May 8, 2008

Privately held Casino operator Tropicana Entertainment LLC, which had its New Jersey casino license pulled last year, said it filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday.

The Chapter 11 filing marks one of the largest bankruptcies so far this year and underscores a decline in the fortunes of casinos as the gambling boom of the past few years fades in the face of an economic slowdown. Tropicana, which owns the famed Tropicana casino in Las Vegas, as well as eight other properties in smaller regional U.S. gambling markets, said its casino and resort properties "are more than adequately financed" and it expects to continue normal operations and staff levels.

May 8, 2008

Former Patriots employee Matt Walsh has reportedly sent the NFL eight tapes showing that the team recorded play- calling signals by coaches of five opponents over six games between 2000 and 2002.

However, according to a report in the New York Times, the tapes do not include video of the St. Louis Rams walkthrough practice prior to Super Bowl XXXVI, which Walsh had been rumored to possess.

May 8, 2008
 
We first see the Cincinnati Kid (Steve McQueen) playing against amateurs on the wrong side of the tracks in 1930s New Orleans — Hood: “He ain’t going to put out $194 on a lousy pair.” Kid: “You did.” — but 11 minutes in, we know where this movie is going. The man, Lancey Howard (a pitch-perfect Edward G. Robinson), is coming to town and he’s going to play the Kid, the local favorite. Everything is build-up to this game. There are two women, of course, the good one (Tuesday Weld) and the bad one (Ann-Margret, the original cause of global warming), a mentor (Karl Malden) and the rich local boy who wants to see Lancey gutted (Rip Torn).

May 8, 2008

Britney Spears is reportedly considering buying a $5.96 million mansion in Encino, Los Angeles.

The troubled singer–who was recently given back some of her visitation rights to her two sons with ex-husband Kevin Federline - viewed the five-bedroom, six-bathroom property yesterday afternoon (07.05.08).

May 8, 2008

Today is a good day for Bodog Poker, for today 22-year-old poker pro Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo joins the roster of Team Bodog pros. The Los Angeles resident will join (now) fellow Team Bodog pros David Williams, Evelyn Ng and Jean-Robert Bellande as a donner of the black and red at the Bodog online poker tables and at major televised tournaments, including this summer’s World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.