Poker & Table GamesEastern Band of Cherokee
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Live-dealer gaming moves forward (5/16/2012)
(North Carolina) -- The state Senate has approved a measure allowing live dealers at table games in Indian casinos in North Carolina. The gaming compact was one of the...
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NC Senate Takes Up Cherokee Casino Card Games (5/16/2012)
(North Carolina) -- North Carolina lawmakers are moving to change gambling laws and allow the state’s only casino to offer live dealer poker and blackjack games.
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NC Senate takes up Cherokee casino card games bill (5/16/2012)
(North Carolina) -- North Carolina lawmakers on Wednesday began weighing whether to allow the state's only casino to allow card games featuring human dealers instead...
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Logjam broken on live dealers for Cherokee, but not a done deal yet (5/9/2012)
(North Carolina) -- A political impasse over live dealers and table games at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino has been resolved, but the tribe still has some heavy lifting...
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Cherokee card dealer pitch headed back to legislature (4/3/2012)
(North Carolina) -- Lawmakers are likely to consider an agreement in the upcoming legislative short session that would allow Las Vegas-style card dealers at Harrah...
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Poker Tournament
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How gambling on the World Series of Poker could influence play (5/16/2012)
(Las Vegas) -- Addicts rejoice! You can now gamble on gambling. Yes, this year, the Gaming Control Board of Nevada will allow gamblers to bet on the outcomes of various...
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Poker Pro Gavin Griffin On Playing In Kill Games (5/10/2012)
(California) -- One thing that everybody playing poker is looking for is action and the casinos cater to that as much as possible. In LA this comes in a few forms. The...
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Big time poker comes to Melbourne (4/30/2012)
(Australia) -- The World Series of Poker is coming to Australia. The hugely popular series will debut at Melbourne's Crown Casino in April next year and feature five...
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Where Are They Now: WPT Season IX Foxwoods Poker Finals Champion Jeff Forrest (4/24/2012)
(Connecticut) -- The latest broadcast of the World Poker Tour Season X on Fox Sports Network featured the World Poker Finals from Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut.
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HPT: Record Turnout for the Black Hawk, CO Event (4/24/2012)
(Colorado) -- The turmoil between the Epic Poker League and the Heartland Poker Tour may be ongoing, but if you look past the drama you’ll see that it isn’t...
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Kansas poker rooms making presence felt (4/23/2012)
(Kansas) -- Kansas has been stirring up local players and games in its two newest casino poker rooms in Kansas City and in Mulvane (outside of Wichita,) but is the...
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Mike Sexton: "Poker is ultimate reality TV" (4/23/2012)
(Florida) -- Ten years ago, Mike Sexton hosted his first televised poker tournament at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, ushering the words “flop,” “turn...
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$10,000 entry fee for Tiger’s poker tourney (4/23/2012)
(Las Vegas) -- Instead of playing in this week’s PGA Tour event — the Zurich Classic, near New Orleans — Tiger Woods will be hosting a poker game.
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Spotlight 29 Casino Offering Satellite Tournaments For World Series Of Poker Events (4/23/2012)
(California) -- Spotlight 29 Casino is hosting three World Series of Poker (WSOP) tournaments, with the winner of each tournament earning a prize package valued at $12,...
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Hard Rock event helps new non-profit (4/16/2012)
(Florida) -- The Fara’s Place Charity Poker Tournament will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, at The Poker Room in Seminole Paradise at the Seminole Hard...
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WSOP $1M Tourney To Be Richest Win (4/12/2012)
(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 history at more than...
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Manitoba Lotteries puts on its poker face (4/10/2012)
(Manitoba) -- Manitoba Lotteries got to the game late but they are in it to win it. McPhillips Station Casino will host the second annual Manitoba Lotteries Poker Open,...
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PFINGSTEN: Tournament director brings World Series of Poker to his hometown (3/29/2012)
(California) -- While more than a few Escondido natives have tried their luck at Harrah's Rincon, Bill Bruce is probably the only one who has brought a real-life...
