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A week to go until British Poker Awards A week to go until British Poker Awards

The British Poker Awards stage their inaugural ceremony in London next week, an occasion intended to salute players and those associated with the game for their performances over the last...

12:48 BST 4 Sep 2010 by Stephen Bartley
Holden to vote on Poker Hall of Fame Holden to vote on Poker Hall of Fame

International Federation of Poker President Anthony Holden has been invited to form part of the Poker Hall of Fame voting panel this year, the group of figures within the game that bestow...

09:34 BST 16 Aug 2010 by Stephen Bartley
IFP President nominated for British Poker Award IFP President nominated for British Poker Award

President of the International Federation of Poker Anthony Holden has been nominated for an award at this year’s British Poker Awards, in recognition of his work within the game, bo...

09:29 BST 15 Aug 2010 by Stephen Bartley
Internet gambling hearing set for Wednesday Internet gambling hearing set for Wednesday

The date for the Internet Gambling Hearing has been scheduled and will take place next Wednesday, according to an article on Poker News Daily. The House financial Services Committee w...

07:08 BST 16 Jul 2010 by Stephen Bartley
The Economist asks is poker skill or chance? The Economist asks is poker skill or chance?

An article in the Economist magazine asked “Is poker a game of skill or chance?” The article, which briefly tells the story of the World Series of Poker’s initial co...

17:44 BST 13 Jul 2010 by Stephen Bartley
Mark-up for internet gaming bill expected soon Mark-up for internet gaming bill expected soon

The Poker Player Alliance announced that there could be a mark-up of the pro-internet gambling bill in Congress this week, although as of yet there is no hearing scheduled for the House F...

17:58 BST 12 Jul 2010 by Stephen Bartley
Skill not luck says Dutch court Skill not luck says Dutch court

The news from Holland is good this week. The national team may have lost the World Cup Final to Spain in South Africa, but poker players can take heart with the news that their beloved ga...

17:20 BST 12 Jul 2010 by Stephen Bartley
IFP celebrates ground breaking year at Las Vegas Congress IFP celebrates ground breaking year at Las Vegas Congress

Member countries of the International Federation of Poker, spanning three continents, made their way to Las Vegas last week, the spiritual home of poker, for the second annual Congress at...

06:49 BST 8 Jul 2010 by Stephen Bartley
Online poker in firing line down under Online poker in firing line down under

An article by Mike Hawthorne in the Sydney Morning Herald today raises the issue of the country’s laws regarding advertising of online gambling services, with two of the country&rsq...

13:54 BST 28 Jun 2010 by Stephen Bartley
Books and poker combine for Books and poker combine for "All In" exhibition treat

Poker books have inspired millions of players to take up the game, whether instructional classics like the ground breaking work of Doyle Brunson, to the personal journeys and memoirs that...

13:25 BST 16 Jun 2010 by Stephen Bartley
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