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LAS VEGAS (AP) Olympians have their gold. Actors have their Oscars. Poker players have the World Series of Poker no-limit Texas Hold `em Main Event. Starting Sunday in Las Vegas, several thousand players – among them pros, amateurs, celebrities – will …

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Olympians have their gold. Actors have their Oscars. Poker players have the World Series of Poker no-limit Texas Hold 'em Main Event. Starting Sunday in Las Vegas, several thousand players — among them pros, amateurs, celebrities …

Following the introduction of new credit card codes by PartMasterCard and Visa to help financial institutions differentiate between legal online gambling operations and offshore ones, a number of online poker rooms in New Jersey have reported on a …

In recent weeks, online tournament fields in New Jersey experienced a downswing as the weather got warmer and players started to head to Nevada for the World Series of Poker (WSOP). This week, however, we witnessed some bigger prize pools thanks to …

Assemblyman Mike Gatto, a Democrat from Glendale, said Thursday that he's cancelling the first hearing on his proposal, which was scheduled for next week. Gatto says there's no agreement among Internet-poker operators, racetracks, card rooms, Indian …

TwinRiverLogo_Color Before the autumn leaves begin to fall from the New England trees, Twin River Casino in Lincoln, Rhode Island will likely deal the state's first hand of legal poker. According to a recent press release, Twin River will be opening a …

"It's such a good place," Scott said of poker in Florida. "I have no need to travel to play poker, except I would never want to miss the WSOP. We have big tournaments, and quite frankly I'm a full-time real estate broker, and that's how I make my …

There's probably not a professional poker player on the planet more humble than David Peters. With more than $5 million in lifetime tournament scores spread across more than 260 career cashes on the tournament circuit, Peters is one of the game's road …

As you'd expect, the event drew a number of poker's biggest names. Only 27 players survived the day, including chip leader David Peters, who bagged up just over 2.1 million in chips. Other notables near the top of the chip counts included Scott Seiver, …

Assemblyman Mike Gatto has announced that he is to give up on attempting to pass a bill that would legalise online poker in the US state of California, claiming there is not yet a consensus on the issue. As reported by iGaming Business, Gatto …

TwinRiverLogo_Color Before the autumn leaves begin to fall from the New England trees, Twin River Casino in Lincoln, Rhode Island will likely deal the state's first hand of legal poker. According to a recent press release, Twin River will be opening a …

SHANGHAI (AP) — A complete bootlegged copy of Michael Lewis' bestselling book about Wall Street, "Liar's Poker," was hosted on the official website of the Chinese Commerce Ministry, the agency responsible for intellectual property protection in China, …

Bloom went from being a 26-year-old cocktail waitress in Los Angeles to masterminding Hollywood's high-stakes, hush-hush poker games, to being hunted by the feds. Her book documents the apex of Hollywood's long love affair with poker and gambling, …

On Thursday during the running of several bracelet events at the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, the World Series of Poker announced the 2015-16 schedule for its Circuit events, offshoot tournaments which award rings rather than bracelets …

Over the past three years, I have met with representatives from nearly every software provider, card room, gaming tribe, racetrack, and internet-poker operator who has an opinion on the subject. I gave my word to both supporters and opponents of AB 9 …

Assemblyman Mike Gatto, a Democrat from Glendale, said Thursday that he's cancelling the first hearing on his proposal, which was scheduled for next week. Gatto says there's no agreement among Internet-poker operators, racetracks, card rooms, Indian …

Year after year, I'm always amazed that the World Series of Poker (WSOP) creates such intriguing storylines. This year's 46th annual WSOP has been no exception. Starting with the opening weekend's record-breaking Colossus event, the 2015 WSOP has …

Our friends over at PocketFives.com have updated their online poker rankings and, as expected, Ben “jenbizzle” Jones has returned to the top 20 in the United Kingdom's standings. Jones added points to his tally when he finished 38th in the Sunday …