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Poker league files for bankruptcy (3/20/2012)
(USA) -- The owner of the US-based Epic Poker League, Federated Sports and Gaming, is committed to finding a “constructive way forward” after filing for...
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Poker players hunker down for Deep Stack Series (3/11/2012)
(New Zealand) -- Poker players from around New Zealand will be hitting the tables for the 2012 SKYCITY Deep Stack Series at the SKYCITY Casino Poker Room from Monday 26...
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Mike Sexton: Enthusiasm in 'World Poker Tour' booth (3/8/2012)
(California) -- When Mike Sexton moved from the poker table to the nascent "World Poker Tour" broadcast booth almost a decade ago, the game was waning. Casinos...
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Epic Poker League company files for bankruptcy (2/29/2012)
(Maryland) -- The company that owns and manages the upstart Epic Poker League has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. Federated Sports + Gaming, a company...
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Commerce is Rolling to Conclusion (2/28/2012)
(California) -- It’s all over, but the shouting— almost. As we go to press, only a few events remain to be contested at Commerce Casino’s Los Angeles...
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PokerStars says ‘bye’ in style (2/27/2012)
(Macau) -- PokerStars Macau at Casino Grand Lisboa hosted the biggest and richest ever ‘Macau Poker Cup: Red Dragon’ from February 18 to February 26 and set...
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WPT: Phil Ivey Returns for LA Poker Classic (2/25/2012)
(California) -- Michael Rocco may have the chip lead and Jonathan Duhamel may be the big name who had a big day, but the real star of the opening day of the World Poker...
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World Poker Tour deals its 10th season (2/18/2012)
(California) -- With prize pools in the eight figures, tournament poker is big business. And one of the best known brands in the business is World Poker Tour, which...
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2012 World Poker Tour Lucky Hearts Poker Open Day 1b: Juttelstad Shoots To the Top (2/12/2012)
(Florida) -- Day 1b of the World Poker Tour Lucky Hearts Poker Open held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino wrapped up on Saturday. Joining the 125 players...
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Ohio Gaming
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In reversal, charity card rooms are out of gambling bill (5/8/2012)
(Ohio) -- Senate Republicans reversed course, at least for now, and decided this afternoon to yank a provision out of a gambling-law rewrite that would have allowed one...
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Iconic Borally's Catering to become charity gambling complex (5/6/2012)
(Ohio) -- Veteran restaurateur Christian Haffey plans to open a charity gambling business with electronic poker and blackjack tables in the Borally's Catering party...
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Ohio Senate rewrite of bill could lead to statewide gambling expansion (5/2/2012)
(Ohio) -- Casino-style gambling could spread to all 88 Ohio counties under a mysterious provision that Senate Republicans added to a gambling law rewrite.
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Legislation would allow for poker rooms in Ohio (5/1/2012)
(Ohio) -- A provision slipped into a bill regulating Ohio casinos and racetrack slots parlors could lead to charity poker rooms in all 88 counties.
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Ohio senators expand poker rooms in casino bill (5/1/2012)
(Ohio) -- An Ohio Senate panel has added a provision into a sweeping bill on new casino regulations that expands the ability for state counties to open charity poker...
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Minnesota Gaming
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Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton Signs Bill Expanding Poker At Racetrack Rooms (5/6/2012)
(Minnesota) -- In a demonstration of bipartisan agreement – and rapid movement of legislation through the appropriate bodies of government – Governor Mark...
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Sports Betting
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Cantor Gaming Offer Poker Room in Palms Resort Sportsbook (5/5/2012)
(Las Vegas) -- Cantor Gaming is the first company licensed by the Nevada Gaming Commission to manufacture, distribute and operate a mobile gaming system in the state and...
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Nevada Revenue
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Pai gow jackpots top $1 million through April at Station Casinos (5/2/2012)
(Las Vegas) -- Progressive pai gow poker is paying off at locals casinos across Las Vegas. Station Casinos said its progressive jackpot winnings surpassed $1 million for...
