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March 7, 1983

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REPORTER AT LARGE about the yearly 4-week-long World Series of Poker, held at Binion's Horseshoe Casino in Las Vegas. Writer watched the 1981 …

A. Alvarez, "The Biggest Game in Town" (Part I): Las Vegas poker examined, risk and calculation in the desert.

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