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While the last event on the Borgata Poker Open schedule will be on the 22nd, action will actually continue beyond that date with the Main Event final table set for Sept. 25. That final table will be televised, and for poker fans at home who don't want …

South Point Casino has launched another batch of football promos for poker enthusiasts. The poker room will host a promo called Pro Football Game of the Week Cash Giveaways at selected live-broadcast National Football League (NFL) games throughout …

MPN has announced the Universal Championship of Poker (UCOP), a tournament series that will feature 12 events beginning this coming Sunday, September 6. The series includes a total of €200,000 ($225,000) in prize guarantees, and culminates in a €250 …

Meanwhile, three well-known New Jersey online poker players finished in the top three spots in the WSOP.com/888poker NJ Sunday $30,000 Guarantee. Frank "speedypete" Molinari shipped the tournament for a second time, banking $9,140 after being the …

Finnish-born poker pro Patrik Antonius has hit out at the prevalence of tracking software in online poker, and says he blames the player-assistance technology for his withdrawal from the online nosebleed games. Speaking to PokerListings.com, Antonius …

Chad “lilholdem954” Batista, one of the original online poker stars, passed away on Aug. 20 in Las Vegas. He was 34, but had already accomplished a lifetime's worth in the game of poker thanks to the Internet. Batista, who had nearly $1 million in …

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September is packed to the brim with live poker action, with festivals being held as far south as Plymouth, as north as Edinburgh and so much action taking place in Ireland that it could be worth buying shares in the owners of the Guinness brand, Diageo.

GVC is an Isle of Man-based sports betting and gaming company. Its core brands include CasinoClub, Betboo and Sportingbet. 888 is well-known as the back-end technology for Delaware's online poker sites and the WSOP-branded poker site in Nevada.

The official numbers are in for the 2015 World Poker Tour Legends of Poker $3,700 no-limit hold'em main event at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles, CA. The three starting days drew 721 entries, but even after day 1C came to a close registration …

Despite all the high stakes poker chatter surrounding Macau and a clear increase in the game's popularity overseas, Las Vegas remains the hot spot for live poker action worldwide. I've spent months of my life travelling to Sin City, either to play …

First my parents weren't too please, especially my dad, but they became more supportive after I won £28,000, that gave them a bit more confidence, and now with £60,000, has turned it around a bit. “Poker has a misconception it's shady and underground …

A Senate committee hearing on online poker scheduled for next week in New York will likely consider whether the poker-only bill up for discussion would perhaps better serve the state's interests if online gambling were also included in the legislation.

Trellis Octavious Gresham, 24, was arrested Sunday night after he allegedly brandished a gun during a poker game at a Big Oak Circle and threatened to shoot the card player, Athens-Clarke County police said. An argument over food between his sister and …

An Invercargill city councillor has called for poker machines to be "plain packaged" like cigarettes to help fight problem gambling. But Internal Affairs Minister Peter Dunne has ruled out introducing the measure, saying it is not practical. Cr Ian …

Terrence Chan and Adam Schwartz, the poker players who host pokercasts on the popular Two Plus Two Forums, feel that it is time to establish an Internet Poker Wall of Fame to honor online poker players who have achieved great online poker success and …

FourCubed LLC, the internet gaming affiliate, has announced that it has acquired DeucesCracked, an online poker training portal, for an undisclosed amount. The online gambling industry is not new to acquisitions and mergers. A few days back, Betfair …

Scandinavia is home to some of the biggest gambling operators in Europe. While the largest market share is on the lottery, as is the trend almost everywhere, the world of online gambling and poker both hold huge shares in the Scandinavian gambling …