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Black Friday
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Why online poker pros are sitting idle in Sin City (4/9/2012)
(Las Vegas) -- When online poker sites were shut down by the US Department of Justice in April 2011 the accounts of many US-based poker players were frozen.
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PokerStars: Walls Of Secrecy Tumble (2/14/2012)
(USA) -- As a privately held company, the walls of secrecy surrounding senior management and the operations of Poker Stars were rarely challenged before the United...
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Maryland Gaming
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Committee OKs slots expansion and table games (4/9/2012)
(Maryland) -- After a long afternoon of negotiations behind closed doors, a new version of a bill that could bring a sixth slots casino to Prince George’s County...
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O’Malley Not Eager For Table Games In Maryland (2/16/2012)
(Maryland) -- Gov. Martin O’Malley said Wednesday he believes a push to legalize table games in Maryland casinos is a distraction to more productive actions...
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State to consider table games bill (2/12/2012)
(Maryland) -- Despite opposition from Prince George's County lawmakers, a state bill to bring slots and table gaming venues to the county will be debated in the...
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Table Games Could Soon Be Coming To Maryland Casinos (2/6/2012)
(Maryland) -- A measure in the Maryland Senate would allow table games like blackjack at casinos in Maryland. The bill, which was introduced Monday night in Annapolis by...
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Maine Gaming
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New era of gambling arrives with opening of Bangor casino (3/19/2012)
(Maine) -- A new era in gambling arrived in Maine on Friday with the spinning of a roulette wheel, the shuffling of cards and shouts of "blackjack."
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Maine's first full-fledged casino opens table games (3/17/2012)
(Maine) -- Gerry Beckwith of Hampden plopped down at the roulette table Friday morning and waited for the first spin. "I don't believe in the odds. I believe in...
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New gambling era arrives at Maine casino (3/15/2012)
(Maine) -- A new gambling era has begun in Maine. Gamblers begin trying their luck at blackjack, poker and roulette on Friday as the state's first table gambling...
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Bangor casino stays ahead of the games (3/13/2012)
(Maine) -- A new era in gambling in Maine will start bright and early Friday for anyone who wants to play a few hands of blackjack or poker at 8 a.m.
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Bill would fund jobs for regulation and security at casinos (3/5/2012)
(Maine) -- Hollywood Casino is on track to roll out its table games later this month, and Oxford Casino is getting ready to open up later this year, but some questions...
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New York Gaming
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Study: Table games at Vernon Downs would increase economic impact on community (2/28/2012)
(New York) -- A new economic impact study conducted by Appleseed Inc on behalf of the New York Gaming Association states that Vernon Downs Casino and Hotel would...
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Tioga Downs Says Table Game Expansion Would Boost Local Economy (VIDEO) (2/28/2012)
(New York) -- Tioga Downs Casino has big plans if table games become reality at non-Indian casinos in New York. An independent economic impact report finds if table...
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Seminole Tribe
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Coconut Creek prepares for WPT with $1,080 high hand seat giveaways (2/27/2012)
(Florida) -- With a new poker room that was part of a $150 million expansion, Seminole Casino Coconut Creek knew the next step was to bring in more tournaments.
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Casino Taxes
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Longview council lowers casino's taxes; owner says he may cash out (2/10/2012)
(Washington) -- The Longview City Council on Thursday lowered the Cadillac Island Casino's gambling taxes — but not as much as the casino had requested.
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Other News
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'Gambling capital' billboard comes down (5/15/2012)
(California) -- After being up only a few days, the billboard on Highway 29 touting American Canyon as “The Gambling Capital of Napa County” was gone Monday.
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Table games return to Carson Station (5/13/2012)
(Nevada) -- Last week, table games made their return to the Carson Station Casino. The casino re-opened its table game pit on the casino floor, after a year and a half...
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Cantor Gaming Appoints Brad Thomte As Manager Of Its New Poker Room At Palms Casino Resort (5/10/2012)
(Las Vegas) -- Cantor Gaming® today announced that Brad Thomte has joined Cantor Gaming as Manager of its new Poker Room, which opened on May 4 within the newly...
