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An analysis commissioned last year by MGM Resorts International estimated that New York residents could be spending as much as $110 million a year on offshore online poker sites. The study also estimated that New York could see $50 million to $80 …

This year's GUKPT Leeds Main Event should be another star-studded affair, not least because the city is home to some of the United Kingdom's most talented poker players. Top pros such as Tom Middleton, Marcin Milde, Richard Hawes, Jamie O'Connor, …

Image via Business Insider A charity poker tournament in New York City on Wednesday that featured the likes of poker pros Phil Hellmuth, Erik Seidel and Vanessa Selbst raised $850,000 for Education Reform Now, a non-profit group in the city, Business …

Golf player Jordan Spieth said at a recent interview that he also loves playing poker. The 21-year-old Texan has had a phenomenal season on the PGA tour and has also won a Masters and is the proud owner of the special green jacket that is rewarded to …

Jason Mercier tops the overall GPI rankings for the first time since 2013 while Anthony Zinno still leads for POY. Each week, the Global Poker Index releases a list of the top tournament poker players in the world using a formula that takes into …

Playboy Poker to close on June 27. Don't forget to withdraw the money you have on your account. The end of the "poker bunnies" — Playboy Poker to shut down on June 27. The "hottest poker room on the Internet" goes cold: Playboy Poker to shut down on …

However, poker does already exist in Idaho. A version of poker is run through the state lottery. A section of the Idaho lottery's website reads: “Do you like high-stakes poker or the fast action of blackjack? What about good ol' fashioned high card …

Hundreds of Wall Streeters filled Gotham Hall in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday night for the annual "Take 'Em To School" charity poker tournament. The sold-out event raised around $850,000 for Education Reform Now, an advocacy organization that's …

Newmerzhycky and Davis Poker players John Newmerzhycky and William “Bart” Davis were driving through Iowa in a rental car in April 2013 after going to a World Series of Poker Circuit event in Illinois when they were pulled over by state troopers.

Leandro Gaone is not only one of the top members of one of the biggest poker clubs in Belgium, Poker Belgique, but also one of the top poker personalities in the country. He is always busy playing poker and organizing poker events, and PokerNews.fr …

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has been home to a number of poker-related courses over the years, and now a handful of lectures from one of them are available to watch for free online as part of the school's OpenCourseWare program.

Online poker ring game players logged on and played at poker sites in greater numbers last week, as the industry experienced its first player traffic increase in more than three months. The rise in cash game player traffic was modest at 1%, but …

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal appeals court has rejected a request by the Coeur d'Alene Tribe to dismiss a lawsuit by Idaho officials seeking to prevent Texas Hold 'Em poker tournaments at the tribe's casino. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals also …

It has been estimated that online poker could bring in 5 billion rubles ($146 million) per year to the government. Poker was officially considered a sport in Russia in 2007, protecting its standing. However, the Sports Ministry removed it from the …

Leandro Gaone Explains What Pierre Neuville's Performance at the WSOP Means for Poker in Belgium. Leandro Gaone on Pierre Neuville: "He really treats poker as a sport." Leandro Gaone Announces the Belgium Poker Masters. The event starts on Aug.

“He was kind of a celebrity, I guess,” poker writer Anthony Charter told CBC News. “All across Canada, in every poker room, there was someone in there who knew who he was…He was fun and hard to play against. You never really knew what he was doing.

Online ring game poker traffic declined by 17.0 percent when compared to last year. Can promotions and novelties help traffic in the short and long term? While PokerStars continues to decline in ring game traffic, they still represent almost half of …

When Poker Central first announced the Super High Roller Bowl earlier this year, there were doubts whether they would be able to meet the lofty expectations for the event. By the time that registration was completed on Day 1, 43 players had registered …