by Sean Chaffin | Published: Jun 18, '26

Despite setbacks in its mission to legalize casinos in Texas, Las Vegas Sands recently donated $100,000 for problem gambling treatment.

by Sean Chaffin | Published: May 15, '26

Despite the lack of legal casinos in Texas, Las Vegas Sands posted Texas-based casino job listings on their website.

by Sean Chaffin | Published: Mar 03, '26

The Miriam Adelson-owned company donated $10 million to candidates in the primary as Texas casino lobbying efforts appear to continue.

by Sean Chaffin | Published: Apr 29, '25

The race to win a coveted New York City casino license now has one less bidder. Las Vegas Sands announced last week that it would withdraw a plan for a potential bid to add a casino resort to the property at the current location of Long Island’s Nassau Coliseum. The news comes after lawmakers approved […]

by Sean Chaffin | Published: Mar 21, '25

An effort by Las Vegas Sands Corp. to include a potential casino in a resort in the Dallas suburb of Irving was rebuffed on Thursday night – at least for now. The plan called for an entertainment resort that would include a casino on land that was formerly home to Texas Stadium, but the gambling […]

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Mar 18, '26

Yuri Dzivielevski completed one of the most incredible streaks in mixed game tournament history with a victory in the $100,000 buy-in Super High Roller Bowl Mixed Games. The 34-year-old secured the $1.3 million first-place prize to cap off a stretch in which, in rapid succession, he won a $15,000 event and finished second twice on […]

by Craig Tapscott | Published: Mar 18, '26

Justin Saliba graduated from the University of Dayton with a degree in chemical engineering, but the former college soccer player had already fallen in love with poker and decided to pursue his dream in Las Vegas. The 31-year-old has been on an incredible run over the last few years, going from a relatively anonymous online […]

by Kevin Haney | Published: Mar 18, '26

Over the years the migration of players going from Texas hold’em to pot-limit Omaha has been slow but steady. One of the largest adjustments newer players face when now getting dealt four cards is identifying and properly valuing the big straight draws called wraps, defined as those having nine or more outs. For example, if […]

by Matt Matros | Published: Mar 18, '26

Have you ever busted from a poker tournament to the sound of applause? Believe it or not, it doesn’t take a major final table or the main event bubble to experience this phenomenon. Let me tell you a little bit about ATLARGE. In the early days of the Internet there existed things called ‘newsgroups.’ Think […]

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Mar 04, '26

In late 2018, Doug Polk quit poker. He reiterated that stance in March 2020, stating unequivocally that he didn’t enjoy the game anymore, and he was done with the industry for good. But it didn’t stick. The three-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner built his reputation by becoming one of the best heads-up online no-limit hold’em […]