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Poker Players Alliance Comments on Commerce Casino HR 2267 Stance – Poker News Daily

Recently, the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the main lobbying force for the poker industry, launched a petition at PlayersBeforeProfits.com to reverse the Commerce Casino’s stance on critical internet gambling …
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Victory Poker CEO Explains Move to Cake Network – Poker News Daily

On September 1st, Victory Poker , which currently makes its home on the Everleaf Network, will make the jump to the Cake Poker Network . The site, which features pros like Antonio Esfandiari , Andrew “good2cu” Robl …
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Mac Poker Sites More Popular Than Ever – Poker News Daily

If you own a Mac, then your options for playing online poker on a Mac are growing quickly. Existing rooms are offering a variety of ways for you to fire up the virtual felts, ranging from a fully downloadable client …
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Kevin Riordan: Aruba suspect a poker ‘punk’ to Glouco man – Philadelphia Daily News

Before Joran van der Sloot became one of the most famous murder suspects in the world, Matthew Biebel nearly threw a punch at him during a poker game. “You could tell he was a punk,” Biebel says, recalling his …
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Poker rooms in Portsmouth shut down and players flock to Newport News for games

Poker rooms in Portsmouth are shutting down and moving across the bay. The Commonwealth Attorney’s office says the games are now illegal, but in Newport News they are welcome.
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On poker: When talk isn’t cheap – San Jose Mercury News

So much of poker is about deception. Fooling an opponent. Lying outright. The amount you bet, the situation in which you bet, the type of hands you bet, even how you make the bet are part of creating doubt in …
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Merrill Banker Faces Poker Charges in Hong Kong – CBS News

(AP) A Merrill Lynch banker and others working in the financial industry have been prosecuted for taking part in an underground Texas hold ‘em poker game in the southern Chinese financial center Hong Kong. New …
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888 Poker – Poker News Daily

888 Poker experienced great success in the early days of online poker, especially among US players, but it was one of the rooms hit hardest by the UIGEA . The 888 site has been recently relaunched with new software, a …
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Convicted Briber of S.D. Congressman Postpones Prison, Plays Poker – News 8 KFMB

SAN DIEGO (CNS) – Former Poway defense contractor Brent Wilkes spends his days free on bail and playing poker while appealing the 12-year prison sentence he received more than two years ago for bribing then-Rep. Randy …
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What Might Poker Boom II Look Like? – Poker News Daily

With Barney Frank’s Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act finally passing in the House Financial Services Committee this week, dreams of fully legal and regulated online poker have been …
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