18 Nov 06
Uphill Battle with New Senate Majority Leader
pokernews.com - Online gaming advocates were high fiving after the mid-term elections as many of their mostly Republican foes were unseated. But this was an admittedly small battle in the war to undo the UIGEA. If online gaming is to win the war, they have an uphill struggle relative to the issue of regulation with the new Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. ... [P]erhaps the most important thing he's said is "Internet gambling cannot be controlled and, therefore, it should be illegal."
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18 Nov 06
Lobby groups aim to end Unlawful Gambling Bill
pokerpages.com - The Poker Players Alliance and executives for the American Gaming Association (AGA) say they are hopeful that the recent political changes in the U.S. Congress will help them overturn the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA).
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18 Nov 06
Poker players: We helped beat Leach
desmoinesregister.com - Advocates of online gaming are taking credit for playing a role in the Nov. 7 defeat of longtime Rep. Jim Leach of Iowa, a chief backer of a new law that effectively outlawed gambling on the Internet.
Leach, a Republican from Iowa City, lost his bid for a 16th term in a stunning upset to Democrat David Loebsack of Mount Vernon, as Democrats swept offices across the country and took control of the U.S. House and Senate.
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18 Nov 06
James Bond's Premiere Poker Performance!
Everyone from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to Elton John were in attendance for the premiere of the latest Bond film, "Casino Royale", in London this past Thursday night. Personally I'm thinking that Daniel Craig is going to be _the_best_ Bond guy since Sean Connery set the standard all those years ago but it's nice to see that the big wigs are thinking so too. I mean, seriously, the Queen! Talk about a show of support for the local boy! Apparently the poker play is pretty good too.
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16 Nov 06
World Poker Open Finishes Today
bluffmagazine.com - The World Poker Open final table gets underway this afternoon, and with Mimi Tran and Kathy Liebert sitting on decent chip stacks, there's a good chance that the WPT could see it's first female champion ever.
Kathy Liebert has been one of the most consistently successful tournament players in poker, and with $1.5 million+ in tournament earnings, a WSOP bracelet and a WPT final table already under her belt, Liebert is definitely the favorite going into the final table at Foxwoods.
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16 Nov 06
Betting At The Bar: Pub Poker Proceeds
CANADA - Poker's increasing popularity has led the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) to allow for-profit games in five bars and legions in the province.
Kamloops' Grasshopper Bar and Grill is participating in the six-moth pilot program, and the first 10-person poker tournament will get underway this week.
"People are intrigued with the game," said Grasshopper owner Art Marcyniuk. "All the free countries are into it."
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16 Nov 06
Irish Poker Open Pays Out Over €500,000
"The paddypowerpoker.com Irish Poker Open, taking place in Dublin over Easter weekend 2007, has a guaranteed prize pool of €2 million. Regardless of how many players enter, paddypowerpoker.com will guarantee this prize pool for €2 million."
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15 Nov 06
Poker Room Boom in the UK
Check out Jonathan Raab's well done article on the recent history of poker rooms in the UK, the "right to life" movement being spear-headed by the Gutshot poker club, and the dawn of what many believe will be a new golden age of poker in the wager-friendly UK.
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15 Nov 06
Binion's puts on poker face
lvbusinesspress.com - Operators of downtown's Binion's Gambling Hall & Hotel are going back to its roots in an effort to breath new life into the aging property.
The resort is repositioning itself around poker and has brought in a new tournament as part of that effort. The "Ultimate Poker Challenge" began dealing up episodes to syndication and cable television last month. The producers' newest venture, "Cash Poker," is scheduled to begin filming Dec. 16, according to Ultimate Poker Challenge President Dan Pugliese.
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15 Nov 06
Asian Poker Tour Kicks Off
onlinecasinonews.com - The inaugural Asian Poker Tour got under way in Singapore on Sunday as UK-based online gaming company Betfair and local operators Capital Events teamed up to host the six-day event.
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14 Nov 06
Far East Gets Online Poker From UK
"A well established UK betting organization that goes by the name Bowmans International has recently launched a new gambling venture, hoping to tap into the Far Eastern markets of China and Russia. Bowmans Poker will be an online poker room that will be laid out in the appropriate native languages of the potential players, and will be created in cooporation with a new partner, WebMoney."
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14 Nov 06
The Poker of November – Part 2
uk.pokernews.com - In Part 1 of this November festivals preview, we highlighted the tournaments on offer for your delectation at the Grosvenor Casino festivals at Cardiff, Blackpool and Walsall. Now, we cover the remainder of the major festivals in the UK and Ireland this month.
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13 Nov 06
Singapore: first international poker tournament
channelnewsasia.com - Singapore hosted its very first international poker tournament on Sunday.
The ground-breaking move is supported by the Singapore Tourism Board and is organised by UK Gaming company, Betsair.
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13 Nov 06
Book Review – Why You Lose at Poker
pokernews.com - Pretty much every book on poker I have ever read talks about only one side of the poker equation – the winning side. Finally, I have found a book that approaches things from the opposite side of the equation. Instead of telling you how to win, two authors have attempted to tell you why you lose.
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10 Nov 06
Pam Waves Goodbye to Online Poker
pokernews.com - Pamela Anderson has ended her affiliation with Pamela Poker, her Doyle Brunson Network affiliated online poker room. Citing "too many rules in the USA" and the growing legal "red tape," Anderson wrote in her online diary that it was "fun while it lasted." She also wished good luck to Doyle and Doyle's Room adding, "I love him. He is authentic to the game."
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10 Nov 06
Qualify For Aussie Millions At Party Poker
"PartyPoker.com has announced that for the third year running players can qualify online for the Aussie Millions, the southern hemisphere's premier poker event.
The Aussie Millions takes place between 6 - 19 January 2007 at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, with an estimated prize pool of over Aus$5 000 000."
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10 Nov 06
Harrahs acquires London Clubs Intl
pokerpages.com - Harrah's, host of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) and the world's largest casino owner and operator, announced that London Club shareholders have accepted Harrah's latest offer of $570 Million to buy a majority holdings of London Clubs International. Harrah's has said it hopes to complete 100% purchase of London Clubs shares by the end of the year.
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09 Nov 06
Asian Poker Tour Sells Out
uk.pokernews.com - In a sign of things to come "post-America" for online gambling, Betfair Poker has reported a stunning success in filling to capacity the Main Event of its inaugural Asian Poker Tour festival in Singapore.
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09 Nov 06
PokerTek Releases Electronic Poker Table
onlinecasinonews.com - PokerTek has announced the release of PokerPro Heads-Up, the industry's first two-seated heads-up style electronic poker table.
It is the first time that an automated heads-up table has been available for play in a casino.
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08 Nov 06
Canada: The Poker Revolution Has Begun
theglobeandmail.com - Young gamblers are flocking to poker tables and gambling Web sites in a gambling revolution that has more than a quarter of young Ontarians playing poker for money and 4 per cent of them believing they could turn pro.
Where poker was once the realm of casinos or basement card tables, rising numbers of younger players are logging on to gambling Web sites. A poll of 1,000 Ontarians conducted by Ipsos-Reid for the Responsible Gambling Council found 24 per cent of people aged 18-34 play poker at least once a week.
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