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I've lived in New England for eight years and my wife's family lives in Rhode Island, but until last week I had never stepped foot inside Twin River Casino in Lincoln. See, while I am certainly a "gambling enthusiast," I really don't care much for slot …

Barcelona fans may have seen their luck run out against Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday, but injured star Neymar will certainly have hoped his luck was in during a late-night game of poker. The Spanish giants let slip a two-goal lead against Depor as …

Twin River Casino in Lincoln, Rhode Island, has now begun to offer poker as the gambling house's competition in New England continues to grow. WJAR-TV reports the poker games opened on Thursday just after noon.

The 60-something teacher went on a school camp at the beginning of the year and was alleged to have played strip poker with a group of about eight Year 7 boys. — Wikipedia pic for illustration purpose …

Jake Bazeley, a poker player from Cincinnati in Ohio, won an enormous prize of $568,687, after finishing first in the $3,500 buy-in Seminole Hard Rock “Rock N Roll” Poker Open Championship, an event with a guaranteed prize of $2 million that was held …

Another aspect of the poker ecosystem people tend to overlook is the smaller ecosystems within the ecosystem. A poker ecosystem is a bit like a wildlife preserve, where some animals are more or less segregated from others. Sometimes this is done …

If you're reading this, then you likely have a poker player on your holiday gift list. If so, you've come to the right place for ideas on what to get that special grinder in your life. We know that it's not always easy to shop for a poker player, but …

If you are a player on Party Poker, make sure you opt in to their latest promotion and log in every day to pick up your free Christmas gift. Forget all those Christmas poker promotions that offer you the chance of a modest prize if you deposit funds …

James MacDonald of Lake Havasu City, who works for Lake Havasu Mechanical Contractors, said the poker run is a fun way to network and support other local businesses, as well as show support for the chamber, which he says has done a lot for his …

Around 20 or so players just from Sierra Vista competed in the World Series of Poker this past June in Las Vegas. Some went together, some just sort of ran into each other there, some cashed while there, and all cheered each other on from the rail …

Following the break, it was announced that two local players have been inducted into the Minnesota Poker Hall of Fame. The 2015 inductees include Minneapolis' Jim Meehan, a 2003 World Series of Poker bracelet winner who boats $1,410,092 in career …

Garry Kasparov is a Russian chess Grandmaster and often called the greatest chess player of all time. He is also the author of Winter is Coming: Why Vladimir Putin and the Enemies of the Free World Must Be Stopped. On the Federalist Radio Hour …

Pagano then pulled a poker chip out of his pocket to show everybody at the press conference, drawing laughs from everyone, but driving home his message. “All in,” Pagano said. He really had poker chips in his pocket? “Damn right.” His final press …

Swedish poker pro Mikael Thuritz was the king of the online poker world over the past seven days. The long-time high-stakes grinder took in $318,000 after 10 unique sessions since last Friday, according to tracking data from HighstakesDB. The winnings …

Ever since PokerStars announced it would be making changes to its VIP program, the poker community at large has suddenly become very interested in the “poker economy” and the “poker ecosystem.” This is something very few people have spent much time …

Poker Central, an over the top online network, has picked up its first cable provider. While it's not with one of the major providers like Comcast, Cox or Time Warner, it has has signed an agreement with the National Cable Television Cooperative, the …

Portugal's regulated online poker market will not be open to international liquidity, as the country plans to follow France's example and segregate the players active on the soon-to-be-launched dot-pt poker rooms. The plan became public on Dec. 1 …

LINCOLN, R.I. — Thursday brought the debut of poker at Twin River Casino. The move comes as the betting house has more and more competition. The poker games began just after noon. Within an hour, about 130 people were playing or waiting to play at …