Holiday Mathis horoscopes for Dec. 30
Chicago Sun-Times – LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your attitude and appearance create an air of calm confidence, making this the perfect time to involve yourself in a game of poker or anything else that might require you to bluff. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The world responds

PartyGaming to buy Empire, Intercontinental Online
Boston Globe – PartyGaming and Empire have previously been partners, but suffered an acrimonious split last year when PartyGaming ring-fenced its own poker players from those of four affiliates including Empire, which relied on PartyGaming software. The split hit

Chips with everything
Daily Telegraph – It’s Saturday night at the Firehouse members bar in South Kensington and JoJo Hastie, a 27-year-old celebrity events organiser, and a group of friends are drinking mojitos served by handsome barmen. Xuyen Pham has won 191,000 at poker Clad in

PartyGaming chief sees 19m raise
Daily Telegraph – Mr Garber, 41, who joined the online poker and casino business in April, can collect the entire bonus by May 1 2009 equivalent to 530,000 for each month’s work or 24,000 per working day. PartyGaming said it had decided to make “a one-off

Ladbrokes, William Hill win licences in Italy
Reuters UK – However, bwin said it would be interested in winning an Italian licence for online poker and casino gambling. (Additional reporting by Boris Groendahl in Vienna and Gavin Jones in Rome) Reuters 2006. All Rights Reserved. | Learn more about

Things to do
Leaf Chronicle – UNIVERSITY POKER TOUR FREE TEXAS HOLD ‘EM 6:30 and 9 p.m. at Scooter’s Pub and Grill, 630 Huntco Drive. 358-0525. TEXAS HOLD ‘EM 6 and 8 p.m. at Rookies Sports Bar, 1348 Fort Campbell Blvd. 648-4531. Wednesday, Jan. 3 LADIES’ NIGHT at Jerry’s Bar and

Armed Men Storm Wilkins Twp Poker Tournament
KDKA – (KDKA) WILKINS TOWNSHIP Police say three armed men stormed a poker tournament in Wilkins Township and robbed about 50 people. According to Allegheny County Police, the men beat up a security guard and forced their way into the Italian American

UPDATE 1-Ladbrokes, W.Hill win betting licenses in Italy
Reuters – had not sought licences in this tender as it already owned a licence for online sports betting in Italy and was not looking for licences for betting centres. However, bwin said it would be interested in winning an Italian licence for online poker

Notebook The 183rd time is not the charm for Moore
Oregonian – H.D gave us all poker chips and said, ‘Go for broke — go all in,’ ” Langsdorf said. “And that’s what we did.” De Carolis still looking: OSU athletic director Bob De Carolis said negotiations continue with Riley’s agent about a contract extension

Bond baddie in real-life poker probe!
Kerala Next – London, It seems that the high-stakes poker game in Bond flick ‘Casino Royale’ was not enough for baddie Mads Mikkelsen, for he’s now landed in a soup after allegedly taking part in a illegal poker tournament. Mikkelsen reportedly got into trouble in

PartyGaming in talks to buy Empire gaming assets
Reuters UK – It’ll include Empire’s Noble Poker and Club Dice casino sites,” said one industry source, adding that the deal was expected to be completed by the end of this week. Another source said that after any deal was concluded, PartyGaming could strike a

PartyGaming buys two smaller rivals
TMCnet – (The Birmingham Post Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) PartyGaming has expanded its online casino and poker operations with the acquisition of websites run by two smaller rivals, Empire Online and Intercontinental Online Gaming. The online poker operator

Partygaming in rival buyout talks
BBC Business – Analysts said the deal could be worth about $40m ( 20.4m), and would probably include Empire’s Noble Poker and Club Dice casino websites. Shares in Partygaming rose 2.5% on the news in mid-day trading in London. The company has been refocusing its

Poker site plays cards right, plans expansion
Modesto Bee – TURLOCK Bob Stephens loves playing cards at the Turlock Poker Room, but he hates waiting in line and the cramped quarters. “All of a sudden, this poker thing got big, and now it’s crowded,” said Stephens, a retired Save Mart driver. “They even got

Don’t fall into raise-or-fold mentality 
Detroit News - Dec 26 11:23 PM
It drives me batty when I watch poker on television and hear commentators say things like, “Well, this looks like a raise or fold situation. He certainly can’t call.”Save

The Clintonesque challenge 
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Dec 29 12:24 AM
NEW YORK He stood far behind, hiding in plain sight, though his glowing white hair and ruddy complexion rendered him as inconspicuous as a face on Mount Rushmore.Save

PartyGaming in advanced talks to buy Empire Online assets 
The Scotsman: Business - Dec 28 8:49 PM
GAMBLING firm PartyGaming has confirmed it is in talks to buy the gaming assets of smaller rival Empire Online.Save

