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The Grover Beach City Council unanimously approved an ordinance Monday removing limits on how much can be bet at card tables in the city. Councilwoman Karen Bright was absent from the meeting. The amended ordinance will come before the council …

The controversial businessman, in an attempt to help spike poker's popularity, has proposed an innovative sports-style poker league. Dreyfus claims to have raised nearly $5 million from private investors to fund the Global Poker League. The league will …

Syracuse, NY — A Syracuse man who twice shot an elderly victim after losing thousands in a poker game could have faced a maximum murder sentence today. But the 83-year-old victim somehow survived the April 7 attack on Tallman Street, lowering …

PokerStars is the largest online poker site in the world. Operated by Amaya Inc., PokerStars is the industry leader for online poker. They offer the most games, largest limits in online cash games and the most lucrative online poker tournaments in the …

888 Poker NJ under the All-American Poker Network brand is the only online poker provider to operate in all three regulated U.S. markets. 888 Holdings is the parent company for 888 Poker and provides the backend software for WSOP.com. They are also the …

Oscar Poker, with Jeff Wells and me was recorded earlier today, with special guest Erik Anderson from AwardsWatch. We talk about Joy and the various categories. I'm sticking to Johnny Depp, Steven Spielberg, Paul Dano and Elizabeth Banks, and Bridge of …

Seminole Hard Rock “Rock 'N' Roll Poker Open” (RRPO) returns to Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. Nov. 19 – Dec. 2, 2015 carrying a $3,500 buy-in $2 Million guaranteed RRPO Championship. Held in the resort's ballrooms, the series …

A total of 362 players returned to DTD on Sunday for the second and final day's play and all of them were in the money thanks to the Grand Prix Poker Tour's policy of having Day 2 players walk away with a cash to their name. Twelve hours after play …

The ninth stop of Season III of the Card Player Poker Tour kicked off at Hollywood Park Casino in Southern California Oct. 16. The series will continue until Oct. 25 and feature a $500 no-limit hold'em $150,000 guarantee main event Oct. 22-25. Ninety …

DraftKings CEO Jason Robins said in 2012 what many in the poker community believe today regarding the skill-based elements of the card game and how its decision making relates to daily fantasy sports (DFS). During a Reddit.com “Ask Me Anything” …

In 2012, the lead author of this article and colleagues found that the level of contributions clubs made to actual community purposes was low as a proportion of poker machine revenue. It ranged from 1.3% in NSW to 6.6% in the Australian Capital Territory.

Anxious home mortgagees will now be waiting for two weeks to see whether the three major Australian retail banks will follow the lead set last week by Westpac to increase the interest rates on home loans, or if whether the Reserve Bank will act as …

During the 2008 financial crisis, Sequoia Capital coined a phrase that neatly encapsulated the pain felt by its fellow venture capitalists and technology companies: “RIP Good Times.” Michael Moritz, the firm's chairman and a British honorary knight …

Xi Jinping arrives in the UK. The Chinese president's first state visit to the UK will last four nights, with the main meetings starting tomorrow, including UK prime minister David Cameron, Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, and Queen Elizabeth II to …

Xi Jinping in the UK. The Chinese president will be visiting for four days, meeting with UK prime minister David Cameron, Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, and Queen Elizabeth II to discuss the potential for economic partnerships. The countries are …

American poker pro Shannon Shorr was also at the final table, and he knocked Lee out in fifth place en route to a third-place finish for $27,989 and 280 Card Player Player of the Year points. Shorr's elimination set up a final showdown between Boatman …

An Australian poker player by the name of Col Thomas was recently charged with murder after investigations revealed a complex love triangle turned deadly. After being arrested and charged with the murder of George Anagnostellis, Thomas appeared in …

The ninth stop of Season III of the Card Player Poker Tour kicked off at Hollywood Park Casino in Southern California Oct. 16. The series will continue until Oct. 25 and feature a $500 no-limit hold'em $150,000 guarantee main event Oct. 22-25. Ninety …