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WSOP Sees Record Participation; Series Looks At Global Expansion06 / 19 / 13Numbers for the '13 World Series of Poker at the Rio Convention Center are "strong, with 40,039 entrants, one of 13 records broken through 31 of the 62 scheduled events," according to Mark Anderson of the LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL. Thanks to the "participation growth, the total prize money is up by m... Tags: Events and Attractions |
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GREENS MONSTER: OAKLAND HILLS AWARDED THE 2003 RYDER CUP
Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, MI, was selected as the site for the 2003 Ryder Cup and the 2008 PGA Championship, according to John Niyo of the DETROIT NEWS. Oakland Hills beat out th
FALL BREAK '98: DAYTONA GETS RECORD CROWD FOR PEPSI 400
Despite its postponement in July due to forest fires and a 36-minute rain delay Saturday, the first ever nighttime running of the Pepsi 400 was "staged before a record swarm of 180,000 spectators at D
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NO WORLD PARTY: GOLF VILLAGE EXPERIENCING SPARSE ATTENDANCE
Before the World Golf Village opened in May, the "attraction was predicted to draw 1 million people in its first 12 months," but so far it is "on pace to draw only 240,000 in its first year," accordin
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RUSSIA'S ECONOMIC WOES PUT KREMLIN CUP IN JEOPARDY
Financial problems in Russia "mean" that the tennis court "may not be ready" for the Kremlin Cup tournament scheduled to start on October 19, according to Gennady Fyodorov of REUTERS. Event organizers
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VAIL'S LESSON ON HOW TO MAKE A MOUNTAIN GROW
Vail Resorts Chair Adam Aron "is fast turning [Vail] into a leisure-time conglomerate," according to Christopher Palmeri of FORBES. Since skiing is "no longer a growth business," Aron''s plan is to "e
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MICKEY ON BROADWAY: ESPN TO LAUNCH TIMES SQUARE RESTAURANT
ESPN and Disney formally announced plans to open a 42,000-square-foot ESPN Zone in Times Square next summer. The N.Y. site will become the flagship for the entertainment destination, following up on t
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MEN'S TENNIS OFF AUTO PILOT: CT TOURNAMENT SOLD AND MOVED?
The Pilot Pen Int''l men''s tennis tournament has been sold to a Kitzbuhel, Austria, investment group, according to Greg Garber of the HARTFORD COURANT. While the official announcement is set for toda
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FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS LAND IN STAPLES CENTER
The U.S. Figure Skating Association "announced Monday that it will hold its 2002 world championships" at the Staples Center in L.A., according to Rick Orlov of the L.A. DAILY NEWS. The site was select
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CUP OF PLENTY? FL HAS TENNIS EVENT IN PALM OF HAND
Palm Beach County, FL, officials said that hosting the Davis Cup Finals at Delray Beach "would mean an economic windfall of about $15 million" for the county, according to Krause & Bennett of the Ft.
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NEED FOR MORE SPEED: INDY SPEEDWAY LURES GRAND PRIX RACE
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) and Formula One officials "have an oral agreement" to bring a U.S. Grand Prix race to IMS in September 2000, according to Koenig & Miller of the INDIANAPOLIS STAR
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