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Off the Felt with Matt Savage
08-22-2011, , 3
We sat down with Matt Savage to learn a little more about what he does off the felt. We talked about poker, the Spice Girls, and golf.
Is it Possible for a Poker Room to Succeed with Electronic Poker Tables?
04-09-2011, , 10
Chad Holloway's thoughts on electronic poker tables, like those in Ho-Chunk Madison's new room and whether a poker room can survive with them.
Annie Duke Discusses New Professional Poker League Part 2
01-20-2011, , 1
Annie Duke discusses the Professional Poker League that was announced Tuesday, the scoring system, her role as Commissioner and more.
Annie Duke Discusses New Professional Poker League Part 1
01-19-2011, , 1
Federated Sports and Gaming announced a professional poker league on Tuesday. We caught up with its Commissioner, Annie Duke to find out more.
PokerNews Op-Ed: Are Celebrities Good for Poker?
11-20-2010, , 2
Chad Holloway offers his opinion on whether or not amateur celebrities in poker are good for the game.
Top Five Things You Never Thought You'd Learn From Playing Poker
11-24-2009,
PokerNews hostess Gloria Balding is back. Last month she brought you the "Top Five Things You Won't Find on the Tournament Trail," and this month she is back at it with five things you never thought you'd learn by playing poker. 5. How...
Online Poker News Briefs: April 3, 2009
04-03-2009,
Bodog has published its annually entertaining list of betting odds on player performance for the WSOP. Rather than focus on the odds of any single player winning – which would be extremely long for any pro in this era...
Team Aced Wins Dream Team Poker II
03-30-2009,
The talk of the poker world last weekend was the Dream Team Poker tournament at Caesars Palace, where a terrific time was had by all. It was the second running of the novel team-based format poker tournament, the first...
New Poker Training Site ProPlayLive Launched
03-29-2009,
Following months of preparation, the new poker training site ProPlayLive.com was introduced this week, distinguishing itself from the pack of other educational sites thanks to the credentials of its impressive roster...
Cigital Inc. Study Argues Player Choices Dominant Texas Hold'em Factor
03-28-2009,
A new study conducted by Cigital, Inc., a company specializing in software security and development, was released on Friday that its authors argue 'provides compelling statistics' that in Texas hold'em 'the outcomes of games...
PokerStars Announces Grand Opening at Grand Lisboa in Macau
03-18-2009,
PokerStars has announced the grand opening, on Thursday, March 19, 2009, of the new "PokerStars Macau at the Grand Lisboa" live poker room. The room will be located on the second floor of the Grand Lisboa Casino in central...
Poker & Pop Culture: Wild Bill Hickok and the Dead Man's Hand
03-17-2009,
When Harrah's Entertainment acquired the World Series of Poker from Binion's Horseshoe in 2004, it also took over the business of managing the Poker Hall of Fame, first created by Benny Binion in 1979. The Poker Hall of Fame...
International Poker News Briefs, March 13, 2009
03-13-2009,
In a lopsided vote last Tuesday in Strasbourg, France, Members of the European Parliament resoundingly rejected the idea of creating a unified EU market for online gaming. The vote — 544 in favor, 36 against, with 66...
The PokerNews Top 10: Top Poker Destinations
03-11-2009,
Poker has truly grown into a worldwide phenomenon. With the rapid expansion of the tournament circuit to far-flung locales in Asia, Europe, and South America, it's easier than ever to incorporate poker into one's holiday...
Deaf Poker Australia Launched, Championship Set for Summer
03-07-2009,
Deaf Poker Australia, a non-profit organization, has been founded in order to help form a community of poker players among the deaf and hearing impaired in Australia. The group hopes to organize an inaugural Australian...
Flack DUI Citation Results in NHUPC No-show; Statement Released
03-06-2009,
Action in Friday's opening round of the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas included one newsworthy, last-second substitution, when initial invitee Layne Flack was unable to participate after...
Mizzi and Grospellier to Square Off in Fitness Challenge
03-06-2009,
In a recent post to his Betfair-sponsored blog, Sorel 'Imper1um' Mizzi announced that he and fellow poker professional Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier have agreed to a fitness challenge prop bet comprising seventeen different...
Online Poker News Briefs, March 1st, 2009
03-01-2009,
Everest Gaming, operators of online site Everest Poker, announced today it had obtained a remote gaming licensed issued by European nation Malta. Everest is one of the oldest of all online sites, dating to 1997...
Dueling Theo Jorgensen: Checking in with Gus Hansen
02-17-2009,
Last week, PokerNews spoke to WSOPE bracelet winner Theo Jorgensen as he prepared for his high-profile, February 21 boxing match with Gus Hansen. It is only fair, therefore, to hear from Hansen, poker's 'Great Dane...
Las Vegas Sands Reports Fourth-Quarter Loss
02-15-2009,
Considering the brutal environment for the casino industry, the Las Vegas Sands Corporation's marginal fourth-quarter loss was not as bad some investors feared. The casino operator reported an adjusted fourth-quarter loss...
The Year in Poker: August, 2008
12-27-2008,
Following a short respite from the rigors of the World Series of Poker, the best players in the world spread out across the globe as August arrived, with major events in several international locales... and online...
Private Arizona Poker Club Folds
12-23-2008,
A private Tucson, Arizona poker club whose opening served as a challenge to that state's gambling regulations has agreed to close in the face of legal pressure. Club Royale, opened by former judge Harold Lee and Donna and Johnny...
The Year in Poker: March, 2008
12-22-2008,
March brought both a smattering of major poker events and plenty of news on the legislative front on both the state and national levels. Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson won the most prestigious title of the month in capturing the 2008 NBC...
Harvard Medical School Affiliate and bwin to Continue Research into Online Gaming
12-18-2008,
The Austrian-based online gaming company bwin Interactive Entertainment AG and the Division on Addictions at the Cambridge Health Alliance have announced a five-year agreement to continue researching online gaming...
PokerStars Seeks World-record Turnout for December 28th Event
12-18-2008,
Leading online poker site PokerStars continues preparations for its December 28th attempt to rewrite the entry in the Guinness Book of World Records for the largest-ever online poker tournament. With a target of 35,000 players...
Poker News Briefs: December 14th, 2008
12-14-2008,
A Norwegian bill attempting to block payments to online gambling sites, modeled after the United States' controversial Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, was passed into law earlier this week. The passage occurred...
Poker News Bytes: November 14, 2008
11-14-2008,
Rules governing the planned legalization of online gambling within South Africa have now been released. Up for public comment after being released by South Africa's Minister of Finance, Trevor Manuel, is the Interactive Gambling Tax...
Antigua Approved for UK Online Gambling Whitelist
11-07-2008,
The island nation of Antigua & Barbuda, for years a nexus for companies offering online-gambling services, has been approved as a member of the United Kingdom's 'whitelist' of approved jurisdictions. The addition of Antigua...
Poker & Pop Culture: Poker-Playing Presidents
11-04-2008,
Americans head to the polls today to elect their 44th president. It has been a long, arduous, hotly-contested battle, and those reporting it have seen fit on numerous occasions to employ a variety of poker metaphors along the way...
iMEGA Files Petition for Dismissal in Kentucky Appeals Court
10-28-2008,
Following the decision of a Kentucky Circuit Court to uphold an initial seizure order affecting 141 Internet domain names connected to various forms of online gaming, one of the interested parties in the case, the Interactive Media...
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