Poker tourneys gamble with law (The News & Observer)

Society's embrace of poker coupled with the inconsistent enforcement of state gambling laws, makes it difficult to know what's legal and what's going to bring down the law.

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Poker tourneys can be a real gamble (UPI)

Poker tournaments organizers are gambling they won't be forced to fold in North Carolina, banking on poker's popularity trumping the state's gaming laws.

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Get a Free T-Shirt and $10 Free to Play Poker on UltimateBet or Absolute Poker, Plus Enter to Win Additional Prizes ... (PRWeb)

PlayGamesWinCash.com (http://www.playgameswincash.com/poker.html) has teamed up with UltimateBet and Absolute Poker to provide new poker players with a sign up offer which includes free cash and a T-shirt, as well as a chance to win additional prizes, including a brand new Nintendo Wii system. (PRWeb Sep 30, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: ...

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Get a Free T-Shirt and $10 Free to Play Poker on UltimateBet or Absolute Poker, Plus Enter to Win Additional Prizes ... (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

PlayGamesWinCash.com (http://www.playgameswincash.com/poker.html) has teamed up with UltimateBet and Absolute Poker to provide new poker players with a sign up offer which includes free cash and a T-shirt, as well as a chance to win additional prizes, including a brand new Nintendo Wii system.

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Poker Run nets $3,600 for Veterans Home (The Citizen of Laconia)

More than two dozen volunteers from the New Hampshire Veterans Home, the Marine Corps Leathernecks and the American Legion for New Hampshire helped make the 4h Annual NHVH Poker Run a success again this year.

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Poker run dates change (The Montana Standard)

The date and location of the Barrett Hospital Foundations Texas Holdem fund-raiser have been changed. The Metlen Bar & Caf in Dillon is now hosting the event on Sunday, Nov. 4.

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More than poker a run, 'it's an event' (The Daily Record)

WOOSTER -- Goodwill Industries of Wayne and Holmes County was expecting between 150 and 200 motorcycles for their poker run Saturday, after last year's inaugural run was rained out.

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'Poker run' fundraisers find way around attorney general (Waco Tribune-Herald)

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Poker run Saturday to help Sterling woman (SaukValley.com)

A benefit poker run for a Sterling woman who recently underwent brain and heart surgeries is being held Saturday. Tina Popejoy, 48, "had a non-cancerous tumor on the brain," organizer Rosa Barb said. "It was causing massive headaches. She also had some kind of blockage in her heart.

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Butler VFD to hold Poker Run (Elizabethton Star)

The Butler Volunteer Fire Department in Butler will hold a benefit "Poker Run" beginning at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 30. Entry fee is $10 for a single rider and $15 for a rider and passenger. Prize will be half of the total entry fee collected.

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Police Report Says Shot Was Fired At Poker Game Robbery (The Chattanoogan)

A police report says a shot was fired just after three robbers ran out the back door of the Knights Of Columbus Hall on Lee Highway after a poker game heist.

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World Series of Poker(R) 2008: Battle for the Bracelets Ships to Retail Stores Nationwide (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

MINNEAPOLIS----Raise the ante! World Series of Poker 2008: Battle for the Bracelets has shipped to retailers nationwide from Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision, Inc. .

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Obama Brings Poker Traits to Candidacy (The San Francisco Examiner)

By his poker buddies' accounts, Obama is careful and focused. He's not easily distracted and doesn't give away his intentions unless it's to his advantage. He's not prone to taking risky chances, preferring to play it safe. But he's also serious and competitive: When he plays, he plays to win.

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Players Lost Millions On Illegal Poker Machines (NBC 10 Philadelphia)

About $2 million was seized in an undercover bust of illegal video poker machines at local area bars, police say.

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Obama brings poker traits to candidacy (AP via Yahoo! News)

Barack Obama's triumph in the 2004 U.S. Senate race earned him a memorable send-off from his friends in the Illinois legislature they emptied his wallet in a take-no-prisoners night of poker.

