T.J. Cloutier Wins Scotty Nguyen Poker Classic

Posted on November 21, 2007

The Scotty Nguyen Poker Classic at the Cherokee Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma had one of the most star-studded final tables of the year, featuring Scotty Nguyen, Gavin Smith, Bill Edler, TJ Cloutier, and others.
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Bruce Stubbs Named Betfair's Poker Director

Posted on November 21, 2007

Betfair has added a new executive to their growing brand, Bruce Stubbs, as their poker director.
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Commerce Casino Gets a Makeover

Posted on November 21, 2007

If you plan to spend a little of your Thanksgiving or Christmas/Hanukkah holiday vacation time playing at the tables at Commerce Casino, you'll be in for a little surprise. The casino has undergone a transformation just in time for the holidays and February's LA Poker Classic and WPT Celebrity Invitational.
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Go to the Aussie Millions on PokerNordica

Posted on November 21, 2007

Have you always dreamt of comming down under and participating in The Aussie Millions?
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Heartland Poker Tour Makes Arizona Stop

Posted on November 21, 2007

The Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) made its first stop in Arizona this past week and crowned a new HPT champion. Andreas Foulias, fifty-three years old from Gilbert, Arizona, won the Texas No Limit Hold’em poker tournament and close to $60,000. Foulias has proven to be the player to beat in Arizona this year. Besides winning this weekend’s Heartland Poker Tour title, Foulias also won the Arizona Poker Championship held in the Phoenix area in August.
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Poker Europa HORSE Freeroll Announced

Posted on November 19, 2007

A H.O.R.S.E. freeroll, sponsored by Poker Europa and Upper Class Poker, has been announced for November 22nd.
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Chris Ferguson Wins His 3rd WSOP Circuit Event

Posted on November 19, 2007

Chris "Jesus" Ferguson has accomplished the threepeat at the World Series of Poker Circuit Event in Lake Tahoe. He bested Dustin Fox heads up to win the WSOP ring and over $200,000.
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"fkscreennames" Takes FTOPS Main Event Title

Posted on November 19, 2007

The player known only as "fkscreennames" took down the $500 buy-in FTOPS main event for $385,937 last night, besting runner up SouthSide1, who took home over $233,000 in one of the internet's richest poker tournaments.
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Jerry Yang to Represent Pokerstars in China

Posted on November 18, 2007

PokerStars, the world's largest online poker site, announced that Jerry Yang, poker's reigning world champion, will join almost 200 of its online qualifiers at the first ever live poker tournament to be held in the People's Republic of China.
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Petition to Triple Gaming Tax Nearly Set

Posted on November 18, 2007

Las Vegas lawyer Kermitt Waters said Thursday that within two weeks he expects to file his initiative petition to let citizens decide whether to triple the casino gaming tax.
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More Arrests Expected in Atlantic City Crackdown

Posted on November 18, 2007

As reported by the Press of Atlantic City: "More people face arrests in the ongoing investigation of a $22 million illegal sports-gambling ring operated in a poker room at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, a local law-enforcement official said Thursday.
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Vincent Procopio Among Arrested at Borgata

Posted on November 18, 2007

Professional poker player Vincent Procopio was among those arrested in an investigation into illegal sports betting at the Borgata Casino in Atlantic City.
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Poker Cheat Arrested at Mohegan Sun

Posted on November 18, 2007

A gambler from New York with a history of cheating was arrested at the Mohegan Sun Casino Thursday after investigators discovered he had been marking cards during a poker game, state police said.
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Chris Ferguson at WSOP Lake Tahoe Final Table

Posted on November 18, 2007

Chris Ferguson is headlining an impressive final table at the World Series of Poker circuit event at Lake Tahoe.
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FTOPS $2500, Two Day Online Poker Event

Posted on November 18, 2007

Day 1 of the $2500 Full Tilt Online Poker Series event has completed with 89 players wrestling their way towards the $400,000+ first prize.
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Shawn Sheikhan Deportation Proceedings Halted

Posted on November 18, 2007

Shahram "Shawn" Sheikhan's deportation proceedings were halted after a US immigration judge decided the US Department of Homeland Security failed to provide enough evidence to support Sheikhan's ousting.
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Top Experts Call for Gambling Ban Reversal

Posted on November 15, 2007

Top experts testified before the House Committee on the Judiciary Wednesday and called for the U.S. to reverse it policies related to Internet gambling, arguing the prohibition of Internet gambling activities, the approach most recently undertaken in the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), violates the American principles of personal freedom and individual liberty. The experts explained how the ban on Internet gambling violates U.S. treaty obligations with other countries and exposes U.S. businesses to potential criminal retaliation overseas.
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Audio Clips from Judiciary Hearing on Gambling

Posted on November 15, 2007

The Poker Players Alliance has posted clips from Wednesday's judiciary hearing on internet gambling on their website.
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