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Poker game unfolds with arrest of one
LIBERTY TWP.,PA -- A friendly Saturday night poker game turned ugly when a player allegedly stole back the money he lost, court records show.

Big Bet Politics: what craps and poker say about McCain and Obama
God, Albert Einstein said, does not play dice with the universe. All due respect, recent scientific advances show that it isn't whether the Creator does in fact allow chaos to dance with order, and the question isn't whether life is a gamble but how.

'Pure luck pays as novice Rebecca seals poker win
Hart Shaw's annual poker tournament proved to be a game of luck, as a novice claimed the winnings.

Playtech to provide casino, poker products to Genting Stanley UPDATE
LONDON, Jun 27, 2008 (Thomson Financial via COMTEX) -- PYTCF | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Playtech Limited. said it has signed a new licensing agreement to supply its casino and poker products to Genting Stanley Alderney, a subsidiary of Malaysian gambling group Genting International.

H.R. 5767 - Statement by Poker Players Allaince Chairman D’Amato
Press Release– Former Senator Alfonse D’Amato, chairman of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with over one million members nationwide, today issued the following statement on the House Financial Services Committee’s failure to pass H.R. 5767, the “Payment Systems Protection Act,” by a vote of 32-32.

Search and Rescue poker ride comes up aces
Montana -- Getting into the “black” was the prime objective at the First Annual Summer Solstice ATV Poker Ride last weekend in Superior, and Mineral County Search and Rescue met its goal.

Finally, someone teaches dogs to play poker
IF you think you can't teach an old dog new tricks, think again — students from Griffith University have developed a poker-playing robot puppy.

No dealers, but plenty of action at Atlantic City's new automated poker tables
ATLANTIC CITY - Perhaps the best thing about playing electronic poker, Marc Zahra said wryly, is that you don't have to tip the dealer.

First-Ever Poker Musical to Debut During WSOP Main Event
Production Created by Tim Molyneux with Help from Phil Hellmuth

Absolute Poker Bad Beat Jackpot Goes Off Just Short of $1 Million
Just shy of the one year anniversary of the record setting bad beat jackpot at Absolute Poker, the online poker room shattered their own record for the largest jackpot ever awarded.

HR 5767 to be heard June 25
The bill that was set to be heard by the House Financial Services Committee today has been postponed until tomorrow.

The Canadian Poker Tour and the World Poker Showdown Complete Strategic Alliance to Market Upcoming Events
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - June 23, 2008) - The Canadian Poker Tour, the recently acquired poker brand of HeadsUp Entertainment International Inc. (the "Company") (PINK SHEETS:HDUP) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a strategic marketing alliance with the World Poker Showdown to enhance and promote each others series of events.

Fort Sill Apaches hold poker tournament at N.M. casino
DEMING, N.M.—The head of the Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma says a poker tournament at the tribe's southern New Mexico casino is aimed at forcing a decision on the legality of gambling at the casino.

Mardi Gras Racetrack poker room to go 24 hours
Slipping through a loophole, Mardi Gras Racetrack & Gaming has received state approval to operate a 24-hour poker room.

US Congressional Hearing to Block UIGEA scheduled for today
The US House of Representatives has a hearing scheduled for today about HR 5767, the bill that was proposed in 2006 by Rep. Barney Frank of Massachusetts and Sen. Ron Paul of Texas, to block implementation of the regulations under the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) of 2006.

Weekend-long benefit held for GG fire victims
COLLIER COUNTY, FL: All this weekend people have been coming together to raise money for the victims of last month's Golden Gate brushfire. Two fundraisers took place Sunday.

The WSOP 'Year of the Pros' continues
What an exciting weekend at the WSOP. Three more bracelets were won and two more top pros earns titles. Layne Flaak won his 6th WSOP bracelet in the $1,500 Pot Limit Hold’em game and David Benyamine won the $10,000 Omaha Hi-Low World Championship game.

Fired officer’s alleged drug use, poker acquaintances at issue
Joplin police Lt. Geoff Jones was fired this year because of alleged associations with known criminals at poker tournaments, a resultant distrust of him by the FBI in an investigation and a failure to disclose his use of prescription drugs, the city’s police chief testified Wednesday.

WSOP year of the pros?
Some people are saying that the WSOP this year is the year of the pros. We have seen several pro poker players win bracelets already this year including Daniel Negreanu, who won his 4th. Other pros that have won bracelets so far are Nenad Medic, Mike Matusow, Barry Greenstein, and Erick Lindgren.

Daniel Negreanu's new poker book 'Power Hold'em Strategy'
Power Hold’em Strategy is expected to be right up there with Super System 2 and Daniel “Kid Poker” Negreanu will then be placed alongside some of the most popular authors in poker including Doyle Brunson, Mike Caro, Bobby Baldwin and T.J Cloutier.

South Florida: Fourth suspect charged in robbery of poker players
A fourth suspect was charged in the armed robbery of two people after they left the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood in March with big winnings, authorities said Wednesday.

WINGOWS POKER ACQUIRED BY WALKER POKER
Another casualty in the DGN debacle

Online poker cheating demonstrates insider risk
Poker cheats are using insider knowledge to gain competitive advantage.

Video poker crackdown due
Baltimore, MD -- Comptroller Franchot targets devices that he says are operated as illegal slot machines

Borgata Summer Poker Open Drawing Strong Crowds
While the 2008 World Series of Poker is dominating the headlines out of Las Vegas, there’s also some noise being made on the East Coast.