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What are some of the hottest headlines in the world of poker? Here you will find all the latest juicy stories along with other important news and tournament results. A must read for the poker enthusiast with articles published throughout the day.

Reuters: Sportingbet, 888 Must Settle With U.S. Justice Department

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Bwin CEO Blasts PokerStars, Full Tilt as Illegal Online Poker Rooms

While Norbert Teufelberger and his Bwin co-CEO Manfred Bodner insist that PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker will be froze out of the U.S.
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Nude Poker Tournament Coming Soon To The French Riviera

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Online Poker Tournament News: UB.com Offering Massive Cash Prizes

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PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker Combined Growth Down On Year

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Zynga Texas Holdem Poker Enters Lucrative Asia Market

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Online Poker Processor Did Not Stand a Chance Says Industry Expert

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Major Online Poker Tournament Slated For Wednesday August 18

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PokerStars Online Poker Payment Processor Nailed: Will Forfeit $13 Mil

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Card Player Poker Mag Blasts Monogamy: Encourages Sexual Deviance

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Online Poker: Mickey “mement_mori” Petersen Comes to CardRunners

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Gus Hansen’s Online Poker Nightmare Continues: Down $7.7 Mil

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Online Poker: Industry Expert Predicts The Future of Legalization

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Top 5 Surprises in Poker in 2010 So Far

 

WickedChopsPoker.com has posted its five biggest surprises in poker so far this year.

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Proof of Age Please, Online Poker Player URnotINdanger2

 

Fortunes are won and lost with the turn of a single card, dreams built and die moment by moment as faceless adversaries wage psychological warfare on one another for hours on end. This mystical place lives and breaths in the virtual world that is online poker. It takes a special breed to be successful in a place where the anonymity involved adds to the mystique, legend and chaos that resides on every online poker site out there. With so much going on, it is nearly impossible to capture so much that is going on.

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Joran van der Sloot was a Poker Playing Punk

 

As Gambling911.com has extensively covered, accused murderer Joran van der Sloot has long been tied to poker, both brick and mortar and online.  The Dutchman was attending the Latin American Poker Tour in Lima, Peru when he met Stephany Flores.  She would be killed in his hotel room.  Van der Sloot would later confess to the murder, though he has since recanted that confession.

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Tom Dwan Adds to Gus Hansen Online Poker Misery: Wins $368k

 

 

 

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Mizrachi Signs with Deepstacks University

By Nick Sortal, Sun Sentinel Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi of Miramar has signed an exclusive deal to become an instructor with DeepStacks Live, a poker training company.
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PartyGaming Kentucky Complaint Now Up On Gambling911

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Friday The 13th: Gamble, Play Poker, Be Merry

 

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State of Kentucky Crashes Party For PartyGaming

 

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Breaking News: PartyGaming Named in Kentucky Lawsuit

 

The Commonwealth of Kentucky is suing PartyGaming for past illegal gambling operations with its residents.

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Doyle Brunson Does Texas

 

I just got back from Texas again. It’s like stepping into another world when I get there. The economy is thriving and the people are optimistic, quite a far cry from the doom and gloom you hear around Vegas. The oil wells, wind farms, dairy farms, cattle ranches and cotton and peanut farms seem to make the residents of West Texas have plenty of money. that translates into successful restaurants, shops, banks, etc. We tend to live in our own small part of the world and we just forget just how big our planet is.

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Major Obstacle to Online Poker Legislation Removed: NFL Backs Down

 

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Commit a Crime, Get Sentenced to Playing in Poker Tournaments

 

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Poker Icon Doyle Brunson Turns 77: Special Bounty Tournament Announced

 

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Facebook’s Zynga Poker Would Benefit Most From Online Poker Law

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Betfair Gives Boost to Ongame Poker Network: Could Take Over 4th Spot

 

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PartyPoker Beats Full Tilt Poker….In France

 

With France opening its market to online poker sites, PokerScout.com is now separating the French domains in its monitoring of “real cash” players rankings.

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No Online Poker Cash Games in Italy Until Winter

 

The market in Italy is about to open up for online poker players but it may be a couple more months until cash players can take advantage.

The review of the draft decree by the European Commission and the other EU Member States will last three months up to 15 October 2010, and, if it is not challenged during this period, the draft decree will be approved shortly after this date, according to eGaming Review Magazine.

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Breaking News

MGA-Licensed Casinos Gain Traction in Finnish Gambling Markets: What US Players Can Learn

Finland’s digital gambling scene is undergoing a transformation. Once dominated by a state monopoly, the market is increasingly embracing international platforms with proven regulatory credentials.

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Pinco Casino Eliminates Currency Exchange Fees

For international players, one of the most overlooked challenges in online gaming is the hidden cost of currency conversion. Many casinos apply exchange margins or bank-level fees when users deposit or withdraw money in different currencies.