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As an official charity, the WSOP will work with ONE DROP to help educate, raise awareness and direct funds towards the organization that helps provide access to clean water around the world.

Jason Arasheben, also known as "Jason of Beverly Hills," has been charged with bringing the bling to the bracelets that are awarded to winners of WSOP tournaments.

With the World Series of Poker right around the corner, players need to know what the tax implications of a win will be, especially if they plan on splitting their prize with anyone else.

Casino City's Vin Narayanan and Aaron Todd whether the WSOP's $1 million Big One for One Drop will hit the 48-player cap, whether an online poker room can succeed in the U.S. in an unregulated environment, how casinos can gain local support, and the state of the horse racing industry.

Series officials hope this summer's prize pool will exceed $200 million, fueled in part by the $1 million buy-in Big One for One Drop tournament.

Casino City's Vin Narayanan and Aaron Todd look at the implosion of Groupe Bernard Tapie's takeover of Full Tilt Poker, address Full Tilt takeover rumors and reports, discuss the new World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific, gambling in Massachusetts and make their Kentucky Derby picks.

World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific (WSOP APAC) will take place April 4-15, 2013, at Crown Melbourne and feature five WSOP gold bracelet events.

No matter what stakes you play, with some organization and planning, you can raise enough money to send a player from your home poker game to play in a tournament at the World Series of Poker.

Casino City's Vin Narayanan and Aaron Todd discuss PokerTableRatings complying with a cease and desist notice from PokerStars, Boyd Gaming, which operates The Borgata in Atlantic City and the Gold Coast in Las Vegas, integrating social gaming into their player loyalty program, tips on running a home game satellite tournament for the World Series of Poker, the best gambling scenes from non-gambling movies and make their best bets.

The World Series of Poker's never-before-seen $1 million buy-in tournament is expected to generate the richest prize in poker history.

The prize pool for the tournament is projected to exceed $26,000,000, with the winner walking away with an estimated $12,266,668. The prize money could increase if more people sign up to play.

Casino City's Vin Narayanan and Aaron Todd discuss the messy situation in Maryland surrounding a winning Mega Millions lottery ticket, the satellites running for the $1 million World Series of Poker event and gambling fantasies. They also make their Masters best bets and baseball futures bets.

Caesars Entertainment sold an undisclosed percentage of its interactive gaming subsidiary to its partner in two Ohio casinos for $60.8 million, the company disclosed late Monday.

After seeing 2-4 crack aces and queens, Aaron Todd lays out the top-10 bad beats he's seen on TV.

Caesars Interactive Entertainment has released the much-anticipated 2012 World Series of Poker schedule, and with several new events, a few lower buy-ins and some tweaks to the $10,000 Main Event, poker players have plenty to digest.