Gaming Today Magazine Sold, Print Publication to Cease

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  BST January 25, 2021

  Sad but not surprising. Didn't always read it but will miss seeing it around.

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  William Wingo January 25, 2021

  IIRC, at Colorado Belle Laughlin they used to put a few copies of Gaming Today at a vacant table in the poker room. So if you were waiting for a spot or went out of a tournament before your significant other, you had something to read. Also other publications like the Laughlin Entertainment Guide, Card Player magazine--and even some doughnuts in the morning. Of course that's all gone now: first the poker room, then the Belle itself, and now Gaming Today, all sacrificed to the bottom line. I guess that's progress. I still get the online edition, but I confess that sometimes I just skim the headlines.

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  Michael Alexakis January 25, 2021

  Not just Sunday for me, I need a printed newspaper every morning, I have read the L.A. Times every morning I could since I was seven years old, usually the Las Vegas casino stores get it around eight in the morning... Support your local newspapers, if they go we all lose. Today is the anniversary of Kobe Bryant's untimely death, for the last two days my local rag has devoted multiple pages, brought back tears, you just don't get in depth coverage from digital sites on local news or issues...

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  Jeff in OKC January 25, 2021

  I am also in my early 60s and read the paper daily. But, I read them on my iPad. I don't have to go outside in the cold and/or rain to see if the delivery driver showed up for work today. No more going outside at 6, 7, and 8 looking for a paper that might show up at noon, or not show up at all. I pay for the Oklahoman, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Las Vegas Sun, Wall Street Journal and ESPN+. I am so committed to the tablet versions that I much prefer to read a book in an e-book format. The tactile sensation of holding a newspaper, book or magazine is not longer appealing to me.

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  Allen January 24, 2021

  Sign of the times. Newsprint publications have so much going against them in a digital world. Yes Covid hastened their demise but face it, print is a dinosaur.

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  Aging Sports Bettor January 24, 2021

  oh man! Part of my weekly ritual is fetching one of these. Completely understanding canning the print edition from a biz POV but I will miss it.

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  Scott Roeben January 24, 2021

  Common sentiment today. I am not a sports person, but they have a lot of non-sports content, too, and always enjoyed their take on gambling-related subjects.

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