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4 hrs ago | National Public Radio

Poker, Power Go Hand In Hand, Author Says

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

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Related Topix: Games, Card Game, Blackjack

Fri Nov 06, 2009

WHOI

Video Poker Gambling in Illinois

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

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Related Topix: Games, Illinois, Tazewell County, IL, Peoria County, IL, Dupage County, IL

XtraMSN Real Estate

Card sharks eye $8.5 mln poker jackpot

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.

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Related Topix: Games

Thu Nov 05, 2009

WSBTV

Officer Arrested In 'High Stakes' Poker Game Bust

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

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Related Topix: Games, Cobb County, GA

EDGEprovidence.com News Feed

Vegas rolls out red carpet for LGBT travelers

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

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, US Travel, Travel, Las Vegas, NV, Las Vegas Travel, Wedding, Games

Wed Nov 04, 2009

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Cobb police: Officer who dealt illegal poker game resigns

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.

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Related Topix: Games, Cobb County, GA, Smyrna, GA

RGT Online

Tournament for women offers opportunity to win trip to Bahamas

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.

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Related Topix: Games

Tue Nov 03, 2009

What's new on Launchpoker.com

What Poker Players Can Learn From Famous Poker Stars

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.

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Related Topix: Games, Reality TV, Entertainment, Television

Mon Nov 02, 2009

What's new on Launchpoker.com

Online Poker Rooms Start Synchronized Breaks

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

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Related Topix: Games

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Poker News

The Weekly Turbo: Super Dad, a Poker Robbery, and More

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

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Related Topix: Games, Card Game, Criminal Defense Law, Law

This is Oxfordshire

Oxford poker player gets driving ban

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.

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Related Topix: Games, Oxfordshire County, England, World News, United Kingdom,

Sat Oct 31, 2009

WBEZ-FM Chicago

Illinois Lawmakers Meet For the Last Day of Veto Session

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

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Related Topix: Alsip, IL, Games

What's new on Launchpoker.com

New Holiday Poker Tournaments

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

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Related Topix: Games

Fri Oct 30, 2009

News 8 Austin

Poker game robbery results in 20 year prison sentence

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

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Related Topix: Games, Austin, TX

WCNC-TV Charlotte

Police thwart alleged thief targeting home poker games

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.

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Related Topix: Games, Cornelius, NC

Thu Oct 29, 2009

KFOX

3 Las Cruces Men Arrested For Illegal Gaming

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

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Related Topix: Las Cruces, NM, Las Cruces Metro, Games

Vindy.com

Robbers take $11K in Ohio poker-game heist

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.

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Related Topix: Games, Cleveland Metro, Card Game

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Xenophon submits bill for $1 pokies cap

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

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Related Topix: Games, Kevin Rudd

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Fox 8 - WJW

Deadwood, gambling town in South Dakota's Black Hills, considers adding roulette, craps

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.

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Related Topix: Deadwood, SD, Games, Card Game, Lead, SD, Blackjack

Boston.com

Mohegan Sun plugs jobs for proposed Mass. casino

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.

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Related Topix: Games, Springfield Metro

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