MGM Plans New $5 Billion A.C. Resort

Posted on October 10, 2007

MGM Mirage Inc. announced Wednesday that it plans to build a mega-casino resort worth up to $5 billion that will dwarf anything Atlantic City has seen before.
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Virgin America Goes to Vegas, Brings Jamie Gold

Posted on October 10, 2007

Virgin America and Jamie Gold team up for their inaugural flight from San Francisco to Las Vegas. The flight is replete with showgirls, poker, champagne, and plenty of debauchery.
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Final Table Set at EPT Baden

Posted on October 10, 2007

8 players remain in Baden, Austria as the final table is set and the players will battle it out for $1,200,000.
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Seven Card Stud: The Old Timer's Game

Posted on October 9, 2007

TEXAS HOLD’EM is without doubt the most popular card game in the world and indeed it is a very skillful game but many experts believe that seven-card stud, played with a split-limit structure - is a more subtle - and therefore a more skillful game.
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PartyGaming Looks to Las Vegas For a Buyer

Posted on October 9, 2007

PartyGaming, the UK-listed online poker firm, is open to approaches from Las Vegas-based casinos regarding a sale, said its chief executive officer Mitch Garber.
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WSOP Final Table Airs Tonight on ESPN

Posted on October 9, 2007

The final table of the 2007 World Series of Poker airs tonight at 8PM EST on ESPN.
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Swiss Atop Day 2 at EPT Baden

Posted on October 9, 2007

At the end of day 2 at the European Poker Tour stop in Baden, Austria, two swiss players sit atop the leaderboard. Anton Allemann and Acar Mazlum are the two Swiss players that are first and second in chips.
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Poker After Dark Features $50,000 Buy-in

Posted on October 8, 2007

David Benyamine, Allen Cunningham, Eli Elezra, Jennifer Harman, Phil Ivey and Barry Greenstein will all pony up $50,000 for a single table tournament on Poker After Dark.
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2008 WSOP Dates Announced

Posted on October 8, 2007

arrah's Entertainment Inc (NYSE: HET) announced today that the 39th annual World Series of Poker Presented by Milwaukee's Best Light will be staged at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas from May 30 through July 17, 2008.
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Barney Frank's Bill Gaining Steam

Posted on October 8, 2007

The legislation, introduced by U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., in April, provides for the federal regulation and licensing of Internet gambling. U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., a co-sponsor of the bill, has introduced a companion bill that would tax reported gambling earnings and produce what he estimates is between $6 billion and $25 billion in federal revenue over the first five years.
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IRS Holds the Cards in Tax Deal

Posted on October 8, 2007

A bill introduced earlier this year would have forced casinos to withhold 25% of all tournament winnings from poker players in order to pay taxes. The bill, however, has developed.
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Man Robs Father-in-Law at Poker Game

Posted on October 8, 2007

A King George County man who robbed about a dozen people at a poker game--including his own father-in-law--pleaded guilty to multiple charges on October 4th.
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Richard Lee and The Bookmaking Scandal

Posted on October 8, 2007

Richard Lee, the poker player made famous by his 6th place finish in the 2006 World Series of Poker, is at the center of a bookmaking scandal in his native Texas.
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Wasicka, Kremser Join WPA Board

Posted on October 8, 2007

The World Poker Association has added two well respected members of the poker industry to their board.
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Adam Gerber Wins USPC

Posted on October 8, 2007

In a poker event that really lacked star power this year, Adam Gerber won over $600,000 in the $10,000 United States Poker Championship main event in Atlantic City.
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EPT Baden Kicks Off

Posted on October 8, 2007

The Pokerstars hosted European Poker Tour stop in Baden, Austria kicked off early yesterday for the €8,000 main event. First place in this event will be over $1 million USD.
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Travis Rice Wins UltimateBet Aruba Classic

Posted on October 8, 2007

Travis Rice won the Ultimatebet Aruba Classic, outlasting 547 players and winning over $800,000.
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Team Poker in the US Poker League Announced

Posted on October 5, 2007

The Inaugural PokerBowl™ will commence on October 20th, 2007 in Las Vegas, NV. The team that emerges victorious during the weeklong event will capture the USPL National Title and lion's share of the $1,000,000 prize pool!
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