January 1, 2009
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Last week, Ohio Governor Ted Strickland placed himself at the front of the Obama infrastructure and state aid queue, saying his state needs an immediate infusion of $5 billion to survive a projected budget shortfall…
January 1, 2009
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PokerNews welcomes the New Year by asking a number of industry experts to share their views on the past, present and – most importantly – the future of poker. Over the next several days, these experts’ opinions serve to outline…
January 1, 2009
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The last major online events of 2008 took place at Full Tilt and PokerStars on Monday and Tuesday, respectively. As usual, both events drew solid turnouts, and in a fitting wrap to the year, both events offered several…
December 31, 2008
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With November’s rush of huge poker events a memory, December promised a slower-paced wrap for the year… until a couple of major legal happenings underscored the dynamic relationship between online gambling…
December 31, 2008
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PokerNews and PokerStars presents the $2,000 Cash Freeroll Series running weekly from January to March 2009…
December 31, 2008
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Republican Utah state representative Sheryl Allen has introduced a resolution in the Utah state House calling for any legislation related to gambling — including online gambling — to be left to the state rather than…
December 31, 2008
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‘On a warm summer’s evening, on a train bound for nowhere…’ — Thus begins what has to be the single most recognizable poker-themed song in American popular music. By 1978, country music star Kenny Rogers had already established…
December 30, 2008
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As anticipated, the attempt by leading online poker site PokerStars to break its own mark for most players in a tournament went off without a hitch on Sunday. Stars’ ‘Guinness World Record Tourney’ easily reached its 35,000…
December 30, 2008
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November capped an incredible fall run of poker news with perhaps the biggest story of the entire year, when Denmark’s Peter Eastgate returned to the Rio to capture the WSOP’s Main Event. It was one of several huge tournaments…
December 30, 2008
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