2007 October 18 Poker News, Events and Happenings

I knew there had to be a reason why I was so bad at online poker. It’s got nothing to do with my skill level at all. It’s that the winners are cheating . Really, it’s the only explanation, right? Laugh all you want, but in the case of Absolute Poker, this really seems to be the case. The details of how the cheating was discovered make for exhausting but fascinating ongoing reading (and …

Northern West Virginia’s racetrack casinos will discover today whether the poker craze that started with the game’s arrival on television several years ago has built up demand to play in the …

Police in New Smyrna Beach, Florida are looking for a pair of suspects responsible for the death of 62-year-old Dennis Michael Turner, who was shot and killed while playing in a home poker game. According to police, two masked men broke…

The stakes have been raised by West Virginia. Poker will be dealt at two casinos beginning Friday.

October 18, 2007 - 3:19 p.m. CHESTER, W.Va. (AP) - Gamblers will soon be able to play round-the-clock poker at West Virginia’s two Northern Panhandle tracks.

Gamblers will soon be able to play round-the-clock poker at West Virginia’s two Northern Panhandle tracks. Both Mountaineer Race Track & Gaming Resort and Wheeling Island Racetrack & Gaming Center will be allowed to start offering poker games to the public starting Friday, state Lottery Director John Musgrave announced Thursday.

URBANA Harleys and a poker run are the fun parts of a Saturday event, but there’s also a serious message. As part of “Harley’s Heroes” day, the Disabled American Veterans’ Mobile Service Office will visit Andrae’s Harley-Davidson, 2010 N. Lincoln Ave., U, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.