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UIGEA Goes Into Effect For Banking Institutions
Most real-money online poker players in the United States are familiar with the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), which puts limitations on online gambling within the United States. However, not many were aware that the act did not officially go into effect until this month. June 1 marks the date in which banks and…
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WSOP Gets Fancy With 2010 Winner Bracelets
There is no item that is so prestigious in the world of poker as the World Series of Poker bracelet. Awarded each year to the top players in a number of events, the bracelet is a keepsake for poker players to remember their big win for the rest of their lives. This year, for the…
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China Takes First World Team Poker Tournament Win
Last week the inaugural game of the World Team Poker Tournament took place at the Gold Nugget Casino in Las Vegas. The tournament, which had a $50,000 buy-in, lasted for eighteen and a half hours. Eight teams participated from eight different countries – China, Vietnam, Israel, England, Australia, Brazil, Greece and the United States –…
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Poker Players Giving Back To The Community
Poker players sometimes catch a bad rap for being involved with gambling. After all, the activity is not legal everywhere and the game is often associated with mobsters and con men. That’s why I always like to see professional poker players giving back to the community, showing the world that we’re completely legit. This Thursday…
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Poker Pro Michael Mizrachi In Trouble With IRS
Poker professionals win thousands and even millions of dollars in tournament play over the course of their careers. However, what a lot of people don’t realize is that they have to pay taxes on these wins. If you don’t pay taxes long enough, the IRS is likely to catch up with you, and that’s exactly…
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Poker Prop Bets Abound in 2010
Prop bets have always been big in poker, with professional players making all sorts of ridiculous personal bets. Vegetarians have gone carnivore, players have golfed for a whopping $18,000 per hole, moved to Israel, gotten tattoos and more. The most recent prop bet in the world of professional poker is between players Phil Ivey and…
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Is The WSOP Headed For South Africa?
The World Series of Poker has announced that it may be headed for South Africa. WSOP Africa is talking about offering two non-bracelet events in October at the Emerald Resort and Casino. WSOP events in South Africa would signify that the poker organization is expanding its international reach and increasing their influence on the international…
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Check Out The ‘Poker That Sucks’ Blog
A friend of mine, Michael Olsen, writes a poker blog at PokerThatSucks.com and I thought I’d let my readers know about it. Michael makes his living playing poker – a fact that I have always been a tad jealous of – and his blog is about everything having to do with poker. At Poker That…
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Pacino And Kevorkian To Go Head To Head
As a huge Al Pacino fan, I was surprised to hear that Pacino would be playing Dr. Jack Kevorkian in the HBO movie ‘You Don’t Know Jack.’ But I was even more surprised when I found out that Pacino and Kevorkian himself have plans to get together for a game of poker! How did plans…