Top poker players and others with deep pockets are putting up $40,000 to square off in the first open tournament at the World Series of Poker.

It might be Facebook's worst-kept secret. It's become increasingly clear in recent weeks that Facebook is finally inching toward the launch of a micropayment platform. The social site has been expanding the presence of its virtual currency, which ...

Yes. The 2009 World Series officially began Tuesday at the Rio when registration opened and play began in cash games and satellites. After a tournament for casino employees Wednesday, the first major event a $40,000-entry no-limit Texas hold ...

Terrebonne Recreation District No. 11 is accepting early registrations for swimming lessons at pools on the East side of Houma. Registrations will be taken from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. today-Thursday at 124 Boundary Road, Houma. Lessons begin June 1. For ...

PokerNews.comU_2Good4_Me wins Full-Tilt-Poker FTOPS XII Event 17FlopTurnRiver.com, CAHe is now a regular at the high stakes games on Full Tilt. Budding pros can gain an insight into his secrets at Cardrunners.com, one of the web's most popular instructional sites. Event #17 took over 11 hours to complete, a lengthy stretch, ...Many Overlays in FTOPS XII Poker KingSpinvis, dsindy Take Down FTOPS XII Tournaments PocketFives.comHome > Poker News > Full Tilt Online Poker Series XII Champion ... tourneyblog.comRecentPoker.com - 4Flush.comall 32 news articles

The legislation, introduced by Representative Barney Frank of Massachusetts, would allow the Treasury Department to license and regulate online gambling companies.

Poker tournament to benefit wrestling programGalion InquirerThe Galion Wrestling Parents Club is hosting a No Limit Hold 'em Poker Tournament on Saturday, May 30. The fundraising event will begin at 3 pm at the Galion Elks Lodge. The buy-in is $50 and a re-buy will be made available within the first two hours ...

Bodog Poker have an absolutely fantastic offer for new players in conjunction with the 2009 Kentucky Derby.

Hot on the heels of news that Minnesota will block online gambling websites, iMEGA has obtained a list of the sites that will no longer be made available to state residents.

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Poker tournament to benefit studentsPeninsula Gateway, WAGig Harbor Midday Rotary has created four new scholarships this year for $1000, one at each high school and one for Interact, a high school service organization connected to Rotary service. In addition, the club helps to fund literacy programs and ...

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Getting a new game approved for a casino floor isnt an easy task and its even harder if youre a mom-and-pop inventor and not a corporation specializing in developing supplies for the games you produce. But two teams of Las Vegas inventors are defying the odds and stand poised to see their dreams become reality. Here are their stories. The games making their way through the development ...

What Is Poker?Pokerpages.comI said that stud poker means at least one of the players' own cards is face up, so that the strength of their hands is shown to all. Journalists speak of a "stud horse headline." These are the ones in gigantic, bold print, like "WAR." My theory is that ...

One of quantum physics' crazier notions is that two particles seem to communicate with each other instantly, even when they're billions of miles apart. Albert Einstein, arguing that nothing travels faster than light, dismissed this as impossible ...

Robert Graves once remarked that just as there is no money in poetry, there is no poetry in money.

Times OnlineSu Doku battle goes a little off the wall in search for world champTimes Online, UK - Jack Malvern, Jack MalvernIt's not a Su Doku, said Mr Collyer, a mathematics graduate. It'sa Latin square with certain restrictions. Su Dokus, strictly speaking, should be marked with regions within the larger grid that contain each number only once. ...

I like what the Lions have done in the draft at this point .. this team is so devoid of overall talent that the picks are upgrades at every position, so far. As far as the next picks, I agree that duke Robinson would be a great value pick at #65 and ...

Is Short Squeeze the New Game on MGM, Las Vegas Sands?Wall Street Journal - Rob CurranBut gambling is no longer the only game in town. In 2008, 60% of revenue on the Strip came from nongambling -- think breakfast buffets and top-dollar suites -- according to the Nevada Gaming Commission. Betting on red for Vegas is almost as dangerous ...