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Is Online Poker Really Gambling?

AP | By LARRY NEUMEISTER | Posted 12.04.2011

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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 ...

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Feds Fold Online Gambling Sites Over Fraud

Posted 06.15.2011

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

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BUSTED: Huge Poker Websites Face Fraud Charges

AP | Posted 06.15.2011

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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...

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Jason Mercier: New Young Gun on the Poker Scene

Harmon Leon | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jason Mercier, the 23-year-old poker star, talks about his decision to go pro, his gamesmanship, and who his archrival is.

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The Faces and Style of the Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT)

Harmon Leon | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tournament poker is also about big personalities. At the LAPT, the personalities are even bigger.

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The NAPT: High Stakes Poker in the Time of the Recession

Harmon Leon | Posted 11.17.2011

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Has poker playing now become a viable career option for those currently out of work despite the fact that one is constantly faced with the prospect of losing large sums of money?

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European Poker Tour Rocked By Goodfellas-Style Armed Robbery

Harmon Leon | Posted 05.25.2011

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Like something straight out of a Scorsese movie, six men armed with assault rifles and machetes stormed the European Poker Tour in Berlin and made off with the $1.2 million prize money.

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Elinor Burkett "Kanye" Oscar Moment Mashup With Berlin Poker Robbery

Harmon Leon | Posted 05.25.2011

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Two of the most astounding video moments this week had to be: Crazy lady Elinor Burkett pulling a Kayne West on director Roger Ross Williams at the A...

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