrations a new shine
Poker Players Alliance praises study revealing that poker is a game of skill
- By Patrick Cordell
- Published 03/30/2009
- Poker , News , Gambling Law and Legislation
- Unrated
Members of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), an independent group with more than one million members nationwide, have praised the results of the "Statistical Analysis of Texas Hold’em" study conducted by Cigital, Inc. in conjunction with the online poker site PokerStars.com and released last week, which provides statistical information and other data showing that the results of poker games are mainly determined by the players' decisions and not just chance.
Midnight Rule Act could finally bring down the UIGEA
- By Patrick Cordell
- Published 03/16/2009
- Gambling Law and Legislation , Gambling
- Unrated
Midnight Rule Act will basically give the new administration the possibility to evaluate bills, laws and amendments passed during the last 3 months of the outgoing administration. As most online poker players know, the UIGEA regulations were formally adopted in November and implemented on January 19th, only one day before President Obama took charge of the White House, which puts them in the list of rules that could be reviewed under the new Act.
Platinum Masters’ Monster Circus takes over Sin City
- By Patrick Cordell
- Published 02/25/2009
- Las Vegas , Concerts , Entertainment , Las Vegas Events
- Unrated
Platinum Masters' Monster Circus, a truly unique show that combines a live rock concert with sexy dancers, circus acts, acrobats, show freaks and famous hard rock stars has recently announced that Twisted Sister front man, Dee Snyder will join the draft of artists set to perform in the Monster Circus Show in Las Vegas.
Nevada Casinos warned about the use of card-counting iPhones
- By Patrick Cordell
- Published 02/16/2009
- News , Casinos , Las Vegas
- Unrated
The Nevada Gaming Control Board has recently issued a statement warning the state casinos about the existence of card counting software that can be installed and used on touch screen devices such as iPhones and iPods.
CelebPoker announces ICOP Tournament Series
- By Patrick Cordell
- Published 02/13/2009
- CelebPoker Promotions and News , Online Poker
- Unrated
Online poker site CelebPoker.com is glad to announce the International Championship of Poker (ICOP), a new tournaments series running for over 7 days, and featuring a guaranteed prize-pool of €600,000.
Full Tilt Pro Jennifer Harman to host Charity Poker Tournament and Fundraiser to benefit the National Kidney Foundation
- By Patrick Cordell
- Published 02/6/2009
- Tournaments , Players , Poker
- Unrated
Professional poker player and member of Team Full Tilt, Jennifer Harman will host a Charity Poker Tournament and Vendor Faire to benefit the National Kidney Foundation.
bet365 Poker boosts February Poker Cash Race to $1 Million
- By Patrick Cordell
- Published 01/29/2009
- Online Poker , Bet365 Poker Promotions and News
- Unrated
Online poker room bet365.com is making the iPoker Network’s Raked Hand Cash Race promotion even more exciting by boosting the guaranteed prize pool to an amazing $1,000,000 thanks to its “Million Dollar Mission” promotion.
World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic kicks off tomorrow
- By Patrick Cordell
- Published 01/21/2009
- Poker , Tournaments , WPT
- Unrated
The 2009 World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic, one of the most expected poker series of the year, will kick off tomorrow with the first of the 33 preliminary events running from January 22nd to February 19th at the Commerce Casino.
Vegas Red casino introduces "My Speedy Alert" application
- By Patrick Cordell
- Published 01/12/2009
- Casinos , Online Casinos
- Unrated
Online Casino VegasRed.com has introduced a new software application called "My Speedy Alert" that keeps players informed about all the promotions and news at VegasRed.com without being permanently logged into the casino.
bet365's Poker launches $40,000 Cash Race leaderboard promotion
- By Patrick Cordell
- Published 01/7/2009
- Online Poker , Bet365 Poker Promotions and News
- Unrated
Between January 7th and 28th, players at bet365 poker will have the chance to compete in the $40,000 Cash Race simply by playing their favorite poker game.
Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas opens this week
- By Patrick Cordell
- Published 01/5/2009
- Las Vegas , News , Las Vegas Events
- Unrated
The CES show in Las Vegas, the world's largest consumer-technology trade show in the U.S will begin this week in the middle of a deep economic crisis and the lowest consumer confidence levels since the 1920’s.
Top Rank confirms Pacquiao-Hatton fight in Las Vegas
- By Patrick Cordell
- Published 12/17/2008
- Las Vegas , Las Vegas Events , Sports Betting
- Unrated
Professional boxer promoter Bob Arum has recently informed the press that Top Rank is currently working to set a date and location for the fight between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton, however, Arum revealed the highly expected match would possibly take place on May 2nd in Las Vegas, NV.
Fortune Lounge releases International Blackjack League in eight languages
- By Patrick Cordell
- Published 12/2/2008
- Gambling , Blackjack , Casinos , Online Casinos
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Online Casino operator, Fortune Lounge along with Platinum Play Online Casino and Royal Vegas Online Casino has released its first live multiplayer Blackjack software available in eight different languages.
Margarito vs. Mosley confirmed on January 24th in Las Vegas
- By Patrick Cordell
- Published 11/28/2008
- Las Vegas , Las Vegas Events
- Unrated
The long anticipated match between the current World Boxing Association Welterweight Champion, Antonio Margarito and “Sugar” Shane Mosley will take place on January 24th at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.
Christian Audigier announces Ed Hardy’s Las Vegas Store opening celebration
- By Patrick Cordell
- Published 11/19/2008
- Las Vegas , News , Shopping
- Unrated
Christian
Audigier, owner of several highly popular clothing brands, has announced that
an Ed Hardy’s Las Vegas store is set to debut at Fashion Show Mall, on Saturday, November 22nd,
2008.
Las Vegas Weekly events and concerts
- By Patrick Cordell
- Published 11/11/2008
- Las Vegas , Concerts , Las Vegas Events
- Unrated
Fortune Lounge introduces International Blackjack League
- By Patrick Cordell
- Published 10/28/2008
- Blackjack , Online Casinos
- Unrated
Online casino group Fortune Affiliates is pleased to
introduce the International
Blackjack League, a hand to hand blackjack combat that allows
players to battle against the dealer
and other players in real-time action.
Inaugural Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas Event exceeded the $29 million in auction sales
- By Patrick Cordell
- Published 10/22/2008
- Las Vegas Events , Las Vegas
- Unrated
Strong sales and
unexpected attendance numbers highlighted the inaugural Barrett-Jackson
Collector Car Event in Las Vegas, according to Barrett Jackson
officials, the Collector Car auction held at the Mandalay Bay Events
Center from October 16th-18th, 2008 reached a stunning total of $29
million in auction sales.
PKR.com Road to Vegas promotion
- By Patrick Cordell
- Published 10/13/2008
- Online Poker , PKR Poker Promotions and News.
- Unrated
Online
poker site PKR.com
has one single goal: be the first in all aspects, the first online poker site
featuring real looking avatars, the first to launch an exclusive magazine for
its poker community and TV show, and soon, the first site to send players to
the 2009 WSOP before the 2008 WSOP Main Event is even decided.
Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative asks Kentucky Governor to support online gambling regulation
- By Patrick Cordell
- Published 10/8/2008
- Gambling Law and Legislation , Gambling , Online Poker
- Unrated
Safe and Secure Internet
Gambling Initiative spokesperson, Jeffrey Sandman, has released a statement
today regarding the attempt by Kentucky Governor Steve Beshar to ban online
gaming activities including online sportsbetting, online poker and online casinos
gambling through the seizure of 141 domain names owned by online gaming
companies.
BodogLife Casino introduces new casino school
- By Patrick Cordell
- Published 10/1/2008
- Gambling , Online Casinos
- Unrated
BodogLife
Casino has announced the launching of the new online casino school, a major
step that will definitely position Bodog’s brand one step ahead from most
online casinos.

