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A story by Time.com notes Rep. Jason Chaffetz — the leading Congressman behind a new bill that would ban online poker and igaming in the United States — could be a little closer to casino mogul and online gaming opponent Sheldon Adelson than …

The appetite for legalizing online poker was low this year, which is not surprising given the state's current law on the books that criminalizes online poker play. It might take some time before Washington reverses its stance on web card playing …

A Mississippi online poker bill died in committee this week, ending any hopes for Internet poker players that the game would be regulated in the state this year. The bill, introduced by Mississippi State Representative Bobby Moak (D-Bogue Chitto), is …

I've had a good run of both surfing and poker at home in central California and Costa Rica, and while watching the Pipe Masters online I had time to reflect on two of my favorite hobbies. Both I had learned to do at a young age, and I think when I do …

Nevertheless, the marketers were inspired by poker professional Andrew Robl who offered six key traits that make for a great poker player, which according to the marketing gurus, are six key strengths that can be tied to successful individuals in their …

It was a long day of poker at the Downstream Casino Resort as the RunGoodGear.com Poker Series Main Event saw a total of 233 entrants take to the tables across two flights, with only 39 of them moving on to return Sunday at noon. The total numbers for …

A day after the reintroduction of RAWA, a pair of online poker bills are officially dead. Bills in both Mississippi and Washington were introduced earlier this year but neither really had much of a chance of progressing. They now have become the first …

The Red Bluff Kiwanis Club will be holding its third annual Cards 4 Kids Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament 4:30-10 p.m. Saturday, March 14 at the Red Bluff Community Center. Proceeds from the tournament support the clubs annual youth summer camp, free …

One of the game of poker's elder statesmen, Doyle Brunson, has announced that he will undergo surgery in the near future to remove a cancerous melanoma growth from his head. The announcement, which Brunson made on Twitter, represents a recurrence …

TonyBet Poker, the largest Open Face Chinese Poker site, has launched a new variant of OFC. A variant of Pineapple OFC, an immensely popular variant at TonyBet Poker, this new game requires players to play mid hands in the Kansas City lowball style.

Scott Seiver has just jumped into 2nd place in the Global Poker Index (GPI) due to a 4th place finish in the Aussie Millions $250,000 Super High Roller. This has reignited an old controversy over the validity of the GPI and poker rankings in general …

Mid-States Poker Tour regular Mark Hodge won a huge pot as the night wound down at MSPT Running Aces to lead the 34 survivors of Day 1a. The Minnesota native is a fixture on the tour, having even made the trek to Jacksonville for the first event of the …

Poker professional and Internet playboy Dan Bilzerian and a pal capitalized on Bilzerian's substantial Instagram following Friday to avoid prosecution on felony explosives charges in Las Vegas. Bilzerian's lawyer, David Chesnoff, told a judge his …

By the end of the day, just 16 remained with Darren Attebery and his stack of 250,000 leading the way. Remember, the eventual winner of the tournament will not only take home a nice payday, but also a $10,000 seat into the 2015 World Series of Poker …

LINCOLN, Rhode Island — Poker may be added to the inventory of games available at Twin River Casino, WPRI reported. Previously Twin Casino had hesitated over adding poker but competition from Massachusetts casinos has prompted a reconsideration, …

An online poker bill introduced late last month that aimed to authorize and regulate Internet-based play for Washington State residents has already been abandoned for the current legislative year, according to one of the prominent backers of the proposal.

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Global registry services provider and poker fan Afilias announced today the beginning of the sunrise period of “dot POKER” or .POKER: eligible trademark holders can deal themselves in immediately. After sunrise ends on March …

Poker player Phil Hellmuth must've held em when he should've folded em against NBA star David Lee … 'cause the pro card shark tells TMZ Sports the NBA star CLEANED HIM OUT for over $32K at the tables last week. Hellmuth — a 13-time World Series Of …