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Clues About Obama Found In His Poker Game (WCBS-TV New York)

Barack Obama's triumph in the 2004 U.S. Senate race earned him a memorable send-off from his friends in the Illinois legislature - they emptied his wallet in a take-no-prisoners night of poker. Slideshow: 2008 Presidential Hopefuls

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BREAKING: Police target video poker operations (The Intelligencer)

The Montgomery County District Attorneys Office and Pennsylvania State Police have targeted six places in an investigation of video poker and racketeering, the District Attorneys Office said today.

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High-stakes poker lures better players to dog track's card room (The News-Press)

Spurred by the three-month success of high stakes poker, the Naples-Fort Myers Greyhound Track's poker room will be getting bigger in October.

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Victory Lane Players Club Launches New Game Site Powered By Poker Creations (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.----Poker Creations a wholly owned subsidiary of US-publicly traded Power Play Development proudly announced the public launch of Victory Lane Players Club, LLC, a free online game community found at www.vlpclub.net , using the company's newly developed CUPID2.0 game platform.

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Charity Poker Run starts on Sunbeam Road (The Florida Times-Union)

Jacksonville's Bold City Mandarin Lions Club kicks off its Charity Poker Run at 9 a.m. today in memory of District 35L Gov. Rocky Fowler.

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Poker tour hopes to cash in on Asian gambling fever (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

SEOUL, Sept 21 - The players might not look like athletes, but an organisation is convinced that it can turn Texas hold'em poker into a bona fide sport in Asia, complete with television coverage and cheering crowds.

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Poker Run benefit Oct. 7 (The Garden Island)

A Poker Run Benefit Ride sponsored by a nonprofit organ-ization will take place Oct. 7 for Cheysen Kaluahine.

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Poker Guy | Don't go wild on the first day of a tourney (Philadelphia Daily News)

HARD POKER rule: You can't win a big buy-in tournament on the first day, but you can lose it. That's something to remember when

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Poker run to benefit N. Buncombe FFA (Asheville Citizen-Times)

WEAVERVILLE - The North Buncombe High School Future Farmers of America will hold a benefit poker run beginning at noon Sept. 22, rain or shine. The event raises funds to help the FFA attend more competitions and conventions during this school year.

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Absolute Poker Offers Cash for Creative Poker Player Avatars (PRWeb)

The newest promotion from the leading online poker room Absolute Poker offers poker players the chance to win big by simply creating their own Avatar. (PRWeb Sep 21, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/SW5zZS1Db3VwLUxvdmUtTWFnbi1UaGlyLVplcm8=

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Deputies Bust Illegal Poker Game (WYFF via Yahoo! News)

Greenville County deputies dealt out a few citations at an illegal poker game on Wednesday.

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WNC hosting poker fundraiser (Reno Gazette-Journal)

Celebrate the Nevada Day holiday early and play in a no-limit, Texas Hold-em Poker Tournament to benefit Western Nevada College baseball. The third-annual tournament at the Peppermill Hotel-Casino is Oct. 25 from 6-11 p.m. Entry fee is $200. Ten prizes will be up for grabs, including a one-year membership at Red Hawk Golf Course. For more information, or to register, call 775-445-3240. All ...

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A Casino Poker Game Fit for the Red Carpet (PR.com)

An exquisite range of casino poker games that can please the most demanding clients [PR.com - September 17, 2007]

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Developing: Arrest Made in Poker Robbery (WRCB Chattanooga)

A police sweep through part of Chattanooga resulted in the arrest of a suspect in a poker competition robbery. Officers took Jefferson Blake Kirkland into custody at 4800 Bonny Lake Lane. Kirkland is charged with 11 counts of aggravated robbery.

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Jeff Haney explains how restrictions on Internet gambling have hurt typical poker players a lot more than the pros (Las Vegas Sun)

Don't cry for the brand-name poker pros, or for the online hotshots who make a good part of their living hustling poker on the Internet. They weren't hurt much when President Bush signed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act last year.

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14 charged after police raid poker games (The Greenville News)

Fourteen people have been charged with illegal betting after deputies received a tip that there were poker games taking place on Wade Hampton Boulevard, authorities said late Wednesday.

