2006 May 25 Poker News, Events and Happenings

STATELINE, Nev. (AP) - A “perfect storm” of favorable conditions has put poker on a path to be a mainstream event on the level of NBA games and NASCAR races, experts told a gambling conference Thursday.

When you think of casino style gambling, a few years ago you immediately thought of Las Vegas. These days you may consider the Internet as the prime place, but a place like Boise, Idaho, in America’s heartland, would hardly seem to be the spot for booming poker industry. According to police in the Treasure Valley, illegal video poker gambling has saturated the area…

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MARION - On Oct. 14, 2004, Marion County Sheriff’s Deputy Brandy Winfield was killed in the line of duty while aiding a disabled motorist. On Saturday, June 3, Winfield’s legacy of helping others will continue with the 2nd annual Brandy Winfield Memorial Poker Run.

Anurag Dikshit and Vikrant Bhargava, two co-founders of the U.K. online poker website PartyGaming.com, recently decided to quit the gaming company’s board. Bhargava, who is currently serving as the company’s marketing director, will leave ParyGaming at the end of 2006.

LAS VEGAS, Nevada - (PRESS RELEASE) — Poker Royalty, the premier poker agency representing poker players and properties, is pleased to announce that it has been hired by Go Big or Go Home Tournament 1, LLC to provide poker industry expertise and business consulting services for the “Go Big or Go Home Poker Party.”

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (PRESS RELEASE) — Sun Village Resorts today announced that “Go Big or Go Home Poker Party” will take place from September 6-10, 2006 at its upscale four-star all-inclusive Sun Village Resort & Spa in Cofresi on the northern shores of the Dominican Republic.