iGB Diary: HSBC bookie accounts, Intertain-Gamesys, Ad (non)sense, EU poker …
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Happy Friday igaming execs! HSBC goes beyond the call of duty this week as it closes down bookmakers' accounts, we look into the Intertain-Gamesys deal in more detail and the Guardian continues to impress with its betting ad (non)sense (sorry).

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On poker: Don't assume that opponents know what they're doing in most situations
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At the poker table, most of our opponents either do not know or do not agree with what we take to be strategic gospel, and even those who do frequently make mistakes due to nothing more than a lack of discipline or a poor psychological state.

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Bitcoin Poker Site Seals With Clubs Shuts Down, Urges Players to Withdraw Funds
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The Bitcoin poker site Seals with Clubs suddenly ended operations early Friday, and urged all players to withdraw funds as soon as possible. Seals With Clubs — which had been the most popular eCurrency poker site on the internet — had been offline …

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Witness testifies in trial for fatal poker tourney…
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BRAMPTON – Poker player Vsevolod Malamud was standing outside the Rozz Banquet Hall having a smoke with a friend in April 2011 when two “gentlemen” hurried up to the door. One of the two pulled out a big, silver gun and started waving it in their faces.

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2015 Western New York Poker Challenge to Run March 6-15 at Seneca Niagara
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From March 6-15, Seneca Poker Niagara Falls will play host to the 2015 Western New York Poker Challenge, a series of tournaments with buy-ins ranging from $50-$1,000. At the low end, the series will run a $50 buy-in no-limit hold'em tournament, one …

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New Jersey Online Casinos Outpacing Online Poker by Wide Margin
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The latest illustration of the disparity between online casinos and online poker in N.J. came from a report called “U.S. Internet Gambling In Focus: 2014 and 2015.” The graph below illustrates the growth of online casinos vs. that of online poker rooms …

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California Online Poker Momentum Builds As Hall, Gray Introduce New Bill
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California's push for online poker expanded today with introduction of a new bill by two powerful politicians. State Sen. Isadore Hall and Assemblyman Adam Gray have announced the introduction of parallel bills in the Senate (SB 278) and Assembly (AB …

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EPT Deauville Exit A Further Blow To French Poker
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EPT Deauville Exit A Further Blow To French Poker Since regulation in 2010, France's poker industry has been blighted by plummeting quarterly poker revenues, which have been compounded further in recent times by the President of the country's online …

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Hall, Gray Introduce New Online Poker Legislation in California
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New online poker bills were introduced in the California legislature Thursday by State Sen. Isadore Hall and Assemblyman Adam Gray. Senate Bill 278 is the first online poker bill to be introduced in the state senate this session, making the identical …

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Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown April 6-22 with $5M Guarantee …
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The $3,500 buy-in, $5 million guaranteed World Poker Tour Seminole Hard Rock Championship will take place starting Thursday, April 16, 2015. Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla., announced that the Seminole Hard Rock Poker …

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2015 World Poker Tour National Brussels
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The Grand Casino Brussels Viage is hosting a bwin.be World Poker Tour National event for the sixth time and more than 200 players are already registered for the €1,100+€100 Main Event in the Belgian capital. Yesterday evening there was a €170 Satellite …

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Zinno wins televised WPT Fallsview Poker Classic, capturing second World …
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Anthony Zinno captured his second World Poker Tour title in as many seasons Monday, topping a field of 419 players to win the $5,000 (Canadian) buy-in, televised WPT Fallsview Poker Classic. Zinno earned $380,021 (Canadian), which included a $15,400 …

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Global Poker Index: Ole Schemion Overall Leader for 9th Week; Seiver Tops …
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Each week, the Global Poker Index releases a list of the top 300 tournament poker players in the world using a formula that takes into account a player's results over six half-year periods. The GPI also ranks the top performers of the year over two six …

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Mid-States Poker Tour's Wisconsin State Poker Championship Takes Place This …
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This weekend's Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Wisconsin State Poker Championship, a $1,100 buy-in $200,000 guaranteed Main Event that will take place at Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells, is shaping up to be a massive affair. Satellite numbers have hit …

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Poker run and spaghetti dinner planned Feb. 21 in Clare
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CLARE — The Boondockers Snowmobile Club and Clare Fish and Game Club will host a poker run and spaghetti dinner on Feb. 21. Sign-in starts at 10 a.m. at the fish and game club on Dean Road. There will be parking along the road and at the club to …

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Don't Panic: Poker is Far From Being Truly Solved
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A few months ago, a team of computer programmers claimed to have a program that had “solved” Limit Hold'em. The simplest version of poker that we currently play, only two players, only two cards, and fixed betting limits, took an incredible amount of …

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PokerStars, Caesars to Work Together for US Online Poker Legalization
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Though rivals, PokerStars and Caesars Entertainment Corp are going to work together for federal-level legalization of poker in the US. Jan Jones Blackhurst, the executive vice president (governmental relations) for Caesars Entertainment, told Gambling …

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Poker Legend Doyle Brunson — Bruce Jenner's No Longer My Hero … I'm Not …
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"The Godfather of Poker" Doyle Brunson says he no longer views Bruce Jenner as a hero … all because of Jenner's decision to become a woman. Brunson tweeted, "I can't believe Bruce Jenner is trying to become a woman? He was a hero of mine since I was …

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