2009 March 16 Poker News, Events and Happenings
KUALA LUMPUR: Police busted an underground poker tournament and arrested 25 men, including the tournament organiser and several college students, in a condominium at Taman Tun Dr Ismail last Satur day.
Two million-dollar prize pools were on the line Sunday night as Full Tilt rolled out its one-a-month $500+35 version of its premiere weekly event. The bumped up purse at Full Tilt joined the regular PokerStars Sunday…
In recent article on Forbes.com, it was revealed that elected officials of the Commonwealth of Kentucky are looking at expanding the gaming options for visitors to and residents of the state. As of now, the only gaming that is offered is betting on horse racing, which in itself raises millions of dollars for the Kentucky state coffers. The resolution, called House Bill 158, seeks to install video gaming devices at seven of the state’s racetracks in order to add potentially as much as $328 million per year in revenues. The news comes on the heels of a legal battle involving the seizure by Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear of 141 internet gambling domain names.
March 16 - Greg "The Fossilman" Raymer tells Fox Business that the UIGEA should have no effect on online poker whatsoever.
DEADWOOD — A Fargo, N.D., salesman took center stage Sunday, besting a field of professional and amateur poker players alike in claiming the top prize in the Heartland Poker Tour Championship tournament at the Lucky Nugget Gambling Hall on Historic Main Street.
In the United States, individual income taxes are due on April 15th, which is now less than one month away. For live and online poker players, filing taxes means facing a unique set of questions: What income should they claim? How should records be kept? Should players file as pros or recreational enthusiasts? Poker News Daily enlisted the help of Certified Public Accountant Ann-Margaret Johnston to learn more.
One of the toughest final tables in the history of the European Poker Tour (EPT) produced the tournament series’ second female winner. PokerStars.de ShootingStar member Sandra Naujoks took home €917,000 for taking down EPT Dortmund in a final table which also included Team PokerStars Pro members Luca Pagano and William Thorson along with Johan Storakers and former EPT Dortmund winner Mike McDonald.
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