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Nevada Poker Room Study Shows Revenues on a Steady Decline Since 2007
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Each year, Nevada collects 10 percent of the revenue its poker rooms generate. So if, say, Bellagio were to rake in $500,000 from poker this year, the casino would owe the state $50,000. Therefore, poker tax revenue is a reflection of the game's …

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Poker Dealer Cleared of Cheating in “Fluke” Card Fiasco
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A Cleveland poker dealer has been cleared of wrongdoing after the king of clubs was judged to have crawled up his sleeve accidentally during a session at the Horseshoe Casino Cleveland last month. Robert Brown, 57, was indicted by a Cuyahoga County …

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Online Poker Operators Are Turning To Different Rewards Program Models
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After several online poker operators instituted sweeping changes to their rewards programs, it's safe to say the era of grinding online poker rakeback appears to be coming to a close. But, as rakeback is being phased out, there doesn't seem to be an …

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Winning numbers drawn in 'Poker Lotto' game
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Published 10:25 pm, Saturday, March 12, 2016. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Poker Lotto" game were: AC-JH-KS-3C-5D. (AC, JH, KS, 3C, 5D) …

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Christopher Stephen Leads Card Player Poker Tour Wynn Main Event After Day 1B
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The Card Player Poker Tour Wynn $1,600 No-Limit Hold'em $500,000 Guarantee Main Event began March 11 and concludes March 15 with the crowing of the first CPPT Champion of Season IV. Day 1B began at 12 p.m. March 12 and drew 162 players.

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The New Jersey Online Poker Briefing: Leonard "smoothustler" August Wins $19101
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Online poker players in New Jersey turned out in huge numbers thank to the Garden State Super Series IV (GSSS IV) on partypoker NJ and BorgataPoker.com beginning its second week of play. The GSSS IV runs until March 13 with the schedule featuring 62 …

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Poker tournament to benefit Westfield State University athletics
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Entry fee is $100 with nine spots paid out. Participants must be 21 years of age. The tournament will begin with registration at 5 p.m. and games will begin at 6 p.m.. Players can enter the tournament at westfieldalumni.org/poker. Entry fee payable to …

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Play Poker and Get a Top Job at $24 Billion Company Says Airbnb Boss
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Airbnb and poker might be the perfect combination for players needing some budget accommodation on the professional tournament circuit, but according to Jonathan Diamond, there's a lot more to the relationship than this. Diamond was once a professional …

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How to Beat Bad Poker Players
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We have all been in a situation where we find ourselves playing poker with opponents whom we would consider to be bad at the game, yet no matter what we do we cannot seem to get any chips off them. The key to knowing how to beat bad poker players is …

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Stefan Schillhabel Wins 2016 World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star Main Event
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The World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star $75,500 buy-in no-limit hold'em main event drew a record field of 753 entries in 2016, creating a $5,346,300 prize pool. In the end the lion's share of that was awarded to Stefan Schillhabel. The student from …

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Christopher Stephen Leads Card Player Poker Tour Wynn Main Event After Day 1A
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The Card Player Poker Tour Wynn $1,600 No-Limit Hold'em $500,000 Guarantee Main Event began March 11 and concludes March 15 with the crowing of the first CPPT Champion of Season IV. A total of 128 players entered Day 1A, the first of three starting …

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Cleveland Poker Dealer Cleared Of Charge That He Tried To Cheat By Putting A …
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Robert D. Brown was indicted by a Cuyahoga County grand jury last fall over the incident that happened during his shift on Sept. 6. The 58-year-old's attorney told Card Player in an interview Wednesday that it was “absurd to think he was trying to cheat.

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888poker Joins Forces with Russian Poker Tour, Which Doesn't Take Place in …
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The Russian Poker Tour was formed in 2009. It doesn't have the prestige of the World Poker Tour or World Series of Poker, but it's crafted a niche market in Eastern Europe and Russia. Since 888 sponsors the tour, poker players can attempt to win a seat …

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why poker gives traders the edge
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It was the hand Australian poker legend Joe Hachem says captured what the game is all about. In the latter stages of the 2005 World of Series of Poker in Vegas, Hachem was dealt an ace and king of diamonds, a dream hand. When two of the following three …

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Maria Ho Headlines Stacked 2016 World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star Final Table
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The 2016 World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star $7,500 no-limit hold'em main event drew a record field of 753 entries to build a prize pool of over $5.3 million. Starting with the largest turnout in the event's history there are now only six players …

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PKR Completes Move To MPN with 3D Poker Client Intact
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It is official, PKR Poker is no longer an independent online poker room following the completion of its move to MPN, formerly known as the Microgaming Network. One of the features that drew players to PKR was its unique poker software, with 3D …

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Best Poker Room Performances By A Female
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Gone are the days when poker was about as “boys club” as anything could be. As soon as poker crossed the door of the dark, dodgy, and smoke-filled back rooms we are used to see in Hollywood movies, women have earned their place among the greats of …

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Jets, Ryan Fitzpatrick engaged in high-stakes poker game
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Fitzpatrick could cost himself millions if he's still standing when the music stops. He's taking a risk, but so are the Jets. This is high-stakes poker, folks. Remember a few weeks ago, when everybody thought Fitzpatrick's return was a slam dunk …

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