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140,000 play Texas HoldEm poker daily on Facebooko (Online Poker News)

From the internet comes the news that what we though was a game that was a mong the most popular on the planet, is actually a lot more popular than you would have thought. It turns out that 140,000 players a day play online Texas Hold'em Poker on facebook.com.

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Large crowd enjoys benefit island Poker Run (Eastern Shore News)

CHINCOTEAGUE -- Folks on Main Street must have had to cover their ears for the thunderous roar of motorcycle engines Sept. 8, as 172 riders crowded onto the downtown park as part of the Chincoteague Police Department's 3rd Annual Poker Run.

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AJAX World Poker Tournament and Enterprise Comet: First Taste of Kaazing (SYS-CON Media)

I recognize that my blog has been quiet for some time, but there is a reason: Kaazing Corporation. Kaazing Corporation is essentially realizing a dream, a dream to start a company. Now, we (John Fallows and myself) are about to publicly launch Kaazing and our first customer project - the first ever AJAXWorld Poker Tournament (with some great help from Brian Albers and team - thank you, thank ...

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High Stakes on the Vegas Strip: Poker Edition [PlayStation 3] (GameSpot)

High Stakes is a competent, no-frills poker game that won't dazzle you with its presentation, but does offer up solid gameplay.

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Corum all in for poker champs (National Jeweler)

Irvine, Calif.Corum is placing its bets on some of the world's top poker players, choosing the high-roller players as ambassadors for its watches.

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World poker king insists anyone can become an ace (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Want to outwit the planet and win millions of dollars on the poker table? Phil Hellmuth, the world's greatest poker player, insists you can, and will tell you how.

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14 charged after police raid poker games (The Greenville News)

Fourteen people have been charged with illegal betting after deputies received a tip that there were poker games taking place on Wade Hampton Boulevard, authorities said this evening.

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POKER: Chuck Blunt -- Online poker prodigy balances dozens of hands (San Antonio Express-News)

Hevad Khan, the 22-year-old millionaire who finished sixth at the 2007 World Series of Poker, has the ability to successfully navigate and play more than 40 poker tournaments at the same time.

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Poker run to benefit N. Buncombe FFA (Asheville Citizen-Times)

WEAVERVILLE - The North Buncombe High School Future Farmers of America will hold a benefit poker run beginning at noon Saturday, rain or shine. The event raises funds to help the FFA attend more competitions and conventions during this school year.

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Several injured in poker run accident in Eaton Township (WKYC Cleveland)

EATON TWP.-- An accident during a motorcycle poker run sent several people to the hospital.

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International Cast Set for Main Event Final Table at World Series of Poker(R) Europe Presented by Betfair.com (FinanzNachrichten)

LONDON, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- A short walk away from Buckingham Palace, European poker players staged their own changing of the guard just before midnight yesterday.

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Norway's 18-Year-Old Annette Obrestad Stuns Poker World With 1 Million Pounds Sterling Win In First World Series of ... (FinanzNachrichten)

The 18-year-old Norwegian played masterfully over the course of the five- day 10,000 pounds buy-in No-Limit Texas Hold'Em Championship, outlasting a field that included the strongest showing of professionals in European poker history.

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Inside Poker (Lowell Sun)

A lot of poker literature offers suggestions on starting hands from various positions, but so much of the game is situational based on stack sizes, opponents, betting amounts and position, among other things.

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Party Poker Sign Up Bonus Code CARDBONUS Released by Party Poker -- This Code can be Used at Sign Up for a Nice Bonus (PRWeb)

Party Poker Sign Up Bonus Code CARDBONUS released by Party Poker will give users a bonus of 120 percent up to $200 for signing up at Party Poker. (PRWeb Sep 17, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/U3VtbS1Mb3ZlLUNvdXAtTWFnbi1UaGlyLVplcm8=

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Poker Craze Visits Teenagers (Online Poker News)

It seems that Teenagers play online poker just as well as teenagers do. However, many feel that this opens new avenues to the problems of online gambling addictions.

