2008 December 14 Poker News, Events and Happenings

A Norwegian bill attempting to block payments to online gambling sites, modeled after the United States’ controversial Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, was passed into law earlier this week. The passage occurred…

Marty Smyth makes final of Poker Million for third year in row and comes from behind to lift $1 million first priz

MOUNT PLEASANT It’s an argument as old as gambling itself: Is “Texas Hold ‘em” poker primarily a game of chance or skill? Five players busted by Mount Pleasant police more than two years ago have secured a court order allowing them, in essence, to argue the game hinges on talented human play not the luck of the cards.

I visited the Carson City Nugget late on a Wednesday night as I drove back to my hotel in Reno after a day in Lake Tahoe. I’m very glad I took the slight detour and stopped in for a couple of hours of play…

The International Poker Cup final qualifiers are taking place today, Sunday December 14 and tomorrow, Monday December 15 at 18:00 GMT. The atmosphere is going to be electric as the final 2 qualifiers from all countries are selected.

After a long day of poker, Salvatore Bonavena finished the day at the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Prague Main Event the same way he began it, on top. After taking the chip lead into the final table, Bonavena lost that lead…

After a six-hour meeting before a crowd of more than 650, the DeBary City Council shot down a proposal for a horse track and poker room Saturday, ending months of speculation about whether gambling would come to this small city.