Congress Calls For Stop to UIGEA

Posted on April 23, 2008

The Chairman of the House Committee on Financial Services and other leading committee members are seeking broad support for new legislation that would stop the U.S. government from taking any steps to implement regulations that require U.S. financial institutions to police Internet gambling. Testimony before Congress earlier this month clearly showed that the proposed rules to implement the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA) are ambiguous and also not likely to stop millions of Americans from gambling online.
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Gus Hansen Leads At WPT Championship

Posted on April 23, 2008

The Great Dane - Gus Hansen - is sitting at the top of the leaderboard by a comfortable margin in the World Poker Tour's $25,000 buy-in championship event at the Bellagio.
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Poker Players Alliance Hits One Million Members

Posted on April 22, 2008

Over one million poker enthusiasts are members of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group. The organization, which is committed to protecting the rights of individuals to play poker, announced this significant milestone today as it also launched a voter registration program and its political action committee (PAC).
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Lee Jones Joins CardRunners as COO

Posted on April 21, 2008

CardRunners announced today that Lee Jones, a veteran of the poker industry, will be joining CardRunners as its Chief Operating Officer. Jones will oversee quality control and direct a staff of poker professionals that will continue to produce educational poker videos.
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Billionaire CEO Calvin Ayre Announces Retirement

Posted on April 21, 2008

The fun loving, billionaire chief of Bodog has announced his retirement from the company. Additionally he will no longer be involved in Bodog operationally. In mid 2007 he successfully transferred ownership of the Bodog brand in North America to the Morris Mohawk Gaming Group.
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WPT Championship Under Way at Bellagio

Posted on April 20, 2008

The $25,000 World Poker Tour championship is in full swing at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, Nevada, with all of poker's royalty in attendance for this prestigious event.
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World Poker Tour Settles Lawsuit With Players

Posted on April 20, 2008

Today, WPT Enterprises and five professional poker players – Chris Ferguson, Andrew Bloch, Annie Duke, Phil Gordon, and Howard Lederer – announced that they have settled a lawsuit filed by the poker players in July, 2006. WPTE operates the World Poker Tour (“WPT”), a series of televised, high stakes poker tournaments that are run by various casinos located throughout the United States and in parts of Canada and Europe.
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Glen Chorny Wins EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final

Posted on April 18, 2008

Glen Chorny, known online as choron, is the winner of the European Poker Tour's grand final in Monte Carlo, Monaco, taking home just about $3.2 million US dollars. He defeated runner up Denes Kalo (Hungary) who earned almost $2,000,000 for his second place finish.
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Poker Pro Brandi Hawbaker Dead at 26

Posted on April 17, 2008

Professional Poker player Brandi Hawbaker, who recently changed her name to Naami Dea, has died at the age of 26 in an apparent suicide.
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APT Names Matt Savage Tournament Director

Posted on April 17, 2008

The Asian Poker Tour (APT) is proud to announce that Matt Savage has signed on as tournament director for the APT's Manila Main Event next month.
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Poker After Dark Season Concludes This Week

Posted on April 17, 2008

With three highly successful seasons of one of the most widely-watched poker shows in the books, the filming of the 4th season of NBC's hit late-night program Poker After Dark will conclude on Friday, April 18 in Las Vegas. Ten new episodes will be aired beginning in July, but some exciting changes are in store that should easily please the most diehard poker fan as well as the casual viewer.
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First Betting Shop in Spain Opens For Business

Posted on April 17, 2008

Spain's first sports betting shop opened for business on Wednesday, one of thousands that foreign bookmakers hope to launch in the football-crazy nation which already bets more than any other European country.
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English Village Pub Hosts The Nuts Poker Final

Posted on April 17, 2008

The cards will be on the table all day this Saturday on 19th April when the Punch Bowl Village Inn hosts the regional "Nuts" poker finals
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Final Table Set for EPT Monte Carlo Finale

Posted on April 16, 2008

The final table is nigh at the European Poker Tour's grand final in Monte Carlo, and Antonio Esfandiari has a chance to make poker history by winning his first EPT title.
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Taiwan Looks to Open Up Gambling

Posted on April 16, 2008

In Taiwan, President-elect Ma Ying-Jeou has pledged to open up the island nation's gambling business by revising the current Statute for Offshore Island Development.
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48 Remain at European Poker Tour Grand Final

Posted on April 15, 2008

48 players remain at the European Poker Tour's Grand Final in Monte Carlo with Antonio Esfandiari leading the way. Nipping at his heels are Robin Keston and Johnny Lodden.
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EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final In Full Swing

Posted on April 14, 2008

The European Poker Tour's final stop of the season in Monte Carlo is awarding the largest prize ever in a poker tournament outside of Las Vegas with a whopping $3.1 million going to the eventual winner.
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Rotary Club Hosts Charity Poker in Iowa

Posted on April 13, 2008

Seats are still available for the charity Texas holdem poker tournament being sponsored by Council Bluffs' Noon Rotary Club. All proceeds from the tournament, the first sponsored by the Noon Rotary Club, will benefit the Council Bluffs Senior Center's scholarship fund.
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