Give our free attractions a better tourism profile
Border Mail – Tourism promotion hereabouts is too much about things like poker machines, wineries, food and Ned Kelly. It s true we have a few oddities like the Ettamogah Pub, Cumberoona and a rolling pin at Henri s Bakery. Dean St s shops are a magnet for

The Investment Column: Far-sighted investment helps Pennon to profit
Independent Online Edition – It also has cash of 20m, no debt and a growing, highly cash-generative sports betting and poker business in Europe and Australia. But even at their current, low, level the shares are not exactly cheap. The broker Altium Securities has them on 24

The Family Filmgoer
Washington Post – Bond plots to bankrupt him in a high-stakes poker game; a gorgeous money minder (Eva Green) from Bond’s boss, M (Judi Dench), tags along. Bone-snapping fights, gunplay, a drowning, a poisoning, animal pit fight; sour note is a prolonged torture scene

How Many Players at the World Series of Poker 2007 Main Event?
Onlypunjab.com – paddypower.com today announces details of betting on the WSOP 2007 main event, the world’s largest and most prestigious poker tournament. The first markets to go live are ‘number of entrants’ and ‘to make final table.’ Since the Unlawful Internet

The GOP’s “least disappointed” loser
Seattle Times – The Poker Players Alliance, which had fought the measure banning banks and credit card companies from servicing Internet gambling firms, targeted Leach and other sponsors with e-mails to its members and publicity in poker magazines. A post-election

paddypowerpoker.com UK Poker Tour — Live in London
Onlypunjab.com – paddypowerpoker.com finishes its popular UK poker tour in The Sportsman Casino, Old Quebec Street, London on Friday 1 December, 2006. The tour has already visited card clubs and casinos in Edinburgh, Newcastle, Birmingham, Brighton and Banbridge

ABC, TBS take different tracks to laughs 
Northwest Herald - 1 hour, 5 minutes ago
HOLLYWOOD — My Boys, debuting Tuesday night on TBS, is Seinfeld if Jerry were a woman, or Seinfeld if itd been about Elaine, or Sex and the City if Carrie had been Jerry.Save

Jeff Haney relays some advice from a poker giant’s CEO to small cardroom execs: Make established tours work for you 
Las Vegas Sun - Nov 29 7:37 AM
Steve Lipscomb, the chief executive of the World Poker Tour, has some advice for poker executives at small and midsize cardrooms around the nation. Don’t worry about competing against the major worldwide tours such as World Poker and the World Series of Poker.Save

Tanguay tastes sweet triumph 
Canada.com - Nov 29 2:45 AM
A bit of a chop, down went Joe Sakic in the slot and into the penalty box went Alex Tanguay. “Oh, yeah, I’ve seen him dive like that before,” said Tanguay later, giving out with his best Buster Keaton poker-face.Save

Las Vegas From Home.Com Entertainment Inc. Closes the Sale of its Operating Unit, Action Poker Gaming Inc. 
[Press Release] Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Nov 27 6:31 PM
Las Vegas from Home.com Entertainment Inc.(OTC.BB: LVFHF)(Berlin: LVH)(FWB: LVH) is pleased to announce it has closed the sale of its subsidiary Action Poker Gaming Inc. for US $2,600,000, an increase of US $250,000 from the original sale announced on October 26, 2006.Save

Poker sets for kids? Think twice before you ante up 
Lebanon Express - Nov 27 9:32 AM
Has Santa’s workshop moved to Las Vegas? Get ready for what has become an annual marketing onslaught of gambling-related toys, books and paraphernalia as we approach the holiday shopping season.Save

Does a needle stand in the way of Mark McGwire and Cooperstown? 
SYS-CON Media - Nov 29 8:20 PM
During late 90’s Mark McGwire blasted the ball into the stands time and time again. His bat sold out stadiums wherever the St. Louis Cardinals played and brought excitement to fans everywhere, there was no doubt he would have his place in Cooperstown – until the slugger was asked about steroid use on Capitol Hill. Sportsbook.com, the world’s largest online sportsbook and casino, has posted odds Save

Poker – 2006 WSOP FINAL HAND
ProgressiveU.org, CA - Nov 25, 2006In the final hand, it seems that Jamie Gold played his hand straightforwardly. I like him coming in for a raise with Q9 headsup, and …

Crackers About Poker This Christmas at paddypowerpoker.com
PR Web (press release), WA - 5 hours ago(PRWEB) November 29, 2006 — Paddypowerpoker.com today announces its Christmas present to poker players with the return of the popular Christmas Cracker in the …

Mike Gainey Poker Room Manager of the Peppermill Casino
Poker Player Online, CA - Nov 28, 2006Mike Gainey returns to Reno as the Poker Room Manager of the Peppermill Casino. … They settled in Lake Tahoe where Mike found his forte, poker. …

