2008 October 24 Poker News, Events and Happenings

October 25 - ClubWPT will be the first fully integrated poker information site for My Space social networking site users, and allow players to compete against each other for fun.

FRENCH LICK After a switch to electronic poker tables at the beginning of September, French Lick Casino officials are pleased. Were getting a good response on it, and were going to start our tournaments again, said Dale Nachreiner, the casinos director of table games.

A woman who pleaded guilty to robbing people at a a poker game in Putnam County could spend as long as 25 years in prison.

World Poker Tour Enterprises gets some good news about its potential delisting, brought on by a bad economy, and PartyGaming and Cryptologic join forces to battle the same tough economy, all in today’s poker business news…

The new 500 million-dollar Horseshoe casino, just 20 minutes from downtown Chicago, today announced an impressive number of entrants at today’s high-stakes action of the World Series of Poker® circuit event.

For those of us following the European tournament circuit over the last year or so, Jason Mercier is hard to miss in a crowd. Just look for the crisp, white baseball cap donned askew and a massive tower of chips, constructed into…

Kelly’s Hot Spot was a little hotter last weekend when a woman walked in, brandished a weapon and walked out with cash. The café in South Charleston, West Virginia, sports video poker machines and slots, and was the place where police say a woman walked in with crime in mind. Things seemed normal at first as she entered the bathroom, but then she emerged with a gun and demanded money from the attendee…