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ATLANTIC CITY -- A blackjack dealer and two players have been charged with defrauding Park Place Entertainment Corp.'s Caesars Atlantic City casino out of more than $72,000, authorities said. ... More
A Los Gatos software engineer wants South Lake Tahoe to come on board the world of fun words. ... More
I have never written a column that contained a spoiler, barring the news that John Ritter remains dead and that Madonna was cheated, by a group of nefarious voters, out of an Oscar for her performance in Swept Away. (Her innovative pronunciation of the name of her co-castaway Pepe as "Pee Pee" alone drove the Academy wild with thespian jealousy.) ... More
The gamblers who gathered around the green felt-topped table held their breaths. The audience could hear a poker chip drop. ... More
LAS VEGAS - (KRT) - Someone was headed for a bad beat. A bad beat worth more than a million dollars Thursday night and potentially worth twice that in the April championship. ... More
Las Vegas resident Paul Phillips captured the Five Diamond World Poker Classic at Bellagio last week and took home the first place prize of $1,101,908. ... More
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- First, it was the cheeky moniker and skimpy outfits. Now, the Borgata Babes are raising eyebrows for what they're not wearing. ... More
In college, I had two regular games - one with some guys I knew from working at a grocery store, and another with a gambling-crazy fellow journalism major from Chesterton, Ind. ... More
The hottest poker game around these days is Texas Hold 'Em. ... More
When you think about it, we should have seen TV's poker craze as an inevitability. There's a rebellious glimmer to it, which is why it's probably the most popular card game in the country. How many of us grew up in households with poker nights, or had relatives who professed to be ace players? ... More
JOE "The Judge" Meissner thinks five Russian poker players who want to play in Australia's richest tournament are suckers. ... More
It's often argued that television prevents people from going out, limiting their movements to the little triangle between couch, fridge and bathroom. The card dealers at Canterbury Park have found that televised poker works in the opposite manner -- much to the delight of horsemen. ... More
Tampa Bay Downs celebrated Saturday's opening day of the track's 78th season with a new twist: Not only was it the debut of the 93-day 2003-'04 racing meet but also the debut of the track's new card room "Silks Card Room." ... More
I’m not a very big gambler. I might bet someone that they won’t eat the black crud under my refrigerator, but that doesn’t actually mean I have to pay them anything if they do it. I don’t even buy scratch-off lottery tickets because, well, I’m not dumb. ... More
When Matt Damon said "Texas Hold 'em is the Cadillac of poker," in the 1998 film "Rounders", some ISU students heard him loud and clear. ... More
LOS ANGELES, California -- (Press Release) -- As the World Poker Tour emerges as a smash hit on television and becomes the engine driving a huge increase in customers to poker rooms and casinos across the country, those not currently on the roster of WPT Tournament Member Casinos are asking how they can get in on the action. ... More
The Cochise Chapter of ABATE and the Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 3593, are hosting a toy and poker run and brunch on Sunday. ... More
Jack Keller, a world class poker player, just passed away in Tunica, Mississippi. Jack was a world champion poker player and loved to play seven card and no limit poker. ... More
Playing cards for money is illegal in many states, so I guess I'm about to confess to being a lawbreaker. In the cleansing spirit, I also now admit to driving, more than once, at a smidge over 55 mph. ... More
HEIDI COLLINS, CNN ANCHOR: Poker used to be stuck in smoky back rooms and in paintings with dogs. But now it's moved into the foreground with a rise in popularity and commercial TV success. Author and poker player James McManus is joining us from Chicago to talk about the game's surge and its run on to mainstream television. You also wrote a book about your experiences with a very famous poker tour. Tell us ... More
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- The moment relished by fans of poker on television was at hand. Two days earlier, the no-limit, hold-'em tournament at the Sands Hotel and Casino had started with 197 entrants, each of whom paid the $10,000 buy-in, thereby creating a prize pool of $1,970,000. ... More
Although it is a bit early to pick favorites for Super Bowl XXXVIII on February 1 to be televised on network broadcaster CBS, rival NBC is picking up the World Poker Tour (WPT) series from the Travel Channel to air during the two-hours before kickoff in an attempt to pick up ratings from true gamers bored with the over-hyped, pre-game extravaganza. ... More
BEN AFFLECK has lost his crown as the celebrity poker champ after lucking out in the first round of a televised star-studded card challenge. ... More
KLUANG: Three policemen and a woman were among 13 people detained in a raid on gamblers here on Monday. ... More
NEW YORK (AP) -- Card playing -- an activity that filled the evening hours before television was invented -- has improbably become one of TV's hottest programming trends. ... More
LAFAYETTE — A two-day poker run from Lafayette to Galveston is being planned for March 27-28 to benefit the Autism Society of America. ... More
Poker seems to have exploded into the popular consciousness in the last few months, attracting a wealth of new audiences, players and sponsorship deals. Thanks to shows such as cable TV's World Poker Tour, Celebrity Poker Showdown and Channel 4's Late Night Poker series, the game has acquired new found respectability, catapulting it into the realms of popular culture and, therefore, big business. ... More
I'd like to think so, but we'll know for sure next week when Bravo broadcasts the first celebrity poker tournament. Poker is hot. The Travel Channel and its World Poker Tour matches, and ESPN and its coverage of the World Series of Poker, triggered something this summer in the hearts of viewers, whose affection for those networks' broadcasts led to strikingly high ratings. ... More
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