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2 hrs ago | CBS Local

Kiosks In Bars May Be Doomed

A measure pushed by the Nevada Resort Association to get rid of sports betting kiosks in bars and restaurants has cleared the Senate and now moves to the Assembly.

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2 hrs ago | Patch.com

Perry Hall Boy Wins BCPS Chess Championship

Perry Hall youngster Maverick Irwin started playing chess just two years ago at Cromwell Valley Elementary Regional Magnet School.

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3 hrs ago | Poker News

2013 WPT Championship Day 5: Negreanu Bubbles Final Table; Rheem and Lindgren Lead

Day 5 of the 2013 World Poker Tour World Championship at Bellagio was one of the shortest in the tour's 11-year history.

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4 hrs ago | Courier News

Online gambling could help Atlantic City, Wall Street analysts say

The folks who write the checks that help keep Atlantic City's casinos afloat say Internet gambling can help revive the market's flagging fortunes.

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Related Topix: Delaware, NJ, Poker

4 hrs ago | The Jersey Journal

Analysts see internet gambling as best bet to end Atlantic City's losing streak

The folks who write the checks that help keep Atlantic City's casinos afloat say Internet gambling can help revive the market's flagging fortunes.

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5 hrs ago | Poker News

GPI Player of the Year: Small Shake Up in the Top 10; Mercier Jumps to No. 15

By reaching the final table of the PokerStars and Monte-CarloA Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final a 100,000 Super High Roller , both Mike Watson and Scott Seiver leapfrogged over Steven Silverman .

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5 hrs ago | WFMZ

Poker player spits at fellow gambler over tip for dealer, police say

A poker player irked that another gambler didn't tip the dealer during their game of Texas Hold 'em spit in the man's face, officials said.

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5 hrs ago | Poker News

2013 World Poker Tour $100,000 Super High Roller Day 1: Silverman, Timoshenko in Front

While the $25,000 World Poker Tour World Championship was playing down to its final stages on Tuesday, the $100,000 buy-in Super High Roller kicked off at Bellagio.

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9 hrs ago | Examiner.com

Hex TCG Kickstarter explodes with over $1 million in funding

Cryptozoic's HEX: Shards of Fate will be entering the digital TCG arena this year, with a Kickstarter that has gone on to over three times the original goal of $300,000 and is now sitting at over $1 million in funding.

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13 hrs ago | PsychCentral

Practice May Not Make Perfect, But It Helps

In the study, Michigan State University psychologist Dr. Zach Hambrick discovered a copious amount of practice is not enough to explain why people differ in level of skill in two widely studied activities: chess and music.

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17 hrs ago | Manila Bulletin

Philippines aims to produce more Sudoku champs

The country has so far produced international Sudoku winners like Sarah Jane Cua who won in the 2008 and 2010 BRAND's Sudoku Challenge Asia Pacific Open in Singapore.

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Tue May 21, 2013

The Miami Herald

IRS slams Miccosukee Indians with $170 million in tax liens

The Internal Revenue Service has slammed the Miccosukee Indians with a bill of $170 million for the West Miami-Dade tribe's failure to report and withhold taxes from its distribution of gambling profits to tribal members, according to court records.

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Poker News

John "JohnnyGstaks" Hayes Wins PokerNews Mid-States Poker Tour Northern Lights

When online poker was prevalent in the United States, John Hayes was well known as a stone-cold-killer. At the time the U.S. government put a stop to online poker on April 15, 2011 - dubbed "Black Friday" in the poker world - Hayes had earned over $2.4 Million on the virtual felt, mostly under the screen name " JohnnyGstaks ." With his income ... (more)

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Poker News

Calvin Anderson Wins 4th SCOOP Watch; Ben Wilinofsky and David Baker Earn Huge Scores

The Spring Championship of Online Poker at PokerStars is past the midway point with 26 of the 44 events completed as of Tuesday afternoon.

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Poker News

2013 World Poker Tour Championship Day 3: Babakhani Leads, Eyes Back-to-Back Titles

Last August, Marvin Rettenmaier opened the 11th season of the World Poker Tour by becoming the first player to win back-to-back titles in tour history.

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Philly.com

Pa. board OKs charges to use new 'resort' casino

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has approved charges that non-resort guests must pay to gamble at soon-to-open casino at a southwestern Pennsylvania resort.

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Related Topix: Nemacolin, PA, Blackjack, Travel

Herald Star Online

Harriet C. McElroy

She was born March 17, 1935, in Steubenville, Ohio, a daughter of the late Harry W. Birrell and Alice G. Caven.

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Related Topix: Steubenville, OH, Card Game, Wintersville, OH, Toledo, OH, Luckey, OH

Poker News

Marcel Luske's International Poker Rules Association Launches Revamped Site, Mobile App

The Federation Internationale de Poker Association has announced the launch of a revamped website along with a free new mobile app, both of which feature the 2013 International Poker Rules which serve as a useful resource for the poker industry.

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Poker News

Luke Graham Wins 2012-13 WSOP Circuit Harrah's New Orleans Main Event for $228,600

After four days of play, the 2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah's New Orleans Main Event came to an end on Monday as Luke Graham emerged victorious over a 762-player field to capture a $228,600 first-place prize and a seat into this week's National Championship .

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New Scientist

The festival year starts here

Scrabble at the back of your wardrobe for that old poncho, grab your wellies, dust off your tent.

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Related Topix: Scrabble, Dining, World News, Norway, Science / Technology