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Following the announcement of a unified online poker bill supported by 13 California tribes, the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, Commerce Club, Hawaiian Gardens Casino, Bicycle Casino and The Rational Group released a statement today ripping the …

After acquiring the European Poker Awards and setting the stage for the all-new American Poker Awards, the Global Poker Index is ready for the next level. With less than a week away from the start of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the ranking company …

On Friday, the Global Poker Index (GPI) announced the launch of the Global Poker Masters, a brand new $10,000 buy-in invitation-only poker tournament set to bring the best 36 players in the world to represent their countries in what GPI's CEO Alex …

"It's a long journey; it's a very ambitious and arrogant mission, but it's really needed by the whole poker industry." Only few days after the announcement of the first-ever Global Poker Index (GPI) paper magazine, French businessman Alex Dreyfus is …

Over the years there have been certain poker hands that attained legendary status. Aces and eights became known as the "Dead Man's Hand" after Old West gunfighter and lawman Wild Bill Hickok, who supposedly held that hand just before he was gunned …

During a World Poker Tour main event this year, players were asked whether or not they felt that poker tournaments should use a shot clock to speed up the decision making process. An overwhelming 80 percent of the players polled believed that a shot …

Lost in the excitement of the 2014 World Series of Poker Millionaire Maker event was event no. 9, a $1,000 buy-in no-limit hold'em tournament that drew a more than respectable 1,940 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,746,000. In the end, the …

Just days ago, Justin Bonomo finished runner-up, yet again, at the World Series of Poker. The 28-year-old took second in the $10,000 triple draw lowball event, once again falling short of his first career bracelet. Bonomo has been consistently listed …

However, Pennsylvania's poker players have cause to be optimistic this week, following the news of State Senator Edwin Erickson's efforts to legalize the online game in the state. Erickson has formally announced his intention to introduce Senate Bill …

Russ “Dutch” Boyd became a bit of star in the poker world during the early stages of the Poker Boom thanks to his deep run in the 2003 WSOP Main Event which he then parlayed into even more coverage the following year when he showed up to the WSOP …

Cash-game traffic on New Jersey poker sites was down for what seems like the umpteenth consecutive time this week, with 7-day cash game averages falling modestly from 325 to 320. This, despite the presence of the WSOP Online Championship Series and …

“We are honored to inform you and your colleagues that for the first time in five years, the undersigned tribal governments are united in support of the attached unified language that would authorize intrastate Internet poker in the State of California …

Local Olympic Champion David Wise will play in a poker tournament on Friday, June 6, benefitting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada (BBBSNN). The tournament, hosted by the BBBSNN Young Professionals Committee, is held at Grand Sierra …

Since then, he has cooperated with a broader investigation into online poker sites that led to criminal charges against the owners of Full Tilt, Absolute Poker and PokerStars. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan imposed a sentence of time …

Before poker became the stomping ground of celebrities known more for pimping patches than playing cards, the glamorous game seen on television today was an underworld affair where hustlers plied their trade behind closed doors. And while knowing the …

DOVER, N.H. (AP) — The woman who says she watched her ex-boyfriend strangle a 19-year-old University of New Hampshire student has testified the three of them played strip poker before the killing. Twenty-year-old Kathryn McDonough resumed testifying …

“We are honored to inform you and your colleagues that for the first time in five years, the undersigned tribal governments are united in support of the attached unified language that would authorize intrastate Internet poker in the State of California …

According to Childs' lawyer, David Zeitlin, the poker pro was served with a civil summons and complaint back in 2012 when Childs' then backer, Lynne Mitchnick, terminated their deal and wanted the approximately $40,000 in make-up Childs had accrued …