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[The bets of Hollywood actors] paled beside those of some really high-stakes gamblers, according to a regular on the gambling circuit. In one game alone, attended by an L.A.-based investor, the pot rose to $100 million. “Everyone was out of the game …

James Burrows, the director of the US sitcom, lent his room to the six main cast members and forced the clan to connect over the gambling card game, and the real-life bonding exercise was later featured in an episode of the first series of the show.

The 12th season of the European Poker Tour is going to end in style with the 11-day, 79-event 2016 EPT Grand Final taking place once again in Monaco from April 26 to May 6. The festival will be the largest in terms of events' history, with buy-in …

… be kicking off the 2016 portion of Season 4 at the Hollywood Casino in Toledo, Ohio, said HPO Director Bill Bruce of the Toledo stop. "I anticipate another great 11 days of tournament poker to go along with a poker room that will be packed full of …

The former world amateur and professional snooker champion said he has played at many poker tournaments in Ireland and Britain – but never in Las Vegas, where he hopes eventually to compete with the world's high rollers. Ken told the Irish Mirror: “I'd …

The likely reason certain tribes and card rooms might be against online poker probably has to do with their concern over the hefty startup costs, the struggles of New Jersey, Nevada, and Delaware, and the belief that if they don't launch an online …

Despite the case, poker players shouldn't worry about Florida poker games not being straight. The August tournament was the first major card-room irregularity since poker became legal in the Sunshine State in 1996. Florida has nearly 30 poker rooms.

The inaugural Unibet Poker UK Tour took place at Brighton's Rendezvous Casino this weekend and attracted 245 players to its £220 buy-in event, surpassing the £40,000 guarantee by £9,000. Claiming the lion's share of the prize pool, and the coveted …

GLOVERSVILLE, N.Y. — Authorities say a New York man charged with killing his wife of 51 years admitted using a camping tool and fire poker to beat her inside their apartment. The Leader-Herald of Gloversville reports a detective testified during a …

California, New York and Pennsylvania are all considering online poker this year, but the state with by far the best chances of enacting legislation is Pennsylvania. The state appeared on the verge of passing a bill last year, but the proposal was put …

Australian Football League (AFL) club Richmond becomes the seventh Victorian club that traded a bookmaker sponsorship for a responsible gambling commercial hook-up. AFL club rejects sports betting deal, keeps poker machines The Tigers has signed a …

GLOVERSVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a 70-year-old New York man charged with killing his wife of 51 years admitted to using a camping tool and a fire poker to beat her inside their upstate apartment. The Leader-Herald of Gloversville reports …

While it is true that online gaming operators as a whole have reason to celebrate the market increases, those operators that focus on online poker continue to struggle. The DGOJ reported that Spanish gross gaming revenues from online poker declined by …

Anna Khait is the 26-year-old professional poker player competing on Survivor: Kaoh Rong – Brains vs. Brawn vs. Beauty. She's a member of the Beauty Tribe. Anna claims she can be charming and plans to “play up my innocent side so I could trick some …

Valentine's Day weekend brought out the love of poker by players on New Jersey-regulated poker rooms with all major tournaments exceeding their guarantees. This was not the case the weekend before, due to players choosing to watch Super Bowl 50 or …

Perkins, a film producer and hedge fund manager, is known for making massive prop bets with some in the poker community. Card Player recently interviewed him about a bet with Antonio Esfandiari that got the three-time WSOP bracelet winner disqualified …

The heart and soul of poker has always been the fact that it is a social game. My first memories of poker are sitting around the kitchen table with my buddies in high school on Friday nights, drinking soda and playing for quarters. In a time before …

It's ironic that DFS, arguably still in its early stages, is making a professional wagerer's case for justifying its status as a skill-based activity — just like online poker did near its beginning. (I wonder how long it will take the DFS industry to …