BY TOM SOMACH

A new movie about poker opens in theaters across North America and elsewhere on Friday, May 4, 2007. (more…)

BY TOM SOMACH

Yahoo! has landed a seat at the table. (more…)

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The Associated Press has reported that the ban on Internet gambling enacted last fall would be overturned under legislation proposed today by a senior House Democrat. (more…)

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The Korean lunatic who gunned down dozens of people at Virginia Tech last week once wrote a violent play about video poker. (more…)

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From time to time, PokerHelper.com will print e-mails sent in by readers. (more…)

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As the 2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP) approaches, a battle over a key web address continues. (more…)

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The land of the Pennsylvania polka will now also be the land of Pennsylvania poker. (more…)

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A celebrity poker tournament held by professional poker player Jennifer Harman April 20 in Las Vegas, to raise money for the Nevada Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), raised approximately $125,000, according to event organizers. (more…)

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Online poker players whose checks from online poker room Poker Stars bounced can blame it on their bank, not the poker room. (more…)

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In a profession where luck is often a major factor, Friday the 13th proved more than unlucky for a professional poker player from Las Vegas. (more…)

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There’s long been a debate in poker circles whether the game is mostly one of luck or skill. (more…)

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First online poker boomed. (more…)

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Professional poker player Jennifer Harman is scheduled to host a celebrity poker tournament on April 20 in Las Vegas to raise money for charity. (more…)

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Just weeks after an off-duty policeman was caught playing poker at an illegal poker club in Indiana, an off-duty judge has been caught playing poker at an illegal poker club in Georgia. (more…)

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Sun Poker is the latest Internet poker room to pull the plug on the U.S. market. (more…)

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The World Poker Tour (WPT), which has been televised by the Travel Channel for the last five years, has a new TV home–the Game Show Network (GSN). (more…)

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Joe Hachem, winner of the 2005 World Series of Poker (WSOP) main event, has received death threats since the win and was forced to move to secure his family’s safety, he says. (more…)

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Pennsyvlania recently opened its first casinos, and it has caused concern in some quarters about the financial future of the state’s 3,100 private clubs, many of which have long relied on revenue from illegal video poker machines. (more…)

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Poker lobbying group the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) will put its new hire–Al D’Amato–on public display for the first time next week when it holds a Webcast featuring the former senator-turned-poker flack. (more…)

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As more and more real-money Internet poker rooms either limit their customers bases to certain countries or shut down completely–because of legal pressures–another type of Internet poker room is becoming more and more popular. (more…)

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Internet poker room Celeb Poker (www.celebpoker.com) has announced that it is adding two new payment methods for its players. (more…)

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One of the most popular Internet backgammon sites in the world is adding the most popular card game in the world. (more…)

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The former co-owner of a private poker club in London, England was fined 10,000 pounds ($19,500) last week after a jury found him guilty of profiting from a game of chance, in violation of British gambling laws. (more…)