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MADD for poker run (CFCN.ca)

A group of motorcycle riders were MADD about poker but for a good cause this weekend.

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4 Injured In Motorcycle Crash, Fire During Poker Run (News Channel 5 Cleveland)

Four people are injured when several motorcyles collide during a poker run.

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Norway's 18-Year-Old Annette Obrestad Stuns Poker World With 1 Million Pounds Sterling Win In First World Series of ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Annette Obrestad became the youngest bracelet winner in World Series of Poker history early today by conquering the Main Event at the first annual WSOP Europe Presented by Betfair.com.

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You need some luck in poker (Daily Telegraph)

When the chips are down all you need is some luck. The art of playing high stakes poker is making the big move at the right time, writes Martin Johnson.

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Absolute Poker Reaffirms Commitment to US Players (PRWeb)

Absolute Poker reaffirms its commitment to the US marketplace. The popular online poker website plans on launching some new initiatives in the coming weeks that will appeal to both US and worldwide players. (PRWeb Sep 15, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/SG9yci1aZXRhLVBpZ2ctTWFnbi1UaGlyLVplcm8=

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9/11 Memorial Poker Run is today in LeClaire (Quad-City Times)

The LeClaire Fire Department is hosting the 4th annual 9/11 Memorial Poker Run today.

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Teenagers' Popular Summer Job: Online Poker Player? (Addict 3D)

We've been wary of news reports over the past few years hyping up various folks who were supposedly making all kinds of money playing online poker.

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Luck ran out during 'friendly' poker game (The News & Observer)

A Las Vegas-like "mini-casino" drew three professional poker players, business owners, at least two lawyers and a police officer, among others.

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Everest Poker Announces Everest Poker Avalanche Online Final (PRWeb)

The online poker room's largest event so far is reaching its online climax on September 15, 2007 at 15:00 GMT. The ten finalists from this online poker tournament will win a prize package that includes travel as well as a seat at the live final game, held on board a Costa Cruise ship where they'll compete for their share of a $1,060,000 prize pool. (PRWeb Sep 15, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback ...

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Online-Poker als Nebenjob: Spielsuchtgefahr fr Teenager (Computerwoche)

Online-Poker ersetzt inzwischen fr viele amerikanische Jugendliche die Einnahmen aus Sommer- oder Nebenjobs. Eine US-Studie zeigt, dass 8,9 Prozent aller Mnner zwischen 18 und 22 mindestens einmal pro ...

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Paradise found: Strong video poker lives in Vegas (Chicago Sun-Times)

Video poker machines with pay tables that make the games worth playing are about as rare at casinos in the Chicago area as White Sox fans at Wrigley Field, but all it takes is a trip to Las Vegas to restore one's faith that worthwhile video poker still exists.

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Pammie paid off $125,000 poker debt with sexual favours! (ANI via Yahoo! India News)

London, Sept 14 (ANI): Pamela Anderson cleared a poker debt of 125,000 pounds by sleeping with the man she owed the sum to. The buxom blonde revealed that she lost a game of poker in Las Vegas, and that she paid-off the debt with sexual favours. "He said if I made out with him that would clear the bet. I paid off a poker debt with sexual favours," the Sun quoted her, as saying. And, ...

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Poker Guy | Ideas on starting hands often don't tell the tale (Philadelphia Daily News)

A LOT OF poker literature offers suggestions on starting hands from various positions, but so much of the game is situational - based on stack sizes, opponents, betting amounts and position, among other things.

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PSN Gets PixelJunk Racers, High Stakes Poker (Gamasutra)

Sony has announced that its regular Thursday update this week will see the addition of Q-Games' multiplayer slotcar game PixelJunk Racers, as well as the online playable High Stakes on the Vegas Strip: Poker Edition. First shown at this year's E3, PixelJunk Racers is the first in a series of diverse games from Q-Games, best known for Star Fox Command for the DS, as well as the studio's ...

