2008 May 15 Poker News, Events and Happenings

CONCORD — The state Senate endorsed a tax on operators of the wildly popular Texas Hold Em’ poker tournaments to pay for state oversight over what’s fast becoming a multimillion-dollar business in New Hampshire. … - By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer

Playing poker for money online will remain illegal in Washington state, a King County Superior Court judge ruled this morning. But the Seattle-area attorney and poker aficionado who filed a lawsuit challenging the state’s right to regulate international online gambling said he will press forward to the Supreme Court if necessary.

The World Series of Poker® announced this week that it has reached a multi-year agreement with XP Events, a turn-key retail merchandising partner for sports organizations and world-class events, to distribute WSOP merchandise broadly…

A group of poker players who want to be able to play online failed Thursday morning to convince a Superior Court judge that what they do is illegal.

Authorities recently seized three illegal video poker machines from a residence in Lincolnton, authorities said Thursday. Officers with the Lincolnton/Lincoln County Interagency Narcotics Unit made the raid on May 7. According to the sheriff’s office, the house at 2057 Dale Ave. was rented for the purpose of operating the poker machines which have taken in nearly $400,000 since August, 2007. …

The 3rd annual Dan Sesker Memorial Poker Run will be held on May 25. Sesker was an Ogden native who died in Operation Enduring Freedom on April 6, 2006. Sesker’s friends, after receiving the news, decided to organize a motorcycle ride with others to help remember the man.

23-year-old Olivia "Liv" Boeree is more than just the new European Ladies champion; there’s an educated astrophysicist behind those darting eyes. Boeree, originally from Kent, became the UK spokesperson…