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1. Poker Player Gunned Down in Vancouver - Ricardo Francis Scarpino, a 37 year old man from West Vancouver, was shot dead in front of a restaurant on his way to his own engagement party at Gotham, an upscale steakhouse in Vancouver.
2. Four Women Found Stalking Chris Ferguson - Maybe stalking is not exactly true, but they definitely ARE chasing him. A new blog debuted on PokerWorks recently aptly named “Chasing Chris Ferguson” and that is exactly what four women are doing. While not chasing him in the literal sense, they are
3. Regette Bechara Wins the first World Poker Tour Ladies League - The Borgata is home to one of the largest and most plush poker rooms in Atlantic City. It is the poker room of choice for seasoned veterans in the poker community. The Borgata Winter Open is taking place January 15 – January 31st and The World Poker T
4. National Heads-Up Poker Championship - The 4th Annual National Heads-Up Poker Championship is slated to take place on February 28th. This is an invitation only tournament and the majority of players will be big names in the poker field. Last year’s winner, Paul Wasicka has been invited t
5. Struggling Student turns Poker into Win, Win! - Money has always been a problem for Shippensburg University’s Josh Froment. He’s a good student with a great work ethic, but due to financial distress, Josh had to drop out of school without a degree.
6. The WPT Kicks Off the Ladies League This Weekend - The World Poker Tour is catering to the ladies! With numbers increasing in the female poker playing arena, the WPT is launching an official ladies league and No Limit Texas Hold Em tournament circuit.
7. The Dynamic Duo: Pam Anderson and Rick Salomon Head to Melbourne - Pammy never fails to provide me with writing material! Her latest adventure will take her and hubby, Rick Salomon, down under to the Aussie Millions!
8. The Xtreme Couture G.I. Foundation Charity Poker Tournament - Martial arts legend, Randy Couture is having a charity poker event at the Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino this Saturday, January 12th from 1 – 6 p.m. Operation All In will benefit the Extreme Couture G.I. Foundation, a non profit unit dedicat
9. New Zealand: Poker Ads on T.V. - Government officials in New Zealand are investigating allegations that a commercial for an online poker website aired during restricted time. Problem Gaming Foundation chief executive, John Stansfield says his 9 year old daughter saw the commercial while
10. Titan Poker: The $2,000,000 Guarantee - Titan Poker is gearing up for their biggest tournament ever! Boasting the largest poker room on the iPoker Network, Titan Poker is giving away $2,000,000 in a Guaranteed Prize Pool.
11. Australian Government Addicted to Poker Machine Revenue - Many Australian gamblers are addicted to poker machines, but now a new study has found that governments are addicted to the revenue that poker machines are bringing in.
12. Poker in Aspen to Aid Three Women - The residents in Aspen, Colorado put together a series of charity events to send people in need to India for a groundbreaking embryonic stem cell therapy treatment. This new treatment will help people with incurable or irreversible diseases! The therapy
13. The World Poker Association Kicks off the 2008 WSOP - The World Poker Association launched a new website with more content for members and visitors alike.
14. The Future of Online Poker Looks Bright - The rich keep getting richer, or in this case, the gaming companies just keep growing and growing. Terry Lanni, MGM Mirage’s chairman and chief executive officer, said that even though the company’s first attempt at Internet Gaming may not have panne
15. Gambling Addiction Leads To Death - Army Warrant Officer Aaron Walsh, a decorated Apache helicopter pilot enjoyed playing slot machines in his spare time. Luckily, he didn’t have to go far because the army operates 3,000 slot machines on overseas posts to raise money. Unfortunately for
16. Nevada Leans Towards Internet Betting - UNLV’s International Gaming Institute is doing a study on how many Nevadans gamble online. The goal is to quantify this number and measure gambler’s attitudes toward legalizing Internet gambling. This study, commissioned by the Nevada Gaming Control
17. Poker Machine Addict Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison - Fifty year old Regina Bouskila, from North Bondi in Australia, was sentenced to jail for a minimum of five years for stealing more than 3 million dollars!
18. A new and innovative game: BlackJack Extreme - Hollywood Mogul, David Thomas and Internet Marketing guru, Mark Koetting have joined forces and are taking the gambling market by storm! Thomas recently invented a game that combines both poker and blackjack with an exciting twist called BlackJack Extr
19. The 5th Annual World Tavern Poker Tour in Sin City - More than 600 poker players from 25 different states traveled to downtown Las Vegas, in particular to Binion’s for the 5th World Tavern Poker Open and it was their biggest and best event yet! Former WSOP Poker Champion, Greg Raymer joined the WTP crew
20. Controversial Plea Bargain in Project Kaleidoscope - Winnipeg police conducted a series of raids throughout the city in May. The object of these raids was to bust illegal cash games in Canada. These raids were dubbed “Project Kaleidoscope, and once it was all said and done, illegal games were shut down