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Sign touts American Canyon as county's ‘gambling capital’ (5/9/2012)
(California) -- American Canyon has long promoted itself as the “Gateway to the Napa Valley,” but now a new billboard next to city hall promotes the city as...
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'The greatest gambler who ever lived' (5/6/2012)
(California) -- It was 3 a.m. in Las Vegas in May 1972. Thomas Austin Preston Jr., better known as Amarillo Slim, had won the main event at the World Series of Poker...
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Amarillo Slim, Gambler With a Sly Wit, Dies at 83 (5/6/2012)
(New York) -- Amarillo Slim, the pencil-slender, cornpone-spouting Texan who became poker’s first superstar by overpowering opponents with charm, cunning and...
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Palms debuts poker room, sports book as part of $100 million remodel (5/4/2012)
(Las Vegas) -- A new sports book and poker room opened today at the Palms. It is the first new feature to be unveiled in a series of upgrades taking place at the 10-year...
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Bay 101 Polls for Ballot Measure (5/4/2012)
(California) -- A new phone poll in San Jose wants to know exactly how you feel about card rooms. More specifically, the poll, paid for by Bay 101, wants to know how...
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Casino M8trix Gambles Big (5/3/2012)
(California) -- Eric Swallow’s latest venture, Casino M8trix, is a $50-million, 16-story building alongside the freeway near San Jose’s airport, Swallow...
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BLOG: Impact of High-Speed Online Poker Games (5/3/2012)
(USA) -- In the last few weeks, we've seen several variations of high-speed online poker games introduced. Full Tilt popularized the concept in the form of Rush...
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San Jose card room wants ballot measure to expand (5/2/2012)
(California) -- San Jose's Bay 101 card room filed papers Wednesday to pursue a November ballot measure that would allow a 61 percent increase in the number of...
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It's dealer's choice at Emerald Square in North Attleboro (5/1/2012)
(Massachusetts) -- People looking to cash in on the employment opportunities in the Massachusetts' nascent casino industry may start out at Emerald Square Mall in...
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Cannery casinos pay out more than $316,000 in pai gow jackpots (4/24/2012)
(Las Vegas) -- Aces and jokers have been flying at the pai gow poker tables this month at Cannery casinos, with jackpots paying out more than $316,000.
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EXCLUSIVE Video: Shannon Elizabeth and Jennifer Tilly Talk Poker in ‘All In – The Poker Movie’ (4/24/2012)
(USA) -- One of the hottest games in any casino is poker. It comes in many forms and it’s history is just as diversified as the incarnations played around the...
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'All In: The Poker Movie' Captures Harsh Times In The Gambling World: Interview With Director Douglas Tirola (4/22/2012)
(USA) -- "All In: The Poker Movie" is a fascinating look at the international poker boom that began in New York and quickly spread to casinos and online.
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COLUMN: When a card is dealt too soon in a poker hand (4/11/2012)
(California) -- "The main thing," I said to my poker buddies at a recent home game, "is that we get through this with our friendships intact."
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State agency says San Bernardino Elks Lodge poker tournaments were illegal (4/8/2012)
(California) -- The Elks Lodge has been holding unlicensed charity poker tournaments for months, according to the state Bureau of Gambling Control.
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A $65 buy-in for a $10 million top poker prize? Bet on it! (4/5/2012)
(Las Vegas) -- Poker legends, big-bucks businesspeople and philanthropists are joining forces to play in the highest-stakes poker game of all time, and you could get in...
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Cantor Gaming to operate Palms' poker room (4/4/2012)
(Las Vegas) -- The Palms Casino Resort said Wednesday it had signed a long-term agreement with Cantor Gaming to operate a poker room within its sports book, which is...
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Viejas Casino Opens High-Stakes Bingo Room (4/2/2012)
(California) -- Viejas Casino officially opened its high-stakes Bingo Room, with ceremonies that included a traditional blessing from tribal elders and ribbon cutting,...
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