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According to figures released by the Nevada Gaming Control Board, statewide casino revenue, or "win," fell 9.32% in August of 2009 compared to August of 2008. The total gaming win reported was $847.0 million, representing the 20th straight month of decline. Read the Board's August revenue report. Read more »
Poker players Tiffany Michelle and Maria Ho finished in last place for the second time on this season of the CBS reality series "Amazing Race." This time, however, a team losing their passports saved them from elimination. Read more »
The latest sports star to take an interest in the game of poker is Formula One driver Giancarlo Fisichella. The Italian speedster recently signed on to a sponsorship deal with PartyPoker.it, PartyPoker's Italian site. Read more »
On August 3rd, PokerListings founder Andreas Oscarsson was found murdered in Trollhättan, Sweden. Two months later, police are investigating the incident as a "contract killing," according to the Swedish news outlet Sveriges Radio. Read more »
A high-stakes mutli-table battle between Jay Rosenkrantz and David "Viffer" Peat headlined this week's episode of the G4 online poker reality series "2 Months, $2 Million." In the end, the team earned $371,000 for the week and is up over $500,000 overall. Read more »
The recent antics of British online poker pro Luke "Full_Flush" Schwartz have only helped to cement his reputation as a bad boy and a poker brat, as he has supposedly been banned not once, but twice from Grosvenor Casino properties. Read more »
On December 1st, the financial services industry in the United States must fall into full compliance with the regulations of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). Working to delay the deadline is the Poker Players Alliance (PPA). Read more »
Starting today, customers on PartyPoker can take advantage of the Million Dollar Hand, a popular promotion that is back due to its resounding success. Up to $1 million is at stake for each five-card hand collected on the site. Read more »
We're nearly at the halfway point in the Tom "durrrr" Dwan Million Dollar Challenge. Dwan and Patrik Antonius have logged 23,597 hands, almost half of the 50,000 required for the challenge to be completed, and Dwan leads by $235,000. Read more »
Those who enjoyed "Face the Ace" have another poker-themed game show to look forward to, as the PokerStars-sponsored "The PokerStars.net Million Dollar Challenge" is set to premiere on Fox on Sunday, October 11th. Read more »
After over 16 hours, CardPlayer CEO Barry Shulman defeated Team PokerStars Pro member and crowd favorite Daniel Negreanu to win the Main Event of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe. Shulman earned £801,603. Read more »
Not one, but two members of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) November Nine made the final table of the WSOP Europe Main Event. Last year, Ivan Demidov accomplished the feat. This year, Antoine Saout and James Akenhead will battle for the top prize. Read more »
Poker News Daily can confirm that Pitbull Poker, a small site on the Flash Poker Network, closed down on Wednesday, according to a high-placed source. Contrary to rumors, no arrests were made in Costa Rica. The future of player funds held on the site is up in the air. Read more »
Two days of play remain in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe Main Event and, perched atop the leaderboard entering Wednesday's battle is Matt Hawrilenko, a 27 year-old poker pro who goes by "Hoss-TBF" online. Read more »
History may be in the making in one of the most historic cities in the world. Doyle Brunson is in search of his record-tying 11th bracelet in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe Main Event and is sixth in chips with 92 players remaining. Read more »
Poker pros Tiffany Michelle and Maria Ho were spared elimination on the premiere of the CBS reality show Amazing Race, which is entering its 15th season. Michelle and Ho arrived at the first pit stop in last place. Read more »
On Saturday afternoon, CBS Sports aired the second of two episodes of the PokerStars.net Ante Up for Africa tournament that played out during the European Poker Tour (EPT) Monte Carlo festivities. Read more »
Team Europe emerged victorious in the first ever Caesars Cup, claiming the heads-up and two-on-two matches by a 4-1 margin. Daniel Negreanu captained the American team, while Annette "Annette_15" Obrestad headed the European squad. Read more »
With the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe Main Event on the horizon, the Cake Poker Network site DoylesRoom has made a splash, signing Chris "Moorman1" Moorman to its prestigious Brunson 10. Read more »
Down 20:1 in chips heads-up, Olivier Busquet mounted the comeback of the century and won the 2009 World Poker Tour (WPT) Borgata Poker Open. Busquet entered the six-handed televised final table as the chip leader. Read more »
On this week's installment of the G4 online poker reality show "2 Months, $2 Million," the cast opened boot camp, taking on four students for $7,500 each. In the end, the group earned $106,000 for the week. The show airs on Wednesdays at 8:00pm ET. Read more »
Day 4 unfolded in front of ESPN cameras at the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. November Nine member Phil Ivey presided over the feature table, while a pair of former Main Event champions headlined Table Two. Read more »
A total of 167 players remain in the World Poker Tour (WPT) Borgata Poker Open. However, many of the tournament's big names, including Gavin Smith and 2007 Borgata Poker Open Champion Roy Winston, were sent packing. Read more »
A total of 1,018 runners turned out for the World Poker Tour's (WPT) Borgata Poker Open. Now, 555 players remain, led by New York's Gabriel Aminov. The winner of the $3,500 buy-in tournament will pocket $925,000. Read more »
A $3,500 buy-in attracted over 1,000 players to the Borgata Poker Open, a stop on the World Poker Tour (WPT) circuit. As of Noon ET on Sunday, 1,003 players had entered, which included the 326 player field from Day 1A. Read more »
