I really like the site, nice job. If I was going to make any changes...
1] Not a big fan of the font that you have used. I would go for something a little clearer, like Arial or Verdana. If you want to have a similar font, I think that Tahoma is in the same sort of style as the one you have now, but it is easier to read. In general, I would try and avoid Times New Roman.
2] I would prefer to have the links change colour or underline when I hover over them. When the font changes size it can make paragraphs jump around a little, and I just don't think it is as user-friendly as a change of colour would be.
3] The site is shifted slightly to the left. Not sure why, but I would centre it.
4] Instead of pointing your sidebar room links to the poker sites, I would send them to the review pages first.
5] It would be nice to take out the FT banner thing in the side bar and replace it with some more navigation to make it easier to move around the pages. It's not a big issue, but having a top navbar alone makes me feel a little constricted. Give the user some more freedom to see whats on offer and browse through pages with some sidebar navigation.
6] I like your review pages.
Overall, I really like the site. I think you may have a bit of trouble in getting visitors from search engines because you have gone for the popular 'general strategy and room reviews' type of site, which is what a lot of other sites do, including some large ones.
I hope that it goes really well for you, but if it doesn't then I wouldn't give up, you have a good approach to making sites. If you decide to make another site, take everything you have learnt and repeat the same process as you have done for making this site, but instead focus on a niche.
But yeah, good job on the site, and keep working in the same direction.
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