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2 hrs ago | Poker News

Global Poker Index: EPT Deauville Winner Vadzim Kursevich Sees Biggest Rise Up the GPI

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.

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5 hrs ago | Furniture Today

Poker tournament raises $17,000, so far, for Autism Speaks

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

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8 hrs ago | Stock Market Review

OnlinePokerRealMoney.com Analyzes the Latest Developments in the US Online Gambling Situation

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.

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Related Topix: US News, Illinois, Games, Connecticut, Connecticut Government

10 hrs ago | Christian Science Monitor

Democrats, GOP collude to lure people into gambling

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.

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Related Topix: Games, US Politics, US News, Newt Gingrich, Wedding, Ed Rendell, US Governors, Chris Christie, Opinion

14 hrs ago | Yahoo!

Govt damaged itself over pokies: Wilkie

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

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Wed Feb 08, 2012

Poker News

2012 World Poker Tour Venice Grand Prix Day 3: Ravnsbaek Leads Final Nine

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.

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Gamasutra

Top-Grossing Android Games: Updated Smurfs' Village takes on Zynga Poker

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

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NBC4i.com

Ohio House Panel OKs Bill On Casino Regulations

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.

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Poker News

Thor Hansen Charity Tournament to be Held Thursday, Feb. 9 on Betfair Poker

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

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Poker News

PokerStars Granted Full Operating License in Belgium

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 .

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Poker News

PokerNews Jet Set: Sao Paulo, Brazil

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.

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Related Topix: Travel, Uruguay Travel, Brazil, Uruguay Travel, World News, Brazil, South America, Brazil Travel, Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Travel

Poker News

PokerNews, FS+G Launch Global Poker Index Player of the Year Award

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

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The Day

Man pleads no contest to poker game killing

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.

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KWQC-TV Davenport

Judge to sentence reputed mobster 'The Large Guy'

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

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Forbes.com

Federal Judge Refuses To Dismiss Online Poker Charges

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.

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Ars Technica

After seizure, online gamblers try to retrieve $150 million from Full Tilt Poker

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.

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Tue Feb 07, 2012

New Canaan News-Review

A 'man cave' with pink ribbons

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.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Video poker king gets 40 months in prison

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.

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Sys-Con Media

Shuffle Master Receives Top Honors at Inaugural International Table Games Awards

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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Tajikistan News.Net

888 records best ever quarter as consumers gamble on casino and poker games

At the end of December 2011 it had 10.6m registered customer accounts, up 22% on the previous year.Fourth quarter revenues rose 28% to $91m, wh... ... Read the full story at Guardian

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