BY TOM SOMACH

A convicted child molester who won the World Series of Poker (WSOP) is now shamelessly selling autographed photos of himself to make money! (more…)

BY TOM SOMACH

Costa Rican online sportsbook Bet U.S. (www.betus.com) has released betting odds for next month’s World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas. (more…)

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The new World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) is yet to begin, but already somebody slimy is attempting to cash in. (more…)

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A woman accused of stabbing her poker player husband to death in an exclusive Las Vegas condominium has been indicted on murder charges. (more…)

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Internet gambling company Bet On Sports PLC, which operated an online poker room, online casino and online sportsbook, has pleaded guilty to federal racketeering charges, U.S. Attorney Catherine Hanaway announced. =A0 Her office had been pursuing a 22-count criminal indictment against the London-based firm and its top executives since July, and had settled civil charges against the company in November that permanently bars it from accepting any bets from gamblers in the U.S. (more…)

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If you can’t make it to the World Series of Poker (WSOP) to gamble alongside the world’s best, you can still do the next best thing–gamble on the world’s best. (more…)

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Just days before the 2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is set to begin in Las Vegas, one of its main organizers has abruptly resigned. (more…)

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Louisiana residents will have to continue to patronize New Orleans casinos if they want to play poker legally in the Bayou State. (more…)

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More than a dozen celebrities are scheduled to join some of poker’s greatest players to raise public awareness about the humanitarian crisis in Darfur in a special “Ante Up For Africa” tournament at the 2007 World Series of Poker, WSOP officials announced. (more…)

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Harrah’s Entertainment Inc., owner of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), has announced that PartyPoker.net, a play-for-fun online poker room, has renewed its product-placement agreement for the 38th annual WSOP. (more…)

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Henry Tran has won the main event at the first Johnny Chan Poker Classic, earning $325,000 for his efforts. (more…)

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What do you get when you cross poker with duplicate bridge? (more…)

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State police investigating illegal poker games in Binghamton, N.Y. were surprised by what they found–one of the poker players in the games is the son of the local district attorney! (more…)

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Once an instituion becomes successful, and we do mean $ucce$$ful, it doesn’t take long for the con men and bunko artists to come out of the woodwork like cockroaches and attempt to get a piece of the money pie. (more…)

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The top prizes at the next World Series of Poker (WSOP) won’t be worth as much as last year’s top prizes, WSOP officials announced. (more…)

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“Lucky You,” the new movie about poker that opened last weekend, is a bomb at the box office and a dud in the critics’ eyes. (more…)

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A noted author who wrote a best-selling book about economics is writing a book that he says will be the most complete statistical analysis ever done on poker. (more…)

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To the surprise of no one, online poker’s paid flack is giving thumbs up to a new bill in the U.S. Congress that would legalize, license and regulate online gambling. (more…)

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Until now, poker players who wanted to play in a major poker tournament had two ways to go about it: (more…)

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U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), who sponsored anti-online gambling legislation that was approved in the U.S. last year, is attacking the effort by U.S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) to repeal that legislation. (more…)