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Editorial: Congress must reverse foolish online poker policy
19 Nov 2014

Prohibition didn’t halt the use of alcohol, it hasn’t reduced demand for illegal drugs, and it hasn’t stopped online poker play.

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Poker pro Phil Hellmuth wins Pittsburgh Poker Open at Rivers Casino
18 Nov 2014

This was Hellmuth’s first tournament win since 2012.

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Jacobson shows consistency during run to WSOP title
13 Nov 2014

Jacobson won the World Series of Poker Main Event on Tuesday night, defeating fellow professional Felix Stephensen at the Rio’s Penn & Teller Theater.

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Larrabe's unorthodox style leads to sixth place at WSOP Main Event
11 Nov 2014

If you watched any of the World Series of Poker coverage leading up to the Main Event final table, you probably saw Andoni Larrabe making what most players would call unorthodox plays.

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Caesars Entertainment posts $908.1 million loss in Q3
11 Nov 2014

In the quarter that ended Sept. 30, Caesars said its debt was $22.88 billion, down from $24.2 billion at the end of June.

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Gaming Standards Association welcomes eight new members
29 Oct 2014

GSA offers a range of membership levels to suit any company’s budget and business interests.

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Final table of WSOP 2014 set to kick off on November 10
28 Oct 2014

The nine players are from six different countries: Brazil, Norway, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands and the United States, representing completely the immense diversity that the WSOP has come to be known for.

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Control Board backs Warner Gaming takeover of Horizon Lake Tahoe
9 Oct 2014

The renovation of the Horizon will cost $60 million. Warner expects the property to reopen in January.

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WSOP helps Nevada crack $1 million revenue mark for online poker
30 Jul 2014

Caesars Interactive Entertainment — which owns both the World Series of Poker and WSOP.com — said website traffic increased upward of 40 percent in June.

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Online.Gambling.org now tracking online poker and blackjack tournaments
24 Jul 2014

Sharing current and upcoming tournament information through its website, Online.Gambling.org continues to expand its coverage of the online gambling industry at large, of which Internet poker is now a massive component.

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Main Event needs new identity to attract new players
14 Jul 2014

Casino City's Vin Narayanan believes the World Series of Poker Main Event's aspirational narrative is dead. He proposes a new marketing plan -- one that focuses on the tournament's best qualities.

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PokerStars pro Daniel Negreanu takes number-one spot on all-time live tournament winnings list
3 Jul 2014

Negreanu took home more than $8 million with a second-place finish in the biggest buy-in tournament of the 2014 World Series of Poker, the Big One for One Drop.

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Latin Series of Poker rebrands as Latin Poker Series in response to dispute with WSOP
1 Jul 2014

All events on the schedule will remain intact and the name change will not impact any of the now-Latin Poker Series tournaments.

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Top-10 Big One for One Drop numbers of note
30 Jun 2014

Aaron Todd presents 10 numbers to note at this year's $1 million Big One for One Drop at the World Series of Poker.

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George Danzer wins Razz Championship at WSOP
9 Jun 2014

This is Danzer’s first WSOP bracelet and tenth cash at the WSOP.

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