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US appeals court reinstates poker conviction
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Poker may be a game of skill, but that does not protect a man who hosted games of "Texas Hold 'Em" from being prosecuted under an anti-gambling law, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. The ruling by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of …

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Manchester United Stars Buy Into Old Trafford Poker Tournament
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The home of football giants Manchester United is the venue for a special two-day poker tournament that starts this Friday. The affordable £250 buy-in should attract a bumper crowd through the doors of the famous Old Trafford ground. Among the many …

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PokerNews Mid-States Poker Tour Announces "Keep It or Cash It"
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The PokerNews Mid-States Poker Tour is excited to announce a new tournament format: Keep It or Cash It (KICI). The new format will be implemented for the first time at Downstream Casino Resort in Quapaw, Okla., Aug. 30-Sept. 8, 2013. This format is not …

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Poker Is Gambling Again, FYI
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A while back a federal judge in New York decided that poker wasn't illegal gambling under federal law, and we discussed it here, and so I feel a certain sense of responsibility to all of the Dealbreaker readers who quit their jobs to start poker rooms.

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Hard Rock kicks off big poker series
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But they're also expecting them to visit the complex's restaurants, hotels and shops during the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open, a series of 33 tournaments that will begin Thursday and run through Aug. 29. "There'll be a few thousand people coming to …

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Pittsburg company makes poker tables sold all over the world
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Dennis Bowen works on a poker table at BBO Poker Tables in Pittsburg, Calif., on Friday, May 31, 2013. While the tables themselves are made in China, the custom finishing and upholstery work is done at the company's Pittsburg warehouse. The company …

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M Resort Closes Its Las Vegas Poker Room
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The M Resort, an off-the-Strip casino in Las Vegas, has closed its 14-table poker room to make way for a slot machine tournament area, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Monday. Slot tournaments at the casino were previously held in a …

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NY appeals court reinstates poker conviction
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NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court in New York has reinstated the gambling conviction of a man who operated an underground poker club. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan says Lawrence Dicristina should be sentenced for his …

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M Resort closes 14-table poker room
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LAS VEGAS — M Resort closed its 14-table poker room last week to make space for additional slot machines that will be used for tournament play. Rina Foster, a spokeswoman for the casino, said employees displaced by the closure were offered other jobs, …

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The Bicycle Casino's Prestigious 'Legends of Poker' Tournament Series Returns
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The Bicycle Casino's Legends of Poker tournament series, long considered one of poker's elite events for pros and amateurs, has begun its month-long series. Thousands of players are expected to step up their game and take their shot, vying for an …

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Mo Abedi-Arani Wins Card Player Poker Tour Choctaw Main Event
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Mo Abedi-Arani When the final card was dealt in the Card Player Poker Tour Choctaw $1,500 main event it was cash games specialist Mo Abedi-Arani who received the chips, the title and the money after overcoming a heads-up chip deficit that was at one …

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VFW Men's Auxiliary hosts Poker Run
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The 3rd Annual Poker Run of the Men's Auxiliary of Ramona Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3783 will be held Saturday, Aug. 10. All proceeds will stay in San Diego and will benefit the Men's Auxiliary Post 3783 Relief Fund, service projects of the Navy …

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Full Tilt Poker Payback Scheme is Ridiculous
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In January the Garden City Group created a website devoted to the payback of American Full Tilt poker players called fulltiltpokerclaims.com. The site laid out all the information that almost every player already knew. Namely, the site told how the …

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Nevada internet poker website wins final approval
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For the first time in the history of Nevada's legalized Internet poker regime, a website won final approval from the Nevada Gaming Commission to continue its operations. The website, Ultimate Poker, was launched by Ultimate Gaming for the mandatory …

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PartyPoker Weekly: Head to WPT Montreal With a $5k Package
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When the WPT was last in Montreal it smashed the attendance records for a poker tournament in Canada thanks to 1,173 players turning out for the $3,650 buy-in main event. That record-breaking tournament was eventually won by Jonathan Roy, a talented …

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This Week In Tournament Poker — August 5 – 11
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In this Card Player weekly feature we look to provide our readers with a guide to some of the biggest poker events taking place in their area for the upcoming week. Check out all the tournament action set to go down in your own backyard from August 5th …

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Shane Warne teaches fiance Liz Hurley how to play poker
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London, August 5 (ANI): Ex Australian cricketer Shane Warne, who is also a professional poker player, is apparently giving his partner Liz Hurley, lessons on how to play his favourite card game. The Brit model recently took to Twitter and posted a snap …

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Card Player Poker Tour Choctaw Main Event Final Table Set
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Day 2 of the Card Player Poker Tour Choctaw $1,500 Main Event wrapped up with the final nine players still alive and in the hunt for the title along with $220,626 in first place prize money. Lou Barlow will return as the chip leader over the remaining …

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