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Epic beat spoils media tournament

UNCASVILLE, Connecticut -- I now know the feeling of an epic bad beat. I now know the feeling of being sucked out on runner-runner cards. I now know the feeling of having a tournament in your grasps only for it to be snatched away at the last possible moment. I now know what it feels like to be a professional poker player. Of course, my epic bad beat didn't occur in the PokerStars.net North American Poker Tour Mohegan Sun Main Event, which finished its Day Two on Thursday...read more

Day 2 of NAPT Mohegan Sun a rollercoaster

UNCASVILLE, Connecticut -- Carnage. Upsetting. Grinding. They're three completely different words. Yet, depending on your vantage point, all three could describe Day 2 of the PokerStars.Net North American Poker Tour Mohegan Sun Main Event. Thursday's action began at noon with 443 players remaining from a strong opening field of 716...read more

Deal Me In: Winner winner

Dear Mark: I was wondering, do you have any idea where the phrase "Winner Winner Chicken Dinner" originated from? Why do people shout it out when playing? Johnson T. "Winner Winner Chicken Dinner" is occasionally yelled out on the casino floor to suggest a positive gambling result...read more

NAPT Mohegan Sun a hit on Day One

As far as tournament names go, the PokerStars.net North American Poker Tour Mohegan Sun Main Event is quite a mouthful. But as far as actual tournaments go, this NAPT Main Event is a hit in the making. A strong field of 716 players comfortably filled the tournament floor -- and a few spillover tables -- at Mohegan Sun, creating a prize pool of $3.2 million for the $5,000 event...read more

Virgin Atlantic to begin Las Vegas-UK flights in 2011

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- British air carrier Virgin Atlantic announced this morning it will launch twice-weekly service between McCarran International Airport and Manchester in the United Kingdom. The flights will begin in April 2011. The additional flights will give Virgin Atlantic nine direct flights a week between Las Vegas and England...read more

Full Tilt subject of federal probe

Full Tilt, the world's second largest poker site, is being investigated by a federal grand jury in Manhattan on money laundering charges, according to a report Monday in the Financial Times. Howard Lederer and Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, two players closely associated with Full Tilt Poker, are also being investigated, according to the report...read more

Full Tilt subject of federal probe

Full Tilt, the world's second largest poker site, is being investigated by a federal grand jury in Manhattan on money laundering charges, according to a report Monday in the Financial Times. Howard Lederer and Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, two players closely associated with Full Tilt Poker, are also being investigated, according to the report...read more

Full Tilt subject of federal probe

Full Tilt, the world's second largest poker site, is being investigated by a federal grand jury in Manhattan on money laundering charges, according to a report Monday in the Financial Times. Howard Lederer and Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, two players closely associated with Full Tilt Poker, are also being investigated, according to the report...read more

Full Tilt subject of federal probe

Full Tilt, the world's second largest poker site, is being investigated by a federal grand jury in Manhattan on money laundering charges, according to a report Monday in the Financial Times. Howard Lederer and Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, two players closely associated with Full Tilt Poker, are also being investigated, according to the report...read more

PPA seeking poker exemption to UIGEA

The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) has approached Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) in hopes of creating an exemption for online poker before regulations enforcing the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) go into effect on June 1st. PPA Executive Director John Pappas told Poker News Daily that his organization will present a petition that attempts to exclude peer-to-peer games from being included in the final implementation of the UIGEA rules. Pappas and the PPA know it will be a tough sell to get Kyl on board...read more

Massachusetts gambling bill may criminalize online gambling

Legislation that would allow land-based casinos in Massachusetts includes a provision that may criminalize online gambling. The gambling bill proposed by House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo would license two resort-style casinos in Massachusetts as well as 750 slot machines at the Commonwealth's four racetracks...read more

Isle of Capri acquires Mississippi casino

VICKSBURG, Mississippi -- Isle of Capri Casinos has acquired the Rainbow Casino in Vicksburg, Miss., from Bally Technologies for $80 million in an all-cash transaction, the companies announced Monday. The transaction is expected to close by June 30 pending regulatory approval. Las Vegas-based Bally, a slot machine manufacturer, has owned the Rainbow for 16 years...read more