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Each week, the Global Poker Index releases a list of the top 300 tournament poker players in the world by using a formula that takes a player's results over six half-year periods.

Autism research was the winner when home furnishings executives gathered at a famous poker venue here to support the Autism Speaks organization.

Since the US Department of Justice reversed its stand and removed a major legal obstacle in the sanction of online gambling, several US states have made significant progress in the area.

It seems like America's political parties have never been more polarized. But when it comes to state-regulated gambling, they're often playing the same hand.

Independent MP Andrew Wilkie says the federal government damaged itself by backing out of its agreement with him to pursue poker machine reforms.

For the past few days, the Casino Di Venezia , the oldest casino in the world, has played host to the World Poker Tour Venice Grand Prix , which continued on Wednesday with Day-3 action.

Every week, Gamasutra rounds up the top-grossing Android gaming applications, as current that day in the Android Market.

COLUMBUS , Ohio -- An Ohio bill that makes broad changes to the state's gambling laws cleared a legislative panel Wednesday with bipartisan approval, though state lawmakers were split over whether to devote additional money toward helping gambling addicts.

The poker world was shocked by the news that Thor Hansen had developed terminal cancer.

On Wednesday, online casino operator Circus Groupe , and PokerStars.com announced that www.pokerstars.be has become one of the first online poker sites in Belgium to be granted the Casino de Namur A+ license .

Next week, the PokerStars.net Latin American Poker Tour's fourth season will finish with a bang as the region's biggest poker tour clashes with the region's biggest festival.

On Wednesday, PokerNews and Federated Sports + Gaming together announced the launch of the Global Poker Index Player of the Year Award .

Thirty-one year-old Wendy Georges pleaded no contest this morning to stabbing a man in the back as the two of them fought during a poker game at a Norwich apartment on Dec.

A reputed mob boss known by his wide girth and reputation for violence is set to be sentenced in Chicago.

The federal government's criminal online poker case was dealt a winning hand on Tuesday when a federal judge in Manhattan denied motions to dismiss the April indictment.

After a key ruling last week, US gamblers hoping to retrieve $150 million stored with online gaming site Full Tilt Poker will have the opportunity to go after the company in court.

Krista Martinelli. left, Stamford, and her mother Sandy Granelli, Stamford, pose for a photo as the Seaside Tavern hosts a fundraiser in honor of Martinelli, who was diagnosed with breast cancer last summer, around the same time as her wedding, in Stamford, CT on Sun., Feb.

Video poker king Casey Szaflarski was sentenced to more than three years in prison on Tuesday for his role in overseeing dozens of video poker machines that were part of a mob operation.

Shuffle Master, Inc. received four prestigious awards from industry experts in Casino Enterprise Management 's inaugural 2012 International Table Games Awards program, which honors innovation in table games that make a positive impact in gaming operations.

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