Mybet cites horse betting, casino and poker growth in H1
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Mybet Holdings has cited the performances of its horse betting and casino and poker operations as the key drivers behind a year-on-year jump in total revenue during the six months through to June 30. Revenue in the first half amounted to €36.3 million …

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Christian Lusardi pleads Guilty to Borgata Counterfeit Chip Fraud
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Christian Lusardi, the North Carolina man who stands accused of defrauding poker players and the Borgata by introducing bogus chips into the mix at the Borgata Winter Tournament in 2014, pled guilty to trademark counterfeiting and criminal mischief …

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Five Common Live Poker Leaks
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Live poker is a very different game to the online version, and some of the leaks in your live game will be unique to that format. Here are 5 leaks I have found to be quite common, spotting them, or eliminating them from your own game is sure to …

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Borgata Poker Tournament Cheat Receives Five-Year Sentence, Must Pay Casino …
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The Borgata said it lost $463,540 in revenue from canceling the poker tournament and compensating customers for the ordeal, and the 43-year-old must pay the casino that amount. To make his future even bleaker, Lusardi also owes nearby Harrah's just …

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Christian Lusardi Enters Guilty Plea in Borgata Counterfeit Chip Case
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Accused poker cheater Christian Lusardi has pled guilty to fouling a major January 2014 poker tournament at Atlantic City, New Jersey's Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa by introducing large quantities of counterfeit poker chips, eventually causing the …

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Casino Poker for Beginners: "Table Stakes"; or, No, You Can't Bet Your Covered …
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In movies and television shows set in the Old West, and in much literature from the late 19th century, if there is a poker game, chances are it will show players pulling out money in the middle of a hand and adding it to their bet. In response, the …

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Thorold man wins Poker Lotto jackpot
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THOROLD – A Thorold man was 'electrified' after learning he won more than $160,000 on a Poker Lotto jackpot. Dominic Di Dallo won the $157,644.30 on the Aug. 11 jackpot. He also won $5,000 on the instant portion of his Poker Lotto play, bringing his …

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MSPT Grand Falls
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The Mid-States Poker Tour is back with its yearly trip to Grand Falls Casino just outside of Sioux Falls, S.D. Last year, MSPT Team Pro Blake Bohn walked away with $54,607 and his very first MSPT title. He added another one at the last MSPT stop, which …

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Poker Central Developing Two New Poker Television Series
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Poker Central, which hypes itself as the first poker-only television network, has announced that it has started production on two original series. Reported by TVMediaInsights.com, Poker Central is working on “Pokerography” and “Inside Poker,” neither …

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Wisconsin Poker Prohibition Upheld by Judge, Albeit Reluctantly
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The poker player was moved to challenge state law after the Department of Justice contacted him to warn him to stop offering small-stakes poker tournaments at his bar in Madison. This, in the city that spawned WSOP 14-bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth himself.

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Dan 'Jungleman' Cates Says He Lost $5 Million Playing High-Stakes Poker In Manila
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The 2015 PokerStars APPT Manila wrapped up this week, and the tournament stop reportedly had some high-stakes cash game action as well, featuring some of poker's heaviest hitters. One of them was Dan “jungleman” Cates, who took to Twitter on …

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$5 Million Guaranteed Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Main Event Begins Saturday
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The 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open $5,250 buy-in no-limit hold'em main event is set to begin at noon on Saturday, August 15th. This year the tournament sports a $5 million guarantee and for the first time in it's young history will not allow re …

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Poker Hand of the Week: 8/14/15
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Give us your opinion in the comments section below for your chance at winning a six-month Card Player magazine digital subscription. Ask any group of poker players how you played your hand and they'll come up with dozens of different opinions. That's …

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Man clogs casino toilet with poker chips worth millions
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When a North Carolina man tried flushing his $2.7 million worth of fake poker chips down the toilet, they unsurprisingly clogged the piping at Harrah's Casino Hotel, according to an Associated Press report. The flushed chips helped authorities to …

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Global Poker Index: Erik Seidel Joins Player of Year Top 10; Mercier Leads Overall
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Each week, the Global Poker Index releases a list of the top tournament poker players in the world using a formula that takes into account a player's results over six half-year periods. For a look at the entire list, visit the official GPI website …

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Card Player Poker Tour: bestbet Jacksonville Begins August 13
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After a year-long hiatus, the tour returns for a 10-tournament series through Aug. 24 with a $1,500 no-limit hold'em $300,000 guarantee main event to cap off the action. “It's been over a year since our last Card Player Poker Tour event and we are very …

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Hawaii Man Fights Civil Asset Forfeiture Case Similar To The Poker Players In Iowa
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Elko County Sheriff's Department stopped Straughn Gorman who was driving a motor home between Wells and Elko, Nevada and found $167,000 hidden in various places which they seized along with the motor home, his laptop and mobile phone.

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Celebrities Set to Partake in Friday's Charity Series of Poker Event at SHRPO
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On Friday, August 14, the Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) will host its second-ever event, and fifth overall, during the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (SHRPO) at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The $300 ($140+$140+$20 to …

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