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 Steve Morrow, director of the Carnivale of Poker at the Rio, makes an announcement to players about the starting time of games. More than 3,000 entries have signed up for the $3 million tournament that runs through Friday. Photo by John Gurzinski. |
 Card masters flock to new Rio tournamentBinion's Horseshoe stands pat as the gambler's choice for world-class poker tournament play in Las Vegas, but the Rio is making a bid of its own.The Rio's inaugural Carnivale of Poker got under way earlier this month with an estimated prize pool of $3 million, and tournament organizers think it's going to exceed that. FULL TEXT GAMING CHIPS: Station sale helps put casino stocks on fast trackGaming stocks sustained an upward jolt with Friday's news that Crescent Real Estate Equities Inc. of Fort Worth, Texas, was paying $1.7 billion for Station Casinos Inc.The big winners included Harrah's Entertainment Inc., which was up $2.31 a share to close at $21.88; MGM Grand Inc., which jumped $1.63 to close at $37.88; and Circus Circus Enterprises Inc., which increased $1.50 to $25.50. FULL TEXT 
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