The Venetian casino ups ante with poker game show

By BILL ORDINE Poker, once nearly made extinct in casinos by table games and slot machines, is hotter than ever in Las Vegas, thanks to the games popularity on TV. And now, the Venetian Resort Hotel & Casino will try to capitalize by staging The Real Deal!, an audience-participation show, in its Venetian Showroom, starting Oct. 14. The show will combine the elements of a game show with …

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