Poker

The World Series Of Poker Is Back

AP | CRISTINA SILVA | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Poker World Series, World Series of Poker, World Series of Poker 2012, Wsop Buy-In, Wsop, 2012 Poker World Series, Rio Hotel, Poker, Wsop 2012, World Series of Poker Buy-In, Sports News

LAS VEGAS -- For serious poker players, it's like Christmas and the Olympics combined. The World Series of Poker opened in Las Vegas Monday with it...

Read Whole Story

Tilt

Annie Duke | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Poker Tilt, Poker, Decision Making Skills, Business, Tilt, Poker Advice, Business Advice, Decision Making, Business News

If you have a bad thing happen to you because you did something wrong, that is something you can fix. You can strive to not do that again. You can learn from your mistakes. You can analyze what you did wrong so you don't repeat it going forward.

Read Post

RIchest Poker Prize Ever?

AP | OSKAR GARCIA | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Gambling, Video, World Series of Poker, World Series of Poker 2012, World Series of Poker Prize, Wsop Buy-In, Wsop, Poker, Wsop 2012. Wsop 2012 Prize, World Series of Poker Buy-In, Sports News

LAS VEGAS — A never-before-seen $1 million buy-in tournament at the World Series of Poker this year will generate the richest top prize in poker...

Read Whole Story

Turning America Into a Giant Casino

Robert Reich | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Poker, Internet Gambling, Gambling, U.S. Economy, Online Gambling, Economy, Business News

Organized gambling is a scam. And it particularly preys upon people with lower incomes -- who assume they can't make it big any other way, who often find it hardest to assess the odds, and whose families can least afford to lose the money. Yet America is now opening the floodgates.

Read Post

Poker Millionaire Struggles With Fed Shutdown Of Online Gambling

HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Gambling, Online Poker Shutdown, Internet Poker, Video, Cornell University, Poker, Internet Gambling, Viktor Blom, Department of Justice, Brian Hastings, Online Poker, Money News

To be 23 years old and making a fortune as a poker player sounds like the life, doesn't it? Brian Hastings isn't so sure. The money part can be gr...

Read Whole Story

Cain Employs 9-9-9 Strategy In Vegas

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 03.17.2012

Read More: Video, Herman Cain, Poker, Herman Cain Las Vegas, Herman Cain 999, Las Vegas, 999 Plan, Herman Cain 999 Plan, Politics News

Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain is taking his 9-9-9 plan somewhere new: Las Vegas. Cain, whose tax plan became a sort of catch phrase...

Read Whole Story

Matt Damon Really Likes Poker

Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Matt Damon Documentary, Video, Matt Damon Poker, Matt Damon Poker Movie, Poker, All in Poker Movie, Matt Damon, Entertainment News

Matt Damon really likes poker. In fact, in the newly released trailer for "All In — The Poker Movie" Damon even says that "there is just something c...

Read Whole Story

Gambling Charges Dropped Against 98-Year-Old Woman

AP | Posted 03.03.2012

Read More: Gambling, Gambling Charges Dropped Cyprus, Video, Weird Cyprus, Poker, Illegal Gambling, Cyprus, Eftychia Yiasemidou, Gambling Charges Cyprus, Weird News News

NICOSIA, Cyprus -- Cyprus' attorney general has dropped gambling charges against about 40 elderly women, including a 98-year-old, whose weekly poker-a...

Read Whole Story

Block That Metaphor, Twice

Michael Sigman | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Pivot, Double Down, Michele Bachmann, Ron Paul, Herman Cain, Donald Trump, Poker, Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, Randy Newman, Frank Sinatra, Newt Gingrich, Blackjack, Rick Perry, Video, Media News

It's worth pondering why a gambling cliche has become the metaphor of choice for the campaign commentariat.

Read Post

Presidential Candidates Hedge Bets on Gambling Policy

HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 01.20.2012

Read More: Casinos, Republican Presidential Candidates, Ron Paul, President Obama, Poker, Rick Santorum, Rick Perry, Barack Obama, Gambling, Sheldon Adelson, Newt Gingrich 2012, Rick Perry 2012, Internet Gambling, Ron Paul 2012, Rick Santorum 2012, Newt Gingrich, Republicans, Business News

The debate over gambling has taken a backseat in the presidential race, but experts say it is bound to emerge. As the economy sputters, the elected pr...

Read Whole Story

Online Casinos: Not So Fast

HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Iowa, Gambling, Casinos, Deficit, Internet, New Jersey, Online, Poker, Internet Gambling, Department of Justice, Gaming, Sports Betting, Business News

The Justice Department may have paved the way for Internet gambling, but that doesn't mean everything will come up aces for online poker players. Thos...

Read Whole Story

Lessons I Learned From Poker

James Altucher | Posted 03.04.2012

Read More: Poker, Playing Poker, Poker Lessons, Life Lessons Poker, Business News

In the Twitter Q&A that I give every Thursday @GiraffesCanSwim asked, "what did you learn from playing poker?" I gave a 140 character answer. Some...

Read Post

Gamblers' Glee: Online Betting Gets A Boost From Washington

Reuters | Jim Wolf and Nicola Leske | Posted 02.24.2012

Read More: Gambling, Internet Poker, Internet, Video, Congress, Wire Act of 1961, Reuters, Poker, Internet Gambling, Web Gambling, Tax Revenue, Wire Act, Technology News

By Jim Wolf and Nicola Leske WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration cleared the way for U.S. states to legalize Internet poker ...

