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Canada's leading horse-racing official wants the Ontario government to give him a chance to compete on a level field against offshore Internet gambling companies that take "millions and millions of dollars out of this country without being regulated or taxed."

Either throw ...

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In the wake of the new federal ban on Internet betting, some optimists predicted that, because of exemptions for online gaming within a state's borders, the door may have been opened to some form of Internet or server-based gaming.

Progressive Gaming along with Harrah's Entertainment ...

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LADBROKES, the bookmaker and gaming operator, is to invest £3 million in its Poker Million tournament next year in an effort to turn the event into a European competitor to Las Vegas’s World Series of Poker.
This year’s World Series of Poker, which is owned by Harrah’s Entertainment, ...

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The stakes aren't particularly high at Tuesday night's Intramural Texas Hold 'em tournament at the SERF on West Dayton Street, where 25 players are competing for a grand prize of one T-shirt and the pleasure of a skilled game.

Among these college students, however, the practice of ...

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Betfair announced that Betfair Poker will be re-launching on a new platform by the end of this October.

Head of Poker Ben Fried said "Having our own poker software puts us in command of our own destiny. It means we can react quickly to customer feedback and continue to develop an ...

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Supporters of state licensing of Internet poker sites should drop the idea, because a new federal antigambling law will stifle the industry, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says.

"It's time to fold 'em," the attorney general said Wednesday.

Rep. Jim Kasper, R-Fargo, ...

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ARE you one of those people who has come across a televised poker game when you have been flicking through the channels but only watched for a minute because it was all too confusing?

Then Celebrity Joker Poker on Channel 10 might be just the thing for you because part of the idea ...

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With little fanfare, President Bush last Friday signed into law a ban on online wagering, which sent some Internet gaming operators for cover while others vowed it would be business as usual.

"Today is a dark day for the great American game of poker," said Michael Bolcerek, ...

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Risking legal and financial repercussions, the second largest Internet poker company in the world, PokerStars, has announced that it plans to continue operating in the U.S. even if the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act becomes law.

The Act, which was recently passed by ...

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PokerStars, the world's second-biggest internet poker company after PartyGaming, is to carry on with business as usual despite the United States Congress's decision to outlaw internet gaming across the country.

After taking legal advice, PokerStars has concluded that the Unlawful ...

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Although it is against the law in the United States, online gambling has reached a peak that even rivals the popularity of Las Vegas. What's your pleasure? Sports betting, roulette, craps and blackjack — your friendly gambling Web sites offer them all, plus many, many more.

But of ...

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There are all kinds of ploys you can use at the poker table. Stop-and-go play is a little trick that's very effective in No Limit Hold'em tournaments.

You're in a tournament and are sitting on a short stack in relation to the other players. The blinds are 200 and 400 with a 50 ...

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A supervisor in N.C. State University's dining program will face disciplinary action for using school computers to play poker in online tournaments.

Participating in online poker games violates both NCSU computer policies and state law, according to a report released Wednesday by ...

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Internet poker is easy and private. All it takes is a computer and a credit card. And some of the Web sites let you start playing without the credit card. It looks easy to win, so easy, in fact, that a national epidemic is sweeping the country, and it has come to our part of Maine.


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Regardless of who's right, who's wrong and how the lawsuit against World Series of Poker champion Jamie Gold shakes out, the litigation could signal the end of a more innocent age in big-time gambling.

A time when a poker player's word carried far more weight than any written ...

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