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U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Poker Case
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This could have been the first time the Supreme Court took a case with poker at the heart of the issue, though it was considered a long shot, as are all cases petition to the highest court in the country. For the poker industry, it means that the …

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Poker Players Rejected by U.S. Supreme Court on Prosecutions
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Feb. 24 (Bloomberg) — Poker players lost their bet at the U.S. Supreme Court. The justices today turned away an appeal from a man convicted of violating a federal anti-gambling law by running a for-profit poker club in the back room of a New York City …

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High court won't review poker club conviction
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will not disturb the criminal conviction of a New York man whose underground poker game ran afoul of a federal anti-gambling law. The justices on Monday rejected an appeal from Lawrence DiCristina, who said his …

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Alex Spencer Wins the 2014 Sky Poker UK Poker Championships Main Event
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Twenty-year old Alex Spencer of Doncaster is the name engraved on the 2014 Sky Poker UK Poker Championship (UKPC) Main Event trophy after he emerged victorious in the £1,100 buy-in tournament on Sunday night. In addition to the monster-sized …

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The Hive Poker Network Gaining Players
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A new poker network known as The Hive launched just a few months ago and is quickly adding players mostly from regions in Europe, Turkey and Italy. The Hive made its debut on PokerScout's global rankings in 14th place and currently clocks in with a …

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LVFH signs poker licensing agreement with Goldstar Entertainment
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Goldstar chief executive August Liguori said he was excited to have established the relationship with LVFH, noting that the platform was able to support a range of games alongside poker. “This will enable Goldstar to partner with casinos for online …

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MPN Announces New Live Poker Tour in Europe
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The Microgaming Poker Network (MPN) has announced a brand new live poker tour, and the first MPN Poker Tour (MPNPT) will include several stop throughout Europe. The tour will begin in London during the summer and will then stop at several locations, …

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Breaking Down the 2014 World Series of Poker Schedule with Ty Stewart
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With the release of the 2014 World Series of Poker schedule last week, BLUFF reached out to WSOP Executive director Ty Stewart to get his thoughts on the process of making the schedule, dealing with player issues and keeping the balance between the …

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Charity poker event planned for March 1
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The fourth annual Spring Training Poker Classic benefiting the Mike Coolbaugh Memorial Fund returns to West Scottsdale on March 1. The grand prize winner will receive a $10,000 seat to the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Registration is at 6:30 p.m …

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Three Rivers Poker Challenge
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Made Day 2 of a local $900 + $100 (with another $27 of that $900 withheld for staff – I'm not winning nitcast awards for this one) event. Couple of funny stories from Day 1: 1. I was better than I usually am about looking left but still not nearly good …

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Eddy Perry Wants To Help You Play Craps Like A Pro
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Perry believes that poker players are the ideal candidates for his specialized one-on-one training and is hoping to offer his services as a gambling mentor of sorts. “Poker players are perfect for this strategy,” Perry stated. “They are conditioned to …

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European Deepstack Poker Championship Final Table Set; Joost Schippers Leads
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It took only about five hours to reduce the field of the European DeepStack Poker Championships from 29 players to the final 9 and each of them already has €4,300 guaranteed. The action resumes Sunday at 12:00pm on the live stream table in the Regency …

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Q&A With New Jersey PartyPoker Pro Jamie Kerstetter
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Jamie Kerstetter: I played a little bit of poker when I was in college at Rutgers. When I got to law school at the University of Michigan, I started playing some more online, playing in some sit-n-gos on PartyPoker while I was studying. After that, I …

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A new geopolitical poker game
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Just as the Americans were about to scale back their involvement in Europe they realized this would prove harder than originally thought. The Ukrainian crisis vividly demonstrates that Europe is unable to deal with security issues on its own. The …

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Poker Payment Processor Loses Conviction Appeal
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MANHATTAN (CN) – A man who pleaded guilty to concealing gambling transactions for the three leading poker websites cannot claim now that the indictment alleged a "nonoffense," the 2nd Circuit ruled. Ira Rubin was sentenced on Aug. 6, 2012, to 36 …

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Norway: Live poker tournaments authorized from 2015
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For the great happiness of fanatics of poker in Norway, the country is finally going to authorize the organization of live poker tournaments from 2015; and this, thanks to the Minister of Culture, Thorhild Widvey. However, some restrictions are imperative.

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Online Gambling Expert: California Has Best Odds To Legalize Web Poker In 2014
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Despite it being an election year in the Golden State, online gambling expert Chris Krafcik thinks it has the best chance, among other U.S. states, of getting something done in 2014 with regards to web poker. Krafcik is the Research Director (North …

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Nevada Gets a Third Online Poker Site, But Can Real Gaming Carve Out Space …
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But overall traffic numbers for Nevada are now roughly in line with the numbers we saw in the spring and summer of 2013, when Ultimate Poker was the sole room in the market. That strongly suggests that we've already seen the peak of the Nevada market, …

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