California Gaming Regulator: Nevada Online Poker Industry 'Heavily Dependent …
CardPlayer.com
by Brian Pempus | Published: May 18, 2012 | One of California's top gaming regulators said Friday that the success of Nevada's upcoming intrastate online poker industry is “heavily dependent on prayer.” Nevada has just 2.5 million residents and about 4 …
Bwin Party Revenue Spikes But Poker Revenue DropsTight Poker

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Spain's New Online Tax Laws May Stop PokerStars from Buying FTP
Tight Poker
By Renee | May 17, 2012 As the Full Tilt Poker community and the US poker industry as a whole await the purchase of the Tapie rejected site by PokerStars, it would seem that yet another spoke may have just been inserted into the wheel of progress for …
G-poker: PokerStars' Plans for Full Tilt Poker May Be Affected by Unexpected …National Post
PokerStars purchase of Full Tilt will be done by May 23Examiner.com

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Women In Poker Hall Of Fame Nominations Open
Poker News Daily
A potential candidate will have had to have been active in the poker industry (either as a player or “behind the scenes”) for a minimum of ten years and be over the age of 35. Naturally, all potential nominees will have to be a proponent of women in …

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World Series of Poker bracelets get a redesign
Casino City Times
The WSOP gold bracelet is the measuring stick for the poker industry. It's the dream of all poker players. Whether you have eleven like current record-holder Phil Hellmuth or are seeking your first, poker players dream of winning a World Series of …
Poker Hall of Fame Members Part FourteenYahoo! Sports

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Senate Head Stands For Pro Online Poker Legalization
Tight Poker
“I cannot even pass a bill if the horse racing industry isn't satisfied that it helps them into the future,” said Lang. It remains to be seen how far the proposals of the legalization of online poker in the state of Illinois will go.
Senate leader wants to legalize online pokerChicago Tribune
Illinois legislative leaders eye gambling as for budget illsQuincy Herald Whig

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Samvo Group Steps Up to the Online Poker Challenge
PR.com (press release)
Samvo Group along with PurpleGob.com have acquired new specialist marketing and promotions tools to take on the online poker industry. London, United Kingdom, May 18, 2012 –(PR.com)– Samvo.com hosts its poker room on the highly respected Microgaming …

Gate To Wire Enters Into an Agreement to Acquire a Poker Company
MarketWatch (press release)
The Company's poker management team will be led by Herb Van Dyke, an experience poker room and casino operator with over 35 years of experience in the casino gaming and poker industries. "This is an exciting opportunity for G2W and we look forward to …

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Poker Hall of Fame Members Part Fourteen
Yahoo! Sports
He is famous for bringing class to poker and becoming the youngest (at the time) WSOP world champion, which occurred in 1978. Baldwin is also known as a billiards player and casino executive. He first entered the casino industry as a consultant in 1982 …

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AFL to help clubs sell off poker machines
Sydney Morning Herald
AAP The AFL wants to help clubs rid themselves of their links to poker machines. The AFL is seeking consortiums to buy the poker machines and take over the leases, Nine's The Footy Show reported on Thursday night. AFL chief Andrew Demetriou revealed …

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Social gaming to gambling: states inch forward
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It feels like an eternity that the casino industry and makers of games like Zynga Poker have been waiting for states to flip a legal switch that will let them turn virtual gaming into real gambling. The legal logjam could finally break in coming months …

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