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The poker run route goes to Silver City, N.M., and returns to Clifton. The cost is $15 per poker hand and $5 per extra draw. There will be breakfast burros for riders before they start out, and on their return they will be treated to hamburgers. She …

Going into the season finale of CBS' Big Brother late last month, poker pro Vanessa Rousso basically had a 50-50 shot to secure a top-two finish. Unfortunately for the 32-year-old, she ran bad in the last competition and was evicted in third place. She …

Efforts to pass a bill to ban online casino games in America have stalled this year and don't appear to have any momentum, but that isn't stopping billionaire casino boss Sheldon Adelson from continuing the fight. He might have a new avenue to get the …

French online poker has largely underachieved since the country approved the Gambling Act in 2010, the 20th most populous country quickly realizing that adequate player participation is vital to the game's success not only at land-based venues but also …

Delaware's online poker figures are not that encouraging in spite of the liquidity sharing pact the state signed with its neighbour Nevada. By signing the interstate liquidity sharing compact, both states hoped to improve their Internet gambling …

As part of a nearly industry-wide effort to balance the online poker ecology, PartyPoker and PokerStars have either introduced, or are in the process of introducing, sweeping amendments to their policies regarding third party assist tools. Major …

An Ace on the river sealed the deal for Osmin “Oddie” Dardon. After coming into the final day of the Card Player Poker Tour Bicycle Casino $1,100 main event, Darden battled through the final 17 players, the last of which was Florida pro Lily Kiletto to …

Advance registration is open for the Butte County Sheriff's Mounted Posse poker ride, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday. This year, parking will be located at the Loafer Creek parking area, off Highway 162 east of in Oroville. Early registration is $25 for each …

It appeared to be a win-win situation for the poker industry. As it turns out, sharing player pools has been about as useful to Delaware as a winter coat in Hawaii. The state's online poker operators generated a mere $24,523 last month, a 21.5 …

Join BOA Editionson Wednesday, October 21, as New York Times-bestselling author James McManus visits Rochester to discuss his new book, The Education of a Poker Player. Held in collaboration with Rochester Arts & Lectures, the program will feature an …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) announced last week that it is in the process of reviewing its own online poker regulations in order to make sure they are “sufficient to ensure online poker is crime free, fair and open and children and vulnerable …

The Global Poker Index (GPI) is the go-to site for the ranking of live poker tournament players thanks to its unique points scoring system that attempts give an accurate overview of who are the best players in the world at present. However, for many …

The WSOP.com will soon host the Fall Poker Festival for poker players located in Nevada and New Jersey. The event will be hosted separately in the two states as New Jersey has not yet signed a liquidity sharing pact similar to the one signed by …

The route has been set for Saturday's rolling Poker Run & Burger Bash benefiting the Rusk County Boys & Girls Club – Kilgore Unit. All vehicles are invited to attend the Oct. 17 event, which begins with a two-hour registration window from 9 a.m. to 11 …

After 28 players decided to buy-in directly to Day 2 of the Card Player Poker Tour Big Poker Oktober $1,100 no-limit hold'em main event at the Bicycle Casino, there was a total of 521 players in the tournament. That made for a total prize pool of $586 …

For years, poker players and some lawmakers have pushed for legalization statewide, but to no avail. The Poker Gaming Act of 2013, had it passed, would have allowed existing parimutuel facilities, bingo halls, and tribal entities to apply for licenses …

The legal battle between Phil Ivey and the Borgata casino in Atlantic City took another turn last week as the casino filed court documents to try to get the poker pro's counter-suit dismissed. The casino sued Ivey last year, and Ivey's legal team …

A ruling in June 2014 went against the tribe, but eventually the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled in April that the electronic poker room is legal. The reasoning is that the state must criminalize a gambling activity in order to prevent it …