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Digital Game Developer – From wireless to console, Massively Mobile’s core development team has developed and delivered hit games on virtually every gaming platform available, including titles such as Asphalt 3D and Midnight Hold ‘Em Poker (mobile), True Crime: Streets of L.A

Rent this space before it’s foreclosed
Desert Sun – How do you feel about the new rules regulating online poker? E-mail Desert Post Weekly now. All letters must be original and should include your full name, address and daytime phone number. Desert Post Weekly reserves the right to edit submissions

The Day the Music Died
Wired – I never win at poker, partly because I’m a lousy player but mostly because I don’t have the requisite “poker face.” I know my jaw dropped as the words “ninety thousand” fell from his lips. Translated into time, that’s about nine months’ worth of music

Flicka better left on TV
Baton Rouge Advocate – The country-singer-turned-actor gives a very forgettable performance, portraying many of his emotional scenes with the stoicism of a World Series of Poker champion. Also, the love and bonding which is supposed to occur between Katy and Flicka is

Poker aficionados fear hand the ban may deal
Modesto Bee – LAS VEGAS — Observers say the recently enacted U.S. law that bans gambling online could cut into the number of entrants in the planet’s richest card game — the World Series of Poker. The number of players in the tournament, run by Harrah’s

Las Vegas From Home.com Entertainment Inc. Announces the Sale of its
CCNMatthews – VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(CCNMatthews – Oct. 26, 2006) – Las Vegas From Home.com Entertainment Inc. (“the Company”) (TSX VENTURE:LVH)(OTCBB:LVFHF)(BERLIN:LVH)(FWB:LVH) announces the sale of its Action Poker Network (“APN”) business to Playsafe

Premiere Publishing Group Announces Increase in Distribution
MSN MoneyCentral – PPG is also exploring overseas licensing and joint publishing opportunities for Poker Life Magazine, which just celebrated its one-year anniversary with the popular Pamela Anderson on the cover, and Trump Magazine. PPG is currently in talks with a

The Final Hand from the 1994 World Series of Poker Championship …
CardPlayer.com - 6 hours ago”Few people realize how intensely competitive you must be to become a good poker player. I couldn’t play poker just for fun, and …

Will FreePlay Poker Ads in Ontario be…
Pokerpages.com - 6 hours ago… of Ontario. But many sites advertise poker sites where people can play for free using play money to learn the game. However, once …

Redsfest to Feature Celebrity Poker Tournament
WKRC 12, Cincinnati - Oct 23, 2006… 1 and Saturday, Dec. 2 at the Duke Energy Center in downtown Cincinnati and will feature a poker-tournament fundraiser for the Reds Community Fund. …

The Biggest Poker Tournament in Europe Celebrates its Anniversary …
netPR.pl (komunikaty prasowe), Poland - 4 hours agoThis year, for the 15th time, the Holland Casino Amsterdam is staging the Master Classics of Poker, the biggest and best-known international poker tournament …

can you beat Internet poker
Canadian Business, Canada - 18 hours agoInternet poker, one of the fastest growing forms of entertainment in the Western world, has turned me into a madman. My obsession …

Wednesday, October 25, 2006 Betfair Asian Poker Tour Registration …
Bluff Magazine, Georgia - 17 hours agoRegistration for the Betfair Asian Poker Tour’s Singapore Event will close this Sunday at midnight. Asia s first million dollar …

POKER ROOM.COM OPTS OUT OF US BUSINESS
Online-Casinos.com, Denmark - Oct 24, 2006The Ongame owned and powered Poker Room.com site is to close its virtual doors to American players with effect from November 6 according to an announcement …

CelebPoker Offers Seat To the Asian Poker Classic
UK Casino Times, UK - 16 hours agoCelebPoker are giving players a chance to win the opportunity to play at the inaugural Asian Poker Classic taking place from the 1st to the 5th March 2007. …

Poker – Pua gets 50 years for murder 

Pua gets 50 years for murder 
Saipan Tribune - Oct 25 7:16 AM
The Superior Court imposed a 50-year prison sentence on Francisco Aguon Pua yesterday for the murder of a poker attendant in Tanapag. This court finds that the crime committed was reckless and was incredibly, incredibly unwarranted, said Associate Judge Juan T. Lizama during the sentencing.Save to My Web

U.K. Stocks Gain, Led by Tate & Lyle; Vedanta, Xstrata Advance 
Bloomberg.com - Oct 25 5:50 AM
Oct. 25 (Bloomberg) — U.K. stocks rose, led by Tate & Lyle Plc. The maker of the sucralose sweetener Splenda climbed after Deutsche Bank AG recommended the shares and the company said it may sell a unit.Save to My Web

Online Gamblers Call U.S. Bluff 
Wired News - 2 hours, 17 minutes ago
Legislation banning online gambling sent shock waves through the $12 billion online gaming industry, but as the shock passes people are beginning to see ways around laws which, in the end, may prove to be unenforceable.Save to My Web