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Elks sponsor poker run on Saturday (Visalia Times-Delta)

The Tulare Elks Lodge will sponsor its Bikers for Kids poker run Saturday.

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Pamela Anderson in love with a poker player (ANI via Yahoo! India News)

Washington, September 13 (ANI): Former 'Baywatch' babe Pamela Anderson has revealed that she has fallen in love with an unnamed professional poker player. She revealed that her first meeting with her new love occurred when she was playing poker in Las Vegas. The actress-model said that the night was proving to be unlucky for her as she was "down" 250,000 dollars in the game. ...

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Mended Little Hearts Poker Run slated (Hanover Herald-Progress)

Virginia Honda Yamaha is hosting the first-ever Mended Little Hearts Poker Run on Saturday, Sept. 29, to benefit the Richmond group of the charity. The poker run is a great way for motorcycle enthusiasts to get together for a fun ride for a deserving cause.

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Rainbow House Motorcycle Ride, Poker Run this weekend (Henry Daily Herald)

Motorcycle and card game enthusiasts will ride their bikes through the southside while playing several hands of poker, all for the sake of supporting the Rainbow House, Clayton Countys childrens shelter.

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Get on board for poker cruise prize! (Publican)

The final countdown is on for licensees to register to win a Ladbrokes Caribbean cruise and celebrity poker night in their pub.

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Strong suit - poker craze is sweeping the network (Tenterfield Star)

Poker is more than a game it's a craze that's sweeping the world. And Channel Ten's Joker Poker combines high stakes and hilarity by inviting comedians to play. Guy Davis spoke with its host Mike Goldman.

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Steve Rosenbloom on Poker --Caution rules on a tournament's first day (Reading Eagle)

Hard poker rule: You cant win a big buy-in tournament on the first day, but you can lose it. Thats something to remember when youre dealt aces, especially when some scary cards hit the board.

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Almaden group revives poker tournament fundraiser (San Jose Mercury News)

It seems Lady Luck is smiling once more on the Almaden Business Association as it attempts to resurrect a poker tournament fundraiser it was forced to cancel last year only a few days before the event was to take place.

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Keystone Pavilion hosts poker tourney tonight (Summit Daily News)

KEYSTONE The Big Slick Snake River Poker Tournament, tonight at the Pavilion at Keystone, will have music, food, drinks and Texas Hold'em. RSN's Roger Mecca will host the New Orleans-themed night.

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Poker: Chuck Blount -- Identifying betting patterns limits guess work (San Antonio Express-News)

The most important read a player can make once a poker session starts is to put labels on the opponents at the table.

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Betfair Guarantees 1 Million Pounds Sterling Top Prize at World Series of Poker(R) Europe (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Betfair.com, presenting sponsor of the World Series of Poker Europe, added 57,000 pounds sterling to the 3,626,000 pounds sterling Main Event prize pool to ensure a 1 million pounds sterling first-place payday.

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Poker champ: Gambling raid a waste (The News & Observer)

A poker champion cited on a misdemeanor gambling charge in a weekend raid on a clandestine casino said Tuesday that the police could have been more useful battling serious crime elsewhere.

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Playing Poker Means Reading Your Oppnents (Online Poker News)

We have all seen the great poker masters on television, and at times it seems as if they really can read their opponent minds. Two players will bet down to the river card and one will muck his hand with a comment that his opponent must be holding two specific cards and sure enough those are the exact two cards that the other player has. This may seem supernatural at times, but this is no more ...

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Post Oak Productions and Striker VIP Forge Strategic Alliance to Cross-Promote Las Vegas Ultimate Insider Elite Poker ... (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)

Striker VIP, Inc. , Las Vegas' premier five-star host, concierge and event services provider, and Post Oak Productions, Inc. , a Toronto, Canada-based live events company and the founders of the World Series of Poker Academy, today announced they have entered into a strategic marketing alliance to cross-promote and sell each company's complementary service offerings: Post Oak's WSOP Academy and ...

