Poker Game

Casino executives and a poker lobby group said that they hope a change in power brought by the midterm elections will help them overturn an Internet gambling ban rushed through Congress while Republicans were still in control.MGM Mirage Inc. chief executive Terry Lanni said Wednesday that the measure is "ridiculous" because it was signed into law Oct. 13 as part of a larger port security bill _ and because it exempted horse races and lotteries, and online bets placed while on American Indian lan

NEW YORK · More than two dozen people, including a professional baseball scout and a Florida-based, high-stakes poker player, were charged Wednesday in connection with a billion-dollar-a-year gambling ring that rivaled casino sports books.The illegal betting scheme was orchestrated through a Web site called Playwithal.com, run by the poker player, James Giordano, 52, of Pine Crest, according to Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly and Queens District Attorney Richard Brown. Charges also were brough

At the Belterra craps tables, a few players roll the dice with pagers attached to their belts. One figures the devices indicate something important; perhaps the players are on-call doctors or businessmen awaiting word on an important deal.They could be, but these pagers are used for another pressing need: to signal a coveted open seat in Belterra’s poker room. When the room runs a waiting list — and it frequently does — players may be issued pagers so they can roam the rest of the property and r

MASHANTUCKET -- Few people would accuse poker fan April Dora of being a fair-weather fan, even though she switched sides during the World Poker Finals $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Championship Thursday at Foxwoods Resort Casino.No female player has ever won a noninvitational World Poker Tour event and Dora, 26, was among the local women cheering for Long Island native Kathy Liebert, 39.Liebert was one of two women out of six players in the finals. She began play in second place, but after she finish

The UK government is considering permitting small stake gambling on poker games in pubs from next autumn - a move that could see the card game become as much a part of pub culture as quiz nights and darts. The popularity of poker has taken off in recent years and is will receive a further boost from the release of the latest James Bond film, Casino Royale, where the movie's dramatic climax revolves around a tense poker game.Under the government's proposals, drinkers' potential losses would be ca

MASHANTUCKET, Conn., Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nenad "The Serb" Medic of Niagara Falls, Ont., upset some of poker's most notable professionals yesterday to take home a first prize of $1.7 million, a seat in the WORLD POKER TOUR (WPT) World Championship(TM) worth $25,000, and the Season V WPT World Poker Finals(TM) champion title. The World Poker Finals tournament at Foxwoods Casino Resort drew 609 entrants and generated a prize pool of over $5 million. Also, for the first time in WPT his

DON'T let her pretty face fool you. And never ever try to play strip poker with her - you could lose more than your pants.Ms Liz Lieu is a professional poker player, and she has become a millionaire solely from playing poker for a living.The 32-year-old has also earned a title for herself as The Poker Diva. And it shows.Her bold outfits flaunt her hour-glass figure. She exudes the poise and determination of an athlete and she has an attractive, steely gaze that stops you in your tracks. But it i

Four armed robbers in ski masks hit the jackpot when they pushed their way into a Franklin Square poker tournament and made off with cash, wallets and cell phones, Nassau police said.The men entered the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall at 68 Lincoln Rd. in Franklin Square about 10:30 p.m. Saturday, police said. About 80 guests were inside, participating in a Texas Hold 'em poker tournament.Pointing guns at the crowd, the robbers demanded money from the tournament pot and took wallets and purses fro

SOUTH BURLINGTON -- "Big hand!"A small crowd thronged a table in the DoubleTree Hotel Burlington on Sunday afternoon, as poker enthusiasts craned their necks to see whether pro player Spiro Mitrokostas would come up big. The assemblage burst into cheers and groans when Colchester resident Barney McRae jumped up from his seat, arms raised in victory.McRae's pair of queens trumped Mitrokostas' pair of threes -- McRae had just cashed in on a $1,000 bounty challenge to eliminate the pro from the tou

LONDON (Reuters) - Gambling software maker Playtech agreed to buy rival Tribeca for $75 million (39 million pounds) on Monday to create a company twice the size of its nearest competitor.Playtech said the deal was in line with its strategy of extending its geographical reach, after the United States effectively banned online gaming at last month.Since then, Playtech and rivals like Cryptologic and Boss Media , have been struggling to find ways of improving margins to compensate for the lost rev