Poker News

Poker's lessons have informed some of America's most powerful leaders, says James McManus, author of Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker .

Video Poker gambling in Illinois is now legal but, some counties are choosing not to participate.

A logger from rural America who lives in a trailer is among nine card players eying a 8.5-million-dollar jackpot as the climax of the World Series of Poker gets underway here Saturday.

A Cobb County police officer resigned after being arrested for his alleged involvement in a high-stakes poker game.

Searching for sex, sun, and fun, gay travelers? Set your sights on Sin City, where good times are a sure thing.

A Cobb County police officer who was the dealer at a Smyrna poker game resigned Wednesday, one day after an undercover operation broke up the illegal game, police said.

Women's Poker Club, the international women's only social group for poker, today announced that they are supporting the efforts of PokerStars .net to bring more women into poker.

Whether you enjoy watching the World Poker Tour, the World Series of Poker, the Ultimate Poker Challenge or even re-runs of Celebrity Poker Showdown, tuning into the game on TV and watching famous poker players is one of the best ways to learn the game.

Online poker rooms UltimateBet and Absolute Poker have announced a new feature called Synchronized Breaks.

The work week can get overwhelming, and not everyone has the time to dive headfirst into the poker world's top stories every day.

A man who stayed in a pub poker tournament longer than he expected has admitted drink-driving. Terrance Woodward, 60, of Rahere Road, Cowley, was banned from driving for 16 months by Oxford magistrates on Thursday.

Illinois lawmakers are meeting for the last day of the fall veto session in Springfield, today.

Four new Holiday poker tournaments are on offer from free poker tournament site, NoPayPOKER.

A man was sentenced to 20 years in prison after a botched robbery at a poker game.

Investigators thwart a home invasion minutes before it was supposed to happen. They say the target was a home hosting a high stakes poker game in Cornelius.

State police arrested three men for running illegal high-stakes poker games in Las Cruces.

Police say the suspects took the card playersa TM money and wallets, made them take off their pants and sprayed them with pepper spray before fleeing.

Independent South Australian Senator Nick Xenophon has introduced a bill calling for a maximum $1 bet on poker machines across the country.

Deadwood casino operators have talked about adding craps and roulette to the card games and slots they have offered for two decades, but they are not yet ready to ask state voters for permission, gambling officials said Wednesday.

Mohegan Sun promised thousands of new jobs if it's proposed casino for western Massachusetts is approved, but residents gave the idea mixed reviews over whether it would rejuvenate the area or harm its small town charm.