BY TOM SOMACH

Professional poker player Annie Duke, one of the top, if not the top female poker player in the world, has weighed in on the recent effort by the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) to lobby the U.S. Congress to legalize online poker. (more…)

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Do those who play poker have a “negative” lifestyle? (more…)

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A new online casino says it has the largest variety of video poker games on the Internet. (more…)

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Further evidence that America’s poker craze is subsiding was revealed last week when the Nevada Gaming Control Board, which oversees Nevada’s casinos, reported that revenues from the state’s poker rooms were down 6% in July and August of this year, compared with the same period a year ago. (more…)

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The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the country’s largest lobbying group to legalize online poker, has issued a full report on the PPA’s visit last week to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. to lobby Congress. (more…)

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Illegal video poker machines continue to draw the ire of law enforcement officials throughout the U.S. (more…)

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A new Internet poker room that will allow U.S. customers to play for real money will soon open online at www.wasspoker.com. (more…)

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An Internet gambling executive who was arrested this week in the Netherlands is to be extradited to France to face charges against him. (more…)

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The first match of new professional team poker league the U.S. Poker League (USPL) was won by Cincinnati. (more…)

It’s not just in the U.S. that innocent people are getting busted merely for playing their favorite card game.

Poker players in Canada are also in the gunsights of authorities run amok. (more…)

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The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), online poker’s main lobbying group, descended on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. this week for a three-day blitz, hoping to convince legislators to legalize online poker. (more…)

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The chief executive officer of online gambling company Unibet (www.unibet.com) was arrested Monday by authorities in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in connection with allegations the company violated French gambling laws. (more…)

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The new United States Poker League (USPL) has changed the names of four of its teams, after PokerHelper.com pointed out possible trademark violations of pro leagues’ team names. (more…)

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The owner of online poker room Absolute Poker (www.absolutepoker.com) has responded to allegations that cheating has occurred in the room. (more…)

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Has the poker boom finally busted? (more…)

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Almost heaven, West Virginia? (more…)

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The Kahnawake Gaming Commission has begun a probe into allegations of cheating at online poker room Absolute Poker (www.absolutepoker.com.) (more…)

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A professional poker player in San Antonio, Texas, USA, who was arrested for running an illegal online sports betting operation, has struck a plea deal in the case and will forfeit more than $2.2 million, the Houston Post reported. (more…)

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Online poker room Doyle’s Room (www.doylesroom.com) is returning to the United States. (more…)

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There used to be a time when gamblers were lumped in with pimps, prostitutes and drug dealers as the dregs of society, existing on the fringe of humanity, scorned by most and loved by few. (more…)

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Poker champ Phil “Poker Brat” Hellmuth Jr. may make millions of dollars playing poker and endorsing products, but he’s always up to making an additional buck or two whenever possible. (more…)

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A New Jersey probation officer has pleaded guilty to running an illegal poker gambling operation in Gloucester County, N.J. (more…)

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Some cops arrest poker players and some cops embrace poker players. (more…)

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The new United States Poker League (USPL) may have to fold even before it has dealt a hand. (more…)

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Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc., owner of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), has announced the dates for the 2008 WSOP. (more…)

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Adam Gerber is the winner of the 2007 U.S. Poker Championship. (more…)

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A Texan who came in sixth at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event in 2006 and earned almost $3 million has been charged by police in San Antonio, Texas, with gambling promotion, in connection with the operation of an online sports betting site. (more…)

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A celebrity poker tournament for charity is scheduled to be held at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on Nov. 3, 2007. (more…)

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Another new free online poker room has debuted. (more…)

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A professional poker league, something akin to the National Football League or the National Basketball Association, will begin play later this month with teams representing 25 U.S. cities. (more…)