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It's that time of year again, time for the 2016 Seneca Niagara Falls Western New York Poker Challenge (WNYPC). Running April 15-25, this year's series will feature nine different events with buy-ins ranging from $120 to $1,000. It will all kick off …

What one might not know is the biannual Westfield Lions Club Poker Tournament for Sight, occurring once in the spring and once in the fall, is the club's largest fundraiser and the largest Texas Hold 'Em poker tournament in the central part of the nation.

This, combined with potentially allowing regulated online poker could facilitate the collection of higher tax revenues for the country while also tackling the issue of gray operators which offer services despite not obtaining a Polish gaming license to …

Players turned up in less numbers to play online poker in the Garden State with every major Sunday tournament with at least a $10,000 guaranteed prize pool shrinking in size when compared to the previous week. Regardless, many players took advantage …

The New Jersey online poker industry registered its highest revenue tally since April 2014, largely thanks to the timely entry of PokerStars. In total, the state's three operators, now consisting of Stars, WSOP/888 and PartyPoker/Borgata, generated $2 …

This summer, poker players will be treated to a brand new room from the Wynn Las Vegas. On May 26, the Wynn poker room will reopen in its new home, next door at Encore. The poker room will be roughly 62 percent larger and will feature more tables, …

#Tradition, family and caring for the community lie at the heart of the Lorraine Cline Memorial Poker Run. #Started eight years ago to honor her grandmother Lorraine Cline, Laci Sopeland continues the legacy passed down by her ancestors to support and …

The Hopkinsville Masonic Lodge will be joining a poker run today to raise money for the Grand Lodge Disaster Relief Fund for those whose homes were damaged during recent tornados. Participants in the run will ride motorcycles or “steel horses” or may …

Michigan politicians have introduced new online poker and casino legislation, nearly five years to the day that federal authorities brought down the ban-hammer on US-facing online poker companies. On Thursday, five Michigan state senators, led by Sen.

Depending on your perspective, Lottery Sit-and-Go's have either been the best thing to happen to poker in the last few years or the worst. There is no arguing, though, that they are the most popular online poker innovation since fast-fold poker (such …

The World Series of Poker is the busiest time of year for all Las Vegas poker rooms. Poker players don't just come to town for the tournaments. Cash games at places such as Aria, Bellagio, and the Venetian, not to mention several downtown properties …

Gamesys acquired Virgin Games in January 2013 with a clear indication that they would use the platform to move into the real money gambling arena, and it's this platform Gamesys have chosen to launch Wild Seat Poker. Virgin Games was born in 2003, …

Poker legend Phil Ivey's appeal of a £7.8m ($11m USD) court ruling that went against him in 2014 will likely be resolved by September, Card Player was told by a spokesperson for the 10-time WSOP bracelet winner. The Court of Appeal judge reserved …

The wealth of information out there about how to play better poker has increased the skill levels of players at all levels, including at the lowest stakes. But that's not to say you can't still win big at the lower end of the buy-in spectrum — you …

The Twin River Casino is a more convenient place for poker players located in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and most of Rhode Island than are the two excellent, well established rooms in Connecticut. Twin River is just 10 minutes from Providence …

There is a widely held belief within the poker community that something has gone horribly awry in recent years. The narrative is the prosperity of the boom years has been squandered. The players, the industry, the media, and everyone in between simply …

888Poker Inks Deals With King's Casino and Swedish Poker Federation 888Poker has inked a couple of deals in the past few days including sponsorship of the King's Casino Deutsche Poker Tour and German Championships of Poker events, and with the …

The World Poker Tour has announced an international brand licensing agreement with Adda52.com, the largest online poker site in India with 800,000 registered users in a country with a population boasting more than 1.25 million people. The partnership …