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Bwin, PartyGaming Looking to Merge

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Doyle Brunson Mocks His Colleagues With “World’s Shortest Book” Tweets

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Poker Community Chimes In On Internet Poker Measure Markup

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Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars Done As We Know Them?

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UBOC5 Super Satellites Guarantee a Total of 40 Seats

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PPA Praises Passage of H.R. 2267, Internet Gambling Regulation Bill

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Online Gambling Bill HR 2267 Passes With Amendments

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HR 2267 Online Gambling Bill Passes in Subcommittee: 41-22 Vote

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Las Vegas Sands Corp, Playtech Report Results

The Las Vegas Sands Corp. consolidated second quarter adjusted property EBITDA increased by 91.2% to record $473.5 million on record net revenue of $1.59 Billion.

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France Online Poker Rooms Show Great Potential

Who would have known that online poker in France was so popular, especially being that, up until recently, it was pretty much illegal.

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Online Poker: Cake Poker Regains Some Market Share

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Me & Mr. Jones: Joran van der Sloot Movie in the Works

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Europe, U.S. All Mull Over Legalized Online Gambling: Markup Delayed

 

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Full Tilt Poker, PKR Land Online Poker Licenses in France

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Bodog Poker Dives to 21St Place Among Global Online Poker Rooms

 

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Florida Doubles Its Bet On Poker

 

Roger Bull, Jacksonville.com

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53 Online Qualifiers Share $265,000 in UB.com Online Poker Promo

 

UB’s Show Up, Get Paid promotion asked their qualifiers to turn up in Las Vegas, take their seat at the World Series Of Poker*(“WSOP”*) Main Event, and wear the UB logo. That’s all that it took for UB’s online qualifiers to claim a share of the progressive prize pool that swelled to an impressive $265,000 when each of them chose to join Team UB in Sin City. Even more impressive is they didn’t even have to finish in the money at the WSOP* Championship event to earn the extra dollars in cold, hard, ‘line-your-wallet-with-it’ cash.

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New Opponents Line Up for New Tom Durrrr Dwan Challenge

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What Voters Want Most From The GOP: Legalized Online Poker

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Pennsylvania Gets Casino Games: Atlantic City's Death Knell?

Legal poker was played for the first time in the State of Pennsylvania this week as table games came to the state's casinos.

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Van der Sloot “Twin” Becomes Latest Member of Team Doyle Brunson

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Online Poker Bill Markup Scheduled Earlier Than Originally Thought

 

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Joran van der Sloot Still Among The Hottest Trending Topics

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Phil Ivey Net Worth $100 Mil: Tom Dwan Net Worth $50 Mil. Claims Announcer

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Online Poker Foe Spencer Bachus Likely to be Ousted

Rep. Spencer Bachus could find his role as the senior Republican on the Financial Services Committee concluding if the GOP has anything to do with it post election time. 

According to Politico.com, House Republicans are plotting again to oust Bachus from the position of senior Republican on the Financial Services Committee.  This time, the challenge is likely to come after the November election from conservatives, including some on the committee.

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PokerStars Confirms Illegal Bot Ring

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Annie Duke, Spencer Bachus Go To War Over Online Poker Scandal

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FBI Raids Houston Poker Tournament

 

The FBI in conjunction with the Harris County Sheriffs Department conducted a raid on a Houston, Texas underground poker game late Tuesday night.

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Online Poker Promotions: Get Free Shot at Legends of Poker World Poker Tour Title

 

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Cake Poker Launches Four New Online Poker Rooms

Cake Network is proud to announce the official launch of five new partner sites to the network - Broadway Tables, PokerXRC, WingsPoker, Unleashed Poker, and Come On.

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