Video poker charge denied
The Republican, MA - Nov 25, 2006SPRINGFIELD – A corporation that owns the Sandcastle Lounge on Holyoke’s Northampton Street has been charged with possessing video poker machines rigged for …

Poker and blackjack to be proposed
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - 5 hours agoA top Democrat will introduce legislation early next year that could legalize poker, blackjack and other table games in the state’s new casinos, legislative …

Feminine Alliance At Ultimate Poker Challenge
Online-Casinos.com, Denmark - 3 hours agoThe organisers of the Ultimate Poker Challenge made a shrewd move this week in allying themselves with the growing womens poker demographic through a …

How does a ‘guy girl’ meet a nice guy? 
Baltimore Sun - Nov 28 8:15 AM
Think of it as the United Nations of comedy. It’s all about the translation. Save

Sugar Land’s Holden aids Dynamo to soccer title 
The Herald-Coaster - 1 hour, 57 minutes ago
Barely into his twenties, longtime Sugar Land resident Stuart Holden is a rising profile in American soccer. Better yet, he can lay claim to the Holy Grail of all big time sports – a national title.Save

Tuesday November 28, 2006 – 14:12 EST 
Rolling Good Times - 49 minutes ago
RICHMOND, California As reported by the Berkeley Daily Planet: “On a divided vote, Richmond city council members last week approved a contract to provide services for a casino planned for unincorporated North Richmond.Save

Poker tournament a good deal for charities 
Eagle-Tribune Online - Nov 25 9:08 AM
SALEM, N.H. – Last night kicked off a weekend-long series of Texas Hold ‘Em poker tournaments for charity at Rockingham Park. The racetrack is hosting three tournaments this weekend. A tournament runs from noon to midnight today and tomorrow.Save

Las Vegas From Home.Com Entertainment Inc. Closes the Sale of its Operating Unit, Action Poker Gaming Inc. 
SYS-CON Media - Nov 27 11:37 PM
Las Vegas from Home.com Entertainment Inc. (‘the Company’) (TSX VENTURE: LVH)(OTCBB: LVFHF)(BERLIN: LVH)(FWB: LVH) is pleased to announce it has closed the sale of its subsidiary Action Poker Gaming Inc. (‘APG’) for US $2,600,000, an increase of US $250,000 from the original sale announced on October 26, 2006. A finder’s fee of US $75,000 is payable to an arm’s length third party. Following this Save

Tuesday November 28, 2006 – 13:57 EST 
Rolling Good Times - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
SACRAMENTO, California As reported by the Sacramento Bee: “In the waning hours of the 2006 legislative session, lawmakers were asked to approve an extraordinary expansion of casino gambling: agreements to allow five of California’s richest Indian tribes to add up to 22,500 new slot machines.Save

What to watch 
Baltimore Sun - Nov 28 12:34 AM
Today on TV PJ Franklin is a sportswriter who likes to hang out with the guys, playing poker, drinking beer and watching games. The catch is that PJ is a woman, played by Jordana Spiro, on the new series My Boys (10 p.m.-11 p.m., TBS). Jim Gaffigan, Kyle Howard and Reid Scott also star. Save

Titanic Win For French Poker Player
Online-Casinos.com, Denmark - Nov 20, 2006French poker player Remy Elkoubi, from Marseille, France, hit a Straight Flush that gave him a $100 000 jackpot prize at online poker room Titan Poker this …

Free Poker, Money and Sex Poker Industry, Take Note!
PokerNews.com - Nov 25, 2006″Something for the weekend Sir?” “Certainly!” UK Poker News has decided to supply a little something for our weekend readers. We …

Gadecki is New Poker TV Hostess on WPT…
Pokerpages.com - Nov 24, 2006by PokerPages.com. Sabina Gadecki is the new TV poker hostess on the fifth season of the World Poker Tour (WPT). She replaces Courtney …

A Heroine Better at Poker Than Dating
New York Times, United States - 3 hours ago… guzzles beer and cites with conviction things like Ernie Banks rookie card. She also decorates with dart boards and pennants, plays poker and Astroids …

From the 2006 World Series of Poker Circuit Event at Bally’s …
CardPlayer.com, NV - 3 hours ago”Beware of playing in the small-stakes poker games in Las Vegas or other casinos. … Find other great tips in Play Poker Like the Pros by Phil Hellmuth Jr. …

Poker and The New Anti-Internet Gaming…
Pokerpages.com - Nov 24, 2006… Now the indictment would be 28 pages. On the other hand, Internet poker operators have claimed that they are not violating any federal or state law. …