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The downfall of the French online gambling industry was covered by the country's mainstream media on May 13 when France's leading newspaper, Le Monde, published an online article titled "Is Online Poker Going Through The Floor Soon?" ("Le poker en …

The next three finishers in this tournament are all well-known poker players in New Jersey with Jonathan "jetsfan14" Borenstein winning $3,640 for third place, Jake "schaf4206" Schafer winning $2,840 for fourth place, and Michael "itWasThatOr0 …

After playing 80,000 hands between April 24 and May 8, a computer program called Claudico amassed slightly fewer chips than its opponents, four top-10 poker professionals; however, the deficit was not large enough to determine conclusively that the …

The Colossus, which is scheduled to be played after 17 days, could turn out to be the biggest live poker tournament in poker history. Speaking at a media conference held recently, WSOP organizers said that more players than expected have registered for …

Firefighters were called to the home of Manchester United and England defender Chris Smalling after his hot tub caught fire on Tuesday night. It is understood an electrical fault may have led to a blaze in the garden of the player's home in Bowdon …

Manny Pacquiao Lost Monster Poker Pot To Justin “Boosted J” Smith Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao, 36, is one of the most successful sportsmen on the planet, having won world championships at eight different divisions and just 5 losses from 64 …

The Colossus doesn't start for 17 days, but on paper it could already be the largest live poker tournament in the history of the card game. According to WSOP organizers in a media conference call on Tuesday, pre-registration has been so huge that the …

Retiring Nevada Sen. Harry Reid indicated in an interview on Monday that he's not opposed to the Sheldon Adelson-backed bill to ban online gaming nationwide, but that poker should be considered for a carve-out, according to a report from the Las Vegas …

Online since 2005, PAW is one of the most popular business-to-business (B2B) online portals for affiliate marketers active in poker, casino, sports betting, daily fantasy sports, and financial trading. Re-launched with an all-new platform in January …

At 1:30 p.m. ET (10:30 a.m. PT) on Tuesday, the World Series of Poker will hold its annual conference call with WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart, WSOP Tournament Director Jack Effel, and WSOP.com Head of Online Poker Bill Rini to preview the …

ATV riders enjoyed excellent weather, and some great trails for the second annual Marmora Curling Club Poker Run on the weakend. By 10 a.m., over 100 bikes had been signed up with 120 poker hands at $25 each. The route covered 50 kilometres of trails, …

Johnny Grooms, poker room manager at Beau Rivage Resort and Casino, has been elected to the Poker TDA Board of Directors by unanimous first-ballot. “We're thrilled that Johnny Grooms accepted this nomination,” TDA Founding Director Matt Savage said …

Our negative experiences weigh more and endure longer than their positive counterparts. In my years of coaching poker players, I have seen this phenomenon cause numerous students to study the big pots they lose and quickly forget hands they win. But on …

“We knew Claudico was the strongest computer poker program in the world, but we had no idea before this competition how it would fare against four top 10 poker players,” Tuomas Sandholm, the Carnegie Mellon professor of computer science who directed …

His namesake may have taken the limelight from Brazilian soccer legend Ronaldo, but the 38-year-old is back and ready to light up the soccer world once again, albeit in the NASL and as part-owner of the Fort Lauderdale Strikers, the superstar is …

While before, those interested in casinos would have to make their way to their nearest casino to find a seat at the poker table, online casinos offer a much more relaxed and ready-when-you-are experience for the end user. That said, more recently …

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has said the incoming Buhari Administration would not persecute anyone, in response to statements credited to President Goodluck Jonathan. The party however said officials of the outgoing administration must be ready …

"Unless we can get something done with poker, I'm going to look closely — I haven't made up my mind — but I'm going to look closely into banning it totally," Reid said. "I'm going to take a hard look at it. It would be something I would certainly …