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Macau Eyeing Biggest Poker Event in History
Anyone who’s hung around a casino for more than a few hours has heard an Asian person declare: “Gambling is in our blood.” [more…]
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U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara Seizes 16 Live Streaming Sports Sites Days Before Super Bowl
U.S. prosecutors seized 16 websites that streamed live sports events on Friday, just two days prior to Sunday’s Super Bowl. A Michigan man was charged with running nine of those websites. Yonjo Quiroa (AKA Ronaldo Solano), 28, faces one count of criminal infringement of a copyright and will likely not serve any prison time.
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Latin Series of Poker 2012 Announced: To Take Place in Lima, Peru
From the folks who brought you the uber popular Punta Cana Poker Tour (which heads into its third year this coming November), comes the Latin Series of Poker 2012. Online tournament qualifiers were set to begin at Americas Cardroom on February 3, 2012.
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2012 WSOP Info!!!
The 43rd Annual World Series of Poker® Schedule Unveiled with Three More Bracelet Events and Nearly 100 Tables Added to Tournament Footprint 61 total WSOP gold bracelets up for grabs, including the Main Event which begins on July 7
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Sam Trickett of Team Titan Named European Player of the Year
Sam Trickett of Team Titan Named European Player of the Year LONDON, January 31, 2012/PRNewswire/ — Sam Trickett plays on behalf of online poker room Titan Poker. He had huge successes at the tournament and cash tables in 2011. Sam Trickett, a member of Team Titan sponsored by Titanpoker.com, leading online poker room in Europe, [...]
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Chris Ferguson ‘Very Positive Dialog’ With DOJ
One of three individuals alleged to have taken part in an elaborate “ponzi scheme” while acting as a stakeholder in shuttered Full Tilt Poker believes he will soon have his case settled. The lawyer representing professional poker pro and Team Full Tilt Poker rep Chris Ferguson says that his client is having “very positive dialog” [...]
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Player Panel Comes to Terms With PokerStars Over Rake Structure Change
After weeks of planned player boycotts and outrage in the online poker community over PokerStars change in its rake structure, a panel assembled by members of the popular poker forum TwoPlusTwo.com have arrived at a compromise.
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Phil Ivey Wins 2012 Aussie Millions $250,000 Super High Roller: Patrik Antonius, Gus Hansen Cash
Poker phenom Phil Ivey has just won the 2012 Aussie Millions $250,000 Super High Roller event after getting knocked out of the Main event early morning Sunday. That turned out to be a blessing in disguise. The take home prize – A$2,000,000.
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Barry Denson Looking to Beat Phil Laak’s Record for Most Straight Hours of Playing Poker
Barry Denson announced he is readying to beat Phil Laak’s old Guinness record of 115 straight hours playing poker. Laak logged those hours playing at the Bellagio poker room in Vegas two years ago and managed to finish with a $6,766 profit.
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Full Tilt Poker’s Chris Ferguson Allegedly Funneled $45 Million
US Feds allege Full Tilt Poker stakeholder and professional poker player Chris “Jesus” Ferguson was embroiled in an elaborate ponzi scheme. Now it is being reported he funneled $45 million of his $60 million in Full Tilt distribution payments into bank accounts held for him in the name of Pocket Kings Ltd.
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Hawaii the Latest State to Consider Legalizing Internet Poker
Hawaii, one of two states that does not even offer a lottery, is in the process of considering three different bills that would allow for both land-based and online gambling including Internet poker. Last month, the US Justice Department opened the doors for states to begin allowing both poker and casino games on the Web.
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