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A vile woman subjected a frail OAP to a terrifying ordeal, stripping off and offering to perform a sex act before beating him with a poker. Twisted Louise McDougall later told police that wheelchair-bound William Watson, 87, had raped her at his home …

Based on the timeline presented in Assemblyman Reginald Jones-Sawyer new online poker bill, AB 167, also known as The Internet Poker Consumer Protection Act of 2015, California's online poker industry would be up and running within 635 days of the …

I think Murray's is a master poker player. He knows that the NHL trade market has already opened. He's just waiting for the big bang to happen. It will. Murray has been on the job in Buffalo for a full calendar year. He's no longer a rookie GM. He's …

In this week's celebrity poker watch we start with Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds. After tying the knot with the likes of Scarlett Johansson and Blake Lively, one would imagine that luck and Reynolds get along well, but according to recent press reports …

Nine years ago this month, a Fairfax County SWAT team shot and killed 37-year-old optometrist Sal Culosi during a raid on his home. Culosi was suspected of wagering on football games, in violation of Virginia law. (I guess he should have played the …

Early in your career, you'll probably play poker with a lot of people who, even if they are better than you, are not really very sophisticated or knowledgeable. This does not stop them from having strongly held opinions about what good play looks like …

The first edition of the PokerStars-sponsored GPI American Poker Awards is set to hit the stage on Feb. 27, 2015, at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, with a glam ceremony hosted by veteran journalist and poker media personality Kara Scott.

The first stop of the Mid-States Poker Tour Season 6 concluded on Sunday at bestbet Jacksonville, Brian Arbaugh had two career five-figure live scores, both at the Florida venue for about $55,000 total. After 14 hours of grueling Day 2 play, he added a …

"We are very excited to introduce the next generation of our affiliation platform," Poker Affiliate World Account Manager Karolis Dubauskas explained. "Our ultimate goal was to make this the most user friendly affiliate system in the market, and I am …

The question is whether the new combined online poker room will be able to build on that momentum and capitalize on the shared liquidity. PartyPoker NJ has consistently offered bigger guarantees in its multi-table tournaments, coming off the second …

This year's Reindeer Games poker tournament at Cherokee Casino & Hotel West Siloam Springs may be over, but it continues to benefit local youth. Funds raised from the eighth annual poker tournament ensure children at Oaks Indian Mission celebrate …

Shaping the future of poker: Perhaps this is a bit altruistic, but poker players who put their money behind Bitnplay could be helping to create a paradigm shift in online poker. No one really wants to have to deposit money — currency or ecurrency …

The Associated Press is all over the Sundance Film Festival, from its premieres to the Hollywood glitz. Here's a sampling what they've seen and heard: Celebrities sound off on the fest. From Kevin Bacon to Lily Tomlin, stars say they can't get enough …

The World Series of Poker announced on Tuesday that it has altered the payout structure of its flagship $10,000 Main Event. The world's most prestigious poker tournament will no longer feature a $10 million guarantee top prize, instead guaranteeing 1 …

Denmark's Thorsten Facius first live tournament cash came by win, according to The Hendon Mob, as he outlasted a field of 113 players to win the 888 Poker on Ice Live Austria Main Event for €13,000 ($15,014) at the Casino Austria Seefeld, located in …

To prepare for their roles as expert gamblers, the two went out on the town with a "poker czar" a few times before they were "thrown to the wolves with genuine, 14-hour a day sitting at a table grinding killers," said Mendelsohn. "They see us coming …

On a quiet weeknight among the stately manors of Great Falls, ten men sat around a table in the basement of a private home last November playing high stakes poker. Suddenly, masked and heavily armed SWAT team officers from the Fairfax County Police …

New Jersey poker player Oliver Dent is eagerly anticipating the return of PokerStars and Full Tilt, especially after yesterday's connection issues on partypoker NJ and BorgataPoker.com where many players were disconnected from tournaments, including …