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Swedish lawmakers have been endlessly debating whether poker was a game of skill or luck since six men were arrested for organising a tournament at Grebbestad back in 2007. In May 2008, two of the organisers were deemed to have acted in contravention of Sweden’s... 

In 2010, Taylor “ambiguosity” Paur earned 11,030 points and $1,099,435 in tournament cashes to win the Card Player Online Player of the Year Award. Now, just three months into 2011 and already the prestigious online race is beginning to heat up and so far... 

Team Full Tilt’s Erick Lindgren has been a consummate pro for over ten years now and is still one of the most recognisable faces in the whole of tournament poker. The 34 year-old’s impressive record stands largely for itself having earned $7,534,197... 

Filipino player Enrique Del Prado has won the 2011 Asian Poker Tour Philippines (APT) Main Event, after overcoming a field of 231 players over five days to lift the title, and collect the $179,260 first place prize. The US$2,500 buy-in event took place at the Resorts... 

Atlantic City‘s gaming revenue has been in steady decline since peaking in 2006 at $5.2 billion and in 2010 had dramatically fallen to $3.57 billion. The ongoing economic crisis and competition from neighbouring states has also continued to adversely affect... 

Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Mike Vrabel has landed himself in a spot of bother after being arrested on Monday at the Belterra Casino in Florence, Indiana. The 6ft 4in, 261lb NFL star has had many highlights throughout his illustrious career, including winning... 

In 1998, the Turkish government decided to come down heavy on gambling and after introducing the relevant legislation promptly banned all its 79 casinos from operating within the country. Subsequently, any person then caught gambling would find themselves subjected... 

Yesterday’s SuperStar Showdown part 1 saw old rivals Viktor “Isildur1” Blom and Scott “URnotINdangr” Palmer face off against each other over four tables of $50/$100 NLHE. The 2,500 hand match produced the quickest finish of all the Challenges... 

Roberto Romanello has just won the WPT Bratislava, after overcoming a field of 210 players over five days to take down the prestigious WPT title, as well as collect the  €140,685 ($200,000) first place prize. Romanello has been on a bit of a tear of late and... 

McLean Karr has just won the 2011 WPT Vienna High Roller, after overcoming a field of 50 players on his way to capturing the prestigious title and collecting the €185,120 ($263,591) first place prize. US pro Mclean Karr is no stranger to tournament success and... 

Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond is a consummate 26 year-old US poker pro who has made $8,244,053 playing online cash games at Full Tilt since 2007. Despite his enviable results, the New York City resident didn’t get off to the best start in 2011 and back... 

The Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City has just been slapped with a discrimination lawsuit, after 16 cocktail waitresses lost their jobs. In December, Casino Executive Dennis Gomes took over the Resorts and part of his new vision for the business was to introduce... 

A famous singer and entertainer’s career lies in ruins after having an arrest warrant issued on him for being involved in a gambling scandal. Shin Jung-hwan, 37, is a big star back in his native South Korea but the TV regular is not new to controversy and... 

British online gaming group 888 Holdings plc has just released its financial figures for the whole of 2010 showing a massive 57% slump in its pre-tax profits, which fell to $15.1m from $34.6m in 2009. Despite the company’s revenue growing by 6% to $262.1...