2007 October 01 Poker News, Events and Happenings

The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) concluded Sunday with Event #23, the No Limit Hold ‘Em $2,600 Main Event. This year’s event had a guaranteed prize pool of $5,000,000, which was yet again not needed…

The Catawba Indian Nation suffered another setback Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the South Carolina tribe’s bid to have video poker machines on their reservation. The U.S. Supreme Court refused, without comment, to hear the tribe’s appeal of a South Carolina Supreme Court rul…

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit brought by the Catawba Indian Nation seeking to open video gambling on the tribes reservation. The decision probably means Congress would have to approve video poker or other games for South Carolinas only federally recognized tribe. Jay Bender, attorney for the Catawbas, said the tribe would continue to push to expand gambling despite Mondays …

This week, three major sites experienced an overlay simultaneously in their biggest online tourneys, while over on PokerStars, the huge WCOOP Main Event was rolling on, drawing away anyone who wasn’t exclusive to another site…

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court Monday rejected a South Carolina Indian tribe’s bid to use video poker machines on their reservation. The court without comment turned down an appeal from the Catawba Indian Nation.

Its a safe bet more than a few eyebrows will be raised by Edison Colleges decision to offer a class in poker dealing. Whats next, Oddsmaking 101?

LAKE GEORGE The Lake George Powerboating Association has announced its 2007 Fall Fun Run on Lake George. The annual Columbus Day weekend poker run will be held Saturday, with registration at 11 a.m. and the run beginning at 1:30 p.m. from the public docks.