Read Whole Story

Sucker's Bet? Cash-Strapped States Double-Down On Gambling

HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Gambling, Casinos, Lottery, Online Gambling, New Jersey, Poker, Missouri, Nevada, Illinois, Gaming, Slot Machines, Las Vegas, Sports Betting, Business News

Gambling is on a roll. Faced with mounting budget deficits, more states are expanding gambling options and loosening restrictions in a grab for revenu...

Read Whole Story

10 Steps To Hosting The Perfect Poker Night

Posted 11.25.2011

Read More: Poker, Snacks, Poker Night, Texas Hold Em, Poker Chips, Potato Chips, Hosting, Fifty News

So, you think inviting some guys over to your house to drink beer and play Texas Hold 'Em will make you Edward Norton in "Rounders" and magically eras...

Read Whole Story

Pius Heinz Wins The $8.72 Million Prize At The World Series Of Poker

AP | OSKAR GARCIA | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Poker, Texas Hold `Em, World Series of Poker, Jonathan Duhamel, Pius Heinz, Martin Staszko, Sports News

LAS VEGAS — Earlier this year, Pius Heinz was deciding whether to play cards full-time. Now that the 22-year-old German has won the $8.72 milli...

Read Whole Story

Is Online Poker Really Gambling?

AP | By LARRY NEUMEISTER | Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Gambling, Chad Elie, Online Gambling, Pokerstars, Poker, Full Tilt Poker, John Campos, Sunfirst Bank, Full Tilt Poker Ponzi Scheme, Sports News

NEW YORK -- Defense lawyers for a Utah banker and a businessman indicted on gambling charges are trying to convince a federal judge that online poker ...

Read Whole Story

Popular Gambling Website Was Ponzi Scheme

AP | By DAVID B. CARUSO | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Full Tilt, Full Tilt Ponzi, Full Tilt Poker News, Poker Ponzi, Poker, Full Tilt Poker Ponzi, Full Tilt Poker, Ponzi Scheme, Full Tilt Ponzi Scheme, Poker Ponzi Scheme, Sports Crime, Full Tilt Poker Ponzi Scheme, Sports News

NEW YORK -- An Internet poker company that was blocked from operating in the U.S. in the spring as part of an online gambling crackdown was "not a leg...

Read Whole Story

Paul Pierce Eliminated From Main Event

Posted 09.11.2011

Read More: World Series of Poker, Paul Pierce, Main Event, Poker, Boston Celtics, World Series of Poker Main Event, Celtics, Nba, Pierce, Sports News

LAS VEGAS -- With only 20 minutes to go in Level 9, Paul Pierce made his exit from the WSOP main event. The NBA All-Star had been the attention of all...

Read Whole Story

Poker Player Wins $1.1 Million In Vegas

Stow, OH Patch | Posted 09.06.2011

Read More: Gambling, Sports, World Series of Poker, Poker Player, Advertising, Poker, Million, 1.1 Million, Cards, Hold Em, Vegas, Las Vegas, Sports News

A dream has become reality for Stow resident Joe Ebanks, who overcame a field of 474 players to win a coveted World Series of Poker gold bracelet - an...

Read Whole Story

DU Prof Measures Gambling Math

Posted 08.03.2011

Read More: Blackhawk, Vegas Statistics, Gambling, Robert Hannum, Math of Gambling, Denver News, Gambling Statistics, Central City, Poker Math, Poker, Gambiling Math, Poker Statistics, Las Vegas, Denver News

...

Read Whole Story

Mets Owner Donated $660 Thousand Poker Winnings To Charity

Posted 08.03.2011

Read More: Poker, Michael J. Fox Foundation, David Einhorn Mets, Good News, David Einhorn New York Mets, Poker Charity, David Einhorn, Video, Impact News

David Einhorn must have a pretty strong poker face. Before he was the New York Mets minority owner, Einhorn donated the $660,000 he won in the Worl...

Read Whole Story

15 Arrested In Gambling Ring Crackdown

AP | TOM HAYS | Posted 08.02.2011

Read More: Gambling, Arrests, NY Crime, Nypd, Gambling Ring Busted, Crime, Gambling Ring, Poker, New York Crime, New York News

NEW YORK — A city police detective, two firefighters and a funeral arranger nicknamed "The Undertaker" were involved in an illegal gambling ring...

Read Whole Story

Feds Fold Online Gambling Sites Over Fraud

Posted 06.15.2011

Read More: Gambling, Absolute Poker, Online Gambling, Pokerstars, Wynn Resorts, Full Tilt Poker, Poker, Online Poker, Technology News

The owners of three of the largest Internet poker companies operating in the United States were accused on Friday of tricking regulators and banks...

Read Whole Story

BUSTED: Huge Poker Websites Face Fraud Charges

AP | Posted 06.15.2011

Read More: Poker Fraud, Poker Websites Fraud, Pokerstars, Absolute Poker, Poker Website, Full Tilt Poker, Poker, Fbi, Poker Sites Fraud, Poker Site, Online Poker, Technology News

NEW YORK -- Authorities in New York City have unsealed an indictment charging 11 people with bank fraud and illegal gambling in a prosecution of the t...

Read Whole Story