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$250K Big Little Tournaments at Full Tilt Poker

$250K Big Little Tournaments at Full Tilt Poker

Full Tilt Poker is ringing in the new year with four big online poker tournaments with little bitty buy-ins. For only $5 + $0.50 online poker enthusiasts can claim their share of a guaranteed quarter of a million dollars on Sundays,  January 3rd through January 24th, 2010. The Big Little Tournaments all begin at 1:45pm [...]

Panama City Police Bust Poker Game; Deputy found participating in game

Panama City Police Bust Poker Game; Deputy found participating in game

Police officers in Panama City Beach received a tip from the Ebro Greyhound Park officials. The officials stated that some of their ex-dealers were hosting an illegal poker game and that police would find drugs, felons and illegal weapons at the game.

Online Poker – Safer than Live? Fairbanks Robbery

Online Poker – Safer than Live? Fairbanks Robbery

It’s happened again, in fact this story might just give you a case of dejavu. It happened in Fairbanks Alaska this time, three men entered a suite at the Carbou Building on Monday and demanded all of the poker players money and valuables. According to reports from the associated press, one of the six poker [...]

Belgium Government Set to REGULATE Online Poker

Belgium Government Set to REGULATE Online Poker

It looks like another simple case of government’s pretending to be parents, and censoring the activity’s of their ‘babies’. The Government in Belgium has announced their intention to block Belgium residents from playing at popular online poker sites. Belgium residents will still  however, according to reports, be allowed to play at sites that are located [...]

CEREUS Network Players turns small investment into big return

CEREUS Network Players turns small investment into big return

The CEREUS Network is made up of UltimateBet and Absolute Poker to create one of largest online poker networks. Reports have surfaced that since November one player on the network has turned a small investment of just $11 into a large return of $833,193.

Casino Employee Goes Postal

Casino Employee Goes Postal

A former casino worker in San Diego entered casino office, and went .. postal. First thing Tuesday morning, Donell Roberts walked into Barona Casino in San Diego California, armed with a rifle. According to reports from CNN, the police say that the disgruntled ex-employee, after having been fired from the casino gaming commission office told [...]