UK casino accuses US poker star Ivey of cheating May 15th, 2013 - 18:40h (CET +01.00) LONDON (AP) - A major casino operator is accusing Phil Ivey, an American who is one of the world's top professional poker players, of amassing millions of dollars in winnings by cheating at baccarat. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : casino, accuses, poker, star, ivey, cheating, Top Keywords

Nevada legalizes first interstate online poker Feb 22nd, 2013 - 20:50h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Nevada has become the first U.S. state to legalize interstate online poker and allow state-to-state gaming agreements, beating New Jersey to the punch and putting in place a potential nationwide framework for Internet wagering. Republican... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : nevada, legalizes, first, interstate, online, poker, Top Keywords

Poker great Thomas 'Amarillo Slim' Preston dies May 1st, 2012 - 00:30h (CET +01.00) Thomas Austin "Amarillo Slim" Preston Jr., an acclaimed professional poker player who fancied himself the "World's Greatest Gambler," has died. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : poker, great, thomas, 'amarillo, slim', preston, dies, Top Keywords

Tobey Maguire folds in poker lawsuit, coughs up $80K Nov 29th, 2011 - 00:50h (CET +01.00) LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Tobey Maguire has decided to fold in a lawsuit against him over high-stakes -- and questionably legal -- poker games. The "Spider-Man" actor has agreed to pay out $80,000 to settle the suit, according to papers f... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : tobey, maguire, folds, poker, lawsuit, coughs, $80k, Top Keywords

The World Series of Poker $10,000 buy-in, no-limit Texas Hold ... Jul 20th, 2011 - 13:50h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - The World Series of Poker $10,000 buy-in, no-limit Texas Hold 'em championship bracelet is displayed at the Rio hotel-casino after the final table was determined in Las Vegas, Nevada, July 20, 2011. REUTERS/Las Vegas Sun/Steve Marcus ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : world, series, poker, $10000, buyin, nolimit, texas, Top Keywords

Illustration. A man plays poker on his computer connected to ... May 24th, 2011 - 05:40h (CET +01.00) (AFP/Illustration) - Illustration. A man plays poker on his computer connected to an internet gaming site from his home in Manassas, Virginia. The American president of a Costa Rica-based company is facing up to 30 years in prison after pleading guil... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : illustration, plays, poker, computer, connected, nolimit, texas, Top Keywords

A man plays poker at an Internet gaming site from his home in ... Apr 20th, 2011 - 21:50h (CET +01.00) (AFP/File) - A man plays poker at an Internet gaming site from his home in Virginia in 2006. US authorities said they were unfreezing the domain names of two online poker companies targeted in a crackdown on Internet gambling so US players could with... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : plays, poker, internet, gaming, site, home, texas, Top Keywords

A poker table during a championship. Eleven people have been ... Apr 15th, 2011 - 22:00h (CET +01.00) (AFP/File) - A poker table during a championship. Eleven people have been charged with bank fraud, money laundering, illegal gambling and other offenses in a crackdown on three of the largest online poker companies in the United States.(AFP/File/Jose... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : poker, table, championship, eleven, people, have, been, Top Keywords

Canadian poker professional Jonathan Duhamel drinks champagne ... Nov 11th, 2010 - 21:40h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Canadian poker professional Jonathan Duhamel drinks champagne during a news conference in Montreal, November 11, 2010. Duhamel, 23, is the first Canadian to be crowned world champion in the 2010 World Series of Poker, winning $8.94m and t... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : canadian, poker, professional, jonathan, duhamel, drinks, champagne, Top Keywords

A man plays poker on an internet gaming site from his home. ... Jul 29th, 2010 - 17:50h (CET +01.00) (AFP/File) - A man plays poker on an internet gaming site from his home. Austrian online betting company bwin announced Thursday it had signed a merger agreement with British rival PartyGaming.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : plays, poker, internet, gaming, site, home, champagne, Top Keywords