Delaware, Nevada May Team-Up in Online Poker

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The attention of the United States poker community has been focused on Nevada and New Jersey and this year, and rightly so, as the former has already legalized intrastate online poker and the latter is getting very close. Forgotten in the excitement over the anticipated launch of internet poker in those states is the fact… Read more »

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Amarillo Slim Honored in Sports Illustrated

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Apart from World Series of Poker and World Poker Tour broadcasts, poker does not get all that much media attention unless there is something negative going on like the passing of the UIGEA in 2006 or Black Friday. Readers of the December 31, 2012 issue of Sports Illustrated, though, were treated a short piece on… Read more »

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Multi Prizepool Poker to Debut in January

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Innovation in poker is a rarity. Most varieties of the game have remained essentially the same for eons. Surprisingly, though, there have been two developments in the last month that, should they stick, could really make poker interesting in 2013 and the years to come. We discussed one, Aria’s new Multi Action Poker for cash… Read more »

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Germany’s Schleswig-Holstein Grants 12 Online Poker Licenses

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The German state, or Land, of Schleswig-Holstein issued its first online gambling licenses last week, allowing a dozen operators to offer casino games on the internet, including poker. The licensees include several familiar names as well as some that are not quite as well known: Ladbrokes, 888 Holdings, Betfair, bet365 (through subsidiary REEL Germany Limited),… Read more »

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Casino Gran Madrid to Build PokerStars-Branded Poker Room

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PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker site, announced late last week that it has entered into a partnership with Casino Gran Madrid to build a new PokerStars-branded poker room in the casino. According to the PokerStars blog, the new poker room will be tournament-centric and house more than 20 tables, accommodating over 200 players. Plans… Read more »

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Dutch Boyd Puts Bellagio Bracelet on eBay

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Professional poker player Dutch Boyd needs some Christmas present money and he’s hoping a poker fan might be able to help him out with the cash. Cue eBay. Boyd has put one of his tournament bracelets up for sale on the popular internet auction website, with the closing date of the sale set for December… Read more »

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London’s Fox Poker Club Closes

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The Fox Poker Club, a poker fixture in London, suddenly shut its doors this week, leaving its members bewildered and disappointed. On its website, the Fox Poker Club posted the following brief announcement: It is with regret that Genting UK Plc today announces that the Fox Poker Club will cease operation. The Management and Staff… Read more »

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Aria Debuts Multi Action Poker

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For years, online poker players have joked about wanting the ability to multi-table at a live casino. Joke no more, my friends, that ability is now yours. The Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas launched a new form of poker Wednesday called Multi Action Poker, giving players the ability to participate in two games… Read more »

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Lou Krieger Passes Away

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The poker world lost a great friend Monday. Lou Krieger, renowned poker author and ambassador, passed away after a long battle with cancer. His family posted a brief message on his Facebook page: It is my deepest regret to inform you that early this morning Lou’s fight against cancer ended. He fought courageously to the… Read more »

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Theo Jorgensen Shot, Robbed in Denmark Home

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Danish news magazine Ekstra Bladet (ekstrabladet.dk) has reported that popular Danish poker pro Theo Jorgensen was shot in a home robbery Sunday night. He is in stable condition in the hospital, fortunately only shot in the leg. The attack occurred at about 10:00pm Sunday, December 2nd, as three men forced their way into Jorgensen’s home… Read more »

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Doyle Brunson Diagnosed with Treatable Cancer

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Poker legend Doyle “Texas Dolly” Brunson announced Tuesday via Twitter that he has been diagnosed with cancer. Brunson has expressed confidence that everything will be just fine. Early yesterday afternoon, the ten-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner relayed the news to his friends and fans via his oft-used Twitter account, writing: “It was malignant.… Read more »

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Editorial: Poker News vs. Poker “News”

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There was recently a slight to-do in the poker community about the popular site PokerStrategy.com supposedly reporting mostly negative news about Full Tilt Poker, which will re-launch tomorrow. Some people believe it is because PokerStars, Full Tilt’s new owner, ended all rakeback deals and thus cost PokerStrategy and other large affiliates a significant chunk of… Read more »

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Hurricane Sandy Shuts Down Atlantic City Casinos

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While the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event final table is cause for celebration in Las Vegas this week, the story is much different for another poker hotbed in United States. Atlantic City, New Jersey has been ravaged by Hurricane Sandy, displacing residents, destroying the famous Boardwalk, and forcing all twelve of its casinos… Read more »

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Phil Ivey Speaks to ESPN.com

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With the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event final table just hours away and baseball’s World Series ending last night, the spotlight of the sports world is shining squarely on poker for the next two days as nine players have their sights set on the more than $8.5 million first prize. One of this… Read more »

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Democratic National Platform Does Not Discuss Poker

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It is the Democrats’ turn to take the national stage this week as they attempt to rally their base at the National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. And, like the Republicans, the 2012 Democratic National Platform was published to coincide with the festivities. Unlike in the Republican National Platform, however, online poker was not attacked.… Read more »

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Atlantic City Casino Loses Lawsuit Against Players

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Back in April, a group of 14 gamblers had the day of their lives: they took the Golden Nugget Atlantic City for more than $1.5 million. Fairly, without cheating. To their horror, though, they found themselves sued by the casino and were still without $1 million of their winnings. Fast forward four months and a… Read more »

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