Dads Offer Unique Perspective On Parenting 
The Morning News - Dec 29 12:25 AM
It’s well known that men and women are indeed from different planets. Men and women experience the world differently. Even in our roles as parents, both genders offer a unique perspective to each other and our children.Save

PartyGaming in secret deal 
Mad.co.uk - Dec 28 2:45 AM
Online gaming group PartyGaming is reported to be close to buying the gaming assets of smaller rival Empire Online. The deal will include Empire’s Noble Poker and Club Dice casino sites that could be worth up to $40 million ( 20.4 million) and is expected to be completed …Save

PartyGaming to buy Internet gambling ops for $66 million 
Market Watch - 2 hours, 36 minutes ago
LONDON (MarketWatch) — PartyGaming on Friday reached deals to buy the Internet gambling operations of Empire Online and Intercontinental Online Gambling for $66.3 million in shares. Save

‘TOOL’ OF THEIR TRADE 
Lexington Herald-Leader - Dec 29 12:16 AM
The idea came after a throwaway complaint during a poker game. No local bands were covering Tool. So Andrew Franklin, Eric Green, Andrew “Horse” Hill and Justin Sinclair remedied that particular prog-rock malady.Save

Robbers Open Fire, Hold Up Wilkins Club 
Action News 4 Pittsburgh - Dec 28 5:28 AM
About 50 people competing in a poker tournament in Wilkins Township were ordered to the floor by armed robbers.Save

MOMENTS 2006 
Las Vegas Sun - Dec 28 7:39 AM
With only so much room to run photos in each day’s edition of the newspaper, there are inevitably pictures that we are fond of that are not published.Save

Online casino software developments bring poker to podcasts 
Online Casino Reports - Dec 28 6:49 AM
It is thanks to online casino software developments that gambling was brought from the brick and mortar casino to the Internet in the first place. In the decade plus that has passed since, software advancements have carried online casinos games to new media, such as wireless and hand held machines.Save

BREAKING NEWS 
Palm Springs and Coachella Valley Local News and Guides - Dec 28 4:08 AM
The Desert Diaries One woman. One desert. Something crazy was bound to happen. This is the story of a Midwesterner jumping right into the pool of Southern California.Save

Burning Questions 
The Star-Ledger - Dec 26 9:47 PM
Maryann Morrison is author of “Women’s Poker Night” (Kensing ton Publishing, $15.95). When and how did you start playing poker? I started playing poker originally (after) I was asked to do some marketing for a new poker room.Save

Events and activities 
The Pilot-Independent - Dec 28 6:59 AM
NO BINGO Due to the American Legion remodeling project there will be no bingo until further notice. Rural Minn. CEP meeting The Workforce Council Investment Board for Workforce Service Area 2 and the Board of Directors will meet at 1:30 p.m. at the Northern Lights Casino in Walker.Save

PartyGaming to acquire Empire’s online assets 
Guardian Unlimited - Dec 27 4:35 PM
Company quits gambling in wake of US clampdown.Save

Poker, Coached By The WSOP Best
Online-Casinos.com, Denmark - Dec 20, 2006Some of the top names in poker, and former World Series of Poker champs will be passing on their expertise and knowledge at the first WSOP Academy in Tunica …

Online Poker Room Goes After American Players
Launchpoker.com, UK - 4 hours agoIt would be hard to put a better face on an American poker room than Doyle Brunson; with his Texas drawl, big smile and cowboy hat, he is the image that many …

Why NBC calls poker a sport
MarketWatch - Dec 21, 2006Poker. … Must have something to do with the announcement that for the next 52 weeks, six nights a week, the network will broadcast “Poker After Dark.”. …

Online Poker Site Full With Christmas Promos
Launchpoker.com, UK - Dec 22, 2006… The online poker room, online casino and online sportsbook have promos like the College Football Bowl Rush, a special Xmas Poker Freeroll and more from …

Online Poker: Sportsbook.com’s Aggressive Move into Market
Gambling911.com, FL - Dec 21, 2006For online poker players shut out by the recent mass exodus from the US market, great news! Sportsbook.com (see website here) will …

Poker Hands – A Guide For Beginners
UK Casino Times, UK - 7 hours agoIf you’re new to online poker (or even offline poker) and don’t know your Full House from your Royal Flush then read on – all will be revealed. …

EVENT: From the 2006 World Poker Tour Reno Hilton
CardPlayer.com, NV - Dec 23, 2006… Reads, reads, reads, and a little “pot odds” math should be your guide.”. Find other great tips in Play Poker Like the Pros by Phil Hellmuth Jr. …

2007 World Series of Poker: 2,000 to 12,000 Expected?
Gambling911.com, FL - Dec 21, 2006… Director of Communications for the WSOP, didn’t seem to have an answer as to how recent online gambling legislation would impact the 2007 World Series of Poker …