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Indecent Proposal Wins Poker Ace Pamela Anderson (ContactMusic)

PAMELA ANDERSON is dating a professional poker player after her offered her an 'indecent proposal' during an unlucky night in Las Vegas. The actress/

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Poker Run fundraiser Saturday (The Herald News)

MOKENA -- Mokena Lions will be heading in a new direction Saturday as the motorcycle club stages its first Poker Run to raise money for juvenile diabetes.

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Nelly Wins Big At Vegas Poker Tournament (ContactMusic)

Rapper NELLY was a big winner in Las Vegas at the weekend, even though he wasn't part of the Video Music Awards prizegiving - he won a poker tournamen

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Video poker suspect pleads, will testify (The News & Observer)

A man accused of participating in a video poker operation in Western North Carolina has pleaded guilty to federal perjury and conspiracy charges.

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Woman arrested for running poker games (Quad-City Times)

A Bettendorf woman, a former Isle of Capri employee, was arrested Monday for running illegal poker games out of her home while 10 others were cited for playing in the games.

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Former Casino Dealer Charged with Running Illegal Poker Games (KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids)

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A former casino employee has been charged with running illegal poker games at her Bettendorf home. According to the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, Tammy Proulx is charged with gaming and betting, keeping a gambling house and possession of controlled substance.

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WPT lines up top pros for winter boot camps

The World Poker Tour has unveiled its stellar line-up of instructors at its forthcoming poker ‘boot camps’.Over five days, students at the camps will interact with professional players inside specially designed ‘learning labs’, honing their skills before being given the chance to see what they have learned in exclusive tournaments offering buy-in packages to the [...]

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How Do Professional Gamblers Make A Living?

While there have always been professional gamblers, whether betting on the horses, the dogs, football, poker or a casino, the internet has opened up the market to a whole new generation. More and more people are looking to make a fulltime living from gambling, with poker perhaps one of the more popular areas for the [...]

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Is Gambling The New Favourite Sport Of The World?

While sports participation continues to grow throughout the world, with many of the smaller countries now putting teams forward for such events as the Olympics, as well as the emergence of Far East golfing stars to name but a couple, there is speculation that sports betting is becoming the new sport of the world. It [...]

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Casino wont pay out on faulty $5.5m slot machine

Winning millions on a slot machine would come as a shock to anyone, but for one lady it came as an even bigger surprise.The middle-aged woman from Hong Kong hit a $5.5 million jackpot in the Star World Casino in Macau - on a slot machine with a $6,000 limit.However, staff at the venue told [...]

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Gambling Industry Take Lead With Gamble Aware Website

In a move which should perhaps take some of the sting out recent criticism of the gambling sector, the UK based Responsibility in Gambling Trust have released a new website called Gamble Aware which is designed to teach both the young and old how to gamble sensibly and within their own limitations. What will the [...]

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Biggest casino on Earth opens doors

The world’s biggest casino has finally opened its doors to thousands of eager gaming enthusiasts.The statistics surrounding the construction of the Venetian Macau, which is the largest building in the whole of Asia, are truly breath-taking.Around 20,000 construction workers worked on the $2.4 billion project, with three million sheets of gold leaf used to adorn [...]

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Bright Light City: Top 10 Vegas Neon Experiences

Filed under: Casinos, Dry Heat, Rants & Raves

Vegas Pop Blog: On return flights into Vegas during the day, I've often heard some first-time visitors peeking out of the airplane window question, "That's it?" -- as if the Eiffel Tower in the desert wasn't a clue. They can't really be blamed. On similar flights at... Read more



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Come On In, Sit Down And Play!

Today heralds a major change in the UKs gambling laws, and a major change in access rights for the UK consumer. As of today gambling companies will be able to advertise in the national press and on TV, increase their jackpots and open their doors to members off the street. So will it really make [...]

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Vegas flying high thanks to budget airlines

More people than ever are flying to Las Vegas thanks to the boom in bargain flights to the world’s gambling capital.According to the latest statistics, July was the busiest month ever for the city’s McCarran International Airport, with around 4.3 million arrivals and departures passing through it during the month.July’s figures bring the total number [...]

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