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Judiciary Committee to Hold Hearing on Poker
Posted on November 12, 2007Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, has been added as a co-sponsor of Rep. Robert Wexler’s (D-FL) H.R. 2046, the Skill Game Protection Act. H.R. 2046 aims to legalize and regulate online games, such as poker, whose primary requirement for success is skill. Other games, such as mahjong and bridge are also included as skill games.
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London Calling: The Victoria Casino
Posted on November 12, 2007I nervously raked in my first pot of the night. This was a far cry from my home game. Hell, it was a far cry from home. I'm a New Yorker, born and bred. I've been playing poker for as long as I can remember. But tonight was different. The stakes were higher. Not to mention I was across the ocean, sitting in the cardroom at London's largest casino - the Grosvenor Victoria.
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"Safeel" Wins Sunday Million, $190,793
Posted on November 12, 2007The player only known as 'safeel' took down the Pokerstars Sunday Million last night for almost $191,000. Bubbling the final table was famous European pro John Duthie, finishing 10th.
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Celebrity Poker for Charity in Tampa, FL
Posted on November 12, 2007Almost 40 athletes and celebrities will play their best poker hands tonight for their favorite charities. Tampa Bay Lightning's Vincent Lecavalier hosts his 2nd annual celebrity poker tournament at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tampa at 8 pm.
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FTOPS in Full Swing on Full Tilt Poker
Posted on November 12, 2007The FTOPS, Full Tilt Online Poker Series, is in full swing on Full Tilt Poker. Five events have been completed, and a few more remain, including the $2500 main event.
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19 Remain at WPT Foxwoods
Posted on November 12, 200719 players remain at the World Poker Finals at Foxwoods Resort and Casino in Connecticut. 575 players entered the event, and the final 19 are all guaranteed at least $40,000. The first place finisher will earn $1,700,000 this year.
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US Online Gambling Debate Heats Up
Posted on November 9, 2007The potential $100 billion trade dispute between Europe and the U.S. over the fast-growing online gaming industry heated up this week when Europe's trade director came to Washington and stated that the U.S. Congress should either open its market to overseas operators or compensate Europe for blocking the American gambling market to European operators.
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Caesars Dealers Petition for Union Vote
Posted on November 9, 2007What started in the dealer pits at Wynn Las Vegas has migrated down the Strip to Caesars Palace.
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Government Denies Svenska Spel's Expansion
Posted on November 9, 2007The Swedish government has denied gambling monopoly Svenska Spel expansion rights, as reported in The Local, Sweden's english newspaper.
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Day 1b At Foxwoods In the Books
Posted on November 9, 2007Day 1b at Foxwoods is in the books, and players return for day two in the Sunset Ballroom today.
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Jean-Robert Bellande Gets The Boot
Posted on November 9, 2007Jean-Robert Bellande, the fast talking poker pro who made it onto Survivor: China, was eliminated this week after being voted off by other cast members.
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JC Tran's Controversial WPT Hand
Posted on November 8, 2007JC Tran and his opponent were involved in a very controversial hand at the World Poker Finals at Foxwoods Resort and Casino on Day 1a.
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Scott Clements, Jonathan Little on Team Full Tilt
Posted on November 7, 2007Full Tilt Poker has signed two more young stars; Scott Clements and Jonathan Little, the one and two finishers at the World Poker Tour event in Niagara Falls.
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MGM Grand Reveals Plans for Abu Dhabi
Posted on November 7, 2007MGM Mirage and Mubadala Development Company, a strategic investment and development firm wholly-owned by the government of Abu Dhabi, today announced plans to develop the MGM Grand Abu Dhabi, a mixed-use development that will serve as an iconic gateway to Abu Dhabi.
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Mansion Poker Ups Guarantee to $500,000
Posted on November 7, 2007On the back of last month's Grand Tournament success, this month's edition just got a whole lot grander at Mansion.com with the guaranteed prize pool raised from US$300,000 to a whopping US$500,000 - now one of the largest online shorthanded tournaments in the world.
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WSOP Bracelet Winner Arrested in Raid
Posted on November 7, 2007A divisional winner of the World Series of Poker was arrested with 15 other men during a gambling raid that yielded almost $20,000, police said.
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PKR Offers One-Handed Satellites
Posted on November 7, 2007PKR, the revolutionary poker room on the internet, is offering "one handed satellites."
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Harrah's Boss Buys Stake in Boston Celtics
Posted on November 7, 2007Harrah's Entertainment's top executive is entering a new outside venture: professional team ownership.
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