For journalism’s sake, attack ads coming to a TV screen near you 
Ruidoso News - Oct 24 7:27 PM
JIM BELSHAW, Albuquerque Journal columnist. Jim Belshaw would have us believe he writes to champion the cause of ordinary New Mexicans. But does he, or has this veteran newsman gone stale, thriving on his poker buddies, his connection to the Belshaw elites, noted authors and academics?Save to My Web

Queen of Comps frugal on video poker 
The Lincoln-Way Sun - Oct 25 2:28 AM
I remember the first time I met Jean Scott. We were both appearing at the first Midwest Gaming Expo in Rosemont, and she was giving seminars on how to get the most out of casino comps.Save to My Web

Australia’s media moguls in multi-billion dollar poker game 
INQ7.net - Oct 21 10:26 PM
SYDNEY — Australia’s media moguls have made their first bets in a multi-billion dollar poker game where power, profits and press diversity are at stake under liberalized ownership laws, analysts said Sunday.Save to My Web

Poker Player Earns Chance in Free Tournament to Compete for $1 Million Through National Pub Poker League 
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Oct 24 9:30 AM
LITTLETON, Colo.—-The National Pub Poker League , www.npplpoker.com , announced today its first player who qualified for the $1 Million Mansion Poker Dome Challenge in Las Vegas.Save to My Web

Poker tournament a Kiwanis benefit 
Billings Gazette - Oct 21 4:28 AM
The Billings Kiwanis Club is conducting a Texas hold ‘em poker tournament to raise funds for community projects that support local youth and meet needs affecting them.Save to My Web

Crackdown Won’t Stop Gambling Sites’ Ads 
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Oct 24 12:12 PM
Bookmaking and high-stakes poker have long been a thing of smoky, back-room clubs in New York, and for good reason. Most organized gambling is illegal here.Save to My Web

Small Town Poker Tour to Sponsor Vince Neil’s ‘Off The Strip’ Poker Event 
[Press Release] PR Web - Oct 24 12:38 AM
The event will be held November 5, 2006 at The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Rocker Vince Neil of Mötley Crüe hosts the 2nd Annual Off the Strip Texas Hold Em Poker Tournament benefiting the T. J. Martell Foundation. (PRWeb Oct 24, 2006) Trackback URI: http://www.prweb.com/dingpr.php/UHJvZi1UaGlyLVNxdWEtUHJvZi1JbnNlLVplcm8=Save to My Web

Small Town Poker Tour to Sponsor Vince Neil’s ‘Off The Strip’ Poker Event 
[Press Release] PR Web via Yahoo! News - Oct 24 5:00 AM
(PRWEB) October 24, 2006 — The Small Town Poker Tour (STPT) announced today they will be one of the participating sponsors of “Vince Neil’s Off The Strip Poker Tournament” benefiting the T.Save to My Web

Poker Industry Expo – December 7-8, 2006 in Costa Rica will Discuss Legal Issues, Payments and Marketing for Online  
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Oct 24 9:27 AM
NEW YORK—-Ticonderoga Ventures, Inc. announces that its second annual Poker Industry Conference and Exposition will be held December 7-8, 2006 in San Jose, Costa Rica at the Costa Rica Marriott Hotel.Save to My Web

Women creating their ‘old boy’s network’ online 
Boston Globe - Oct 23 1:33 AM
Guys built the old boy’s network on golf courses and at all-night poker games. Now, business women can bond on an Internet site that offers discounted hair salons, chic jewelry, career services, teleseminars, and access to events tailored to their interests.Save to My Web

Taunton Sports Club poker machines to be destroyed 
The Enterprise - Oct 20 11:23 PM
TAUNTON A judge Friday ordered the former president of Taunton Sports Club to surrender two illegal video poker machines to be destroyed.Save to My Web

Goldman’s star search began with Kidman 
The West Australian - Oct 23 8:46 PM
Television personality Mike Goldman is best known for Big Brother, but his quest for fame began decades ago opposite budding superstar Nicole Kidman.Save to My Web

AUSTRALIA: Australian media moguls plan bets as rules change 
AsiaMedia - Oct 23 12:45 PM
Australia’s media moguls have made their first bets in a multibillion-dollar poker game where power, profits and press diversity are at stake under liberalised ownership laws, analysts said yesterday.Save to My Web

PGIC plans new poker game 
Casino City Times - Oct 23 9:28 AM
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (PRESS RELEASE) — Progressive Gaming International Corporation (NASDAQ: PGIC), a leading provider of diversified content and technology products and services used in the gaming industry worldwide, announced today it intends to introduce an exciting new way to play Texas Hold’em poker: the World Series of Poker “Peer to Peer” Texas Hold’em game.Save to My Web

West High grad places high in another poker tourney 
Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier - Oct 23 2:44 AM
WATERLOO — They say the first time is always the hardest. Tell that to Joe Pelton, a former West High graduate who made it to his second million-dollar Texas Hold’em poker tournament in just over a month.Save to My Web

Government workers sacked for playing poker during office hours 
People’s Daily - Oct 23 5:52 PM
More than 260 government workers in Chuzhou city, east China’s Anhui province, were either given disciplinary warns or sacked for playing computer games or poker during office hours, according to a local newspaper report.Save to My Web

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