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North Carolina Agents Raid Illegal Poker Game
North Carolina authorities moved in on a location this past week where an illegal poker game was being held. The authorities arrested eight people and seized a slew of poker paraphernalia.

Poker Debt Associated With Loan Lands MTSU QB In Hot Water
The NCAA does not take gambling lightly, and that may be the reason that despite doing nothing wrong while gambling in a poker game, Middle Tennessee State quarterback Dwight Dasher will be suspended for a loan he took of $1,500.

Pro Poker Players Unhappy With Commerce Casino; May Boycott
Poker players have voiced their concern over Commerce Casino's stance regarding online poker. The Poker Players Alliance sent a letter to the casino, and it was signed by some of the top professional players in the game.

Online Gambling May Soon Be Regulated By The Dutch
A Justice Ministry Commission claims that the monopoly on Internet gambling should end for the Dutch and that online poker should be opened up to several companies in the future.

Illegal Poker Gambling Leads To Arrests In North Carolina
Although home poker games are legal in many places throughout the US, the games become illegal when the house makes money. That is what police are alleging after arresting a man in Thomasville, North Carolina.

Poker Player Arrested After Spitting Incident While Gambling
The pressure of playing high stakes poker sometimes grows too large for player. That is the case of Mesbah Khaffaji, who was arrested after spitting in the face of a dealer while gambling at a California casino.

ESPN Steps Up Coverage Of WSOP Main Event Gambling On Tuesday
ESPN has been airing the 2010 World series of Poker on Tuesday nights and this week the action heats up with the third and forth day ones from the main event.

ATV Accident Lands Poker Gambler Phil Laak In Hospital
An ATV accident has landed one of poker's most recognizable names in the hospital. Phil Laak was injured while on a trip in Oregon with fellow player and friend Antonio Esfandiari.

PokerStars Endorses Online Poker Regulations In The US
Up until today, many online gambling opponents believed that big online poker sites such as Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars were against US regulation. PokerStars has disputed that claim by giving praise to the latest online gambling proposal.

Online Poker Players Looking Forward To Regulated Tables
Millions of people in the US are playing poker online, and soon they may have the protection of the US government. Players all across the country are excited about Rep. Barney Frank's proposed online gambling bill.

World Series Of Poker Complete, Las Vegas Casinos Back To Normal
The 2010 World Series of Poker came at a perfect time for Las Vegas casinos that have been struggling with decreasing revenues. With the WSOP now complete, visitors have again headed home, leaving the casinos to struggle once again.

World Series Of Poker Main Event Final Table Set
The World Series of Poker has officially come to an end for the next couple of months after seventeen hours of play finally brought the main event to its final table.

WSOP Main Event Update: Final Eleven Players Fight For Final Table
There are now just eleven players left in this year's World Series of Poker main event, and play continues tonight until the November Nine has been determined.

World Series Of Poker Main Event Recap: Forty-Two Players Remain
What started out as 7,319 poker players hoping to become the next World Series of Poker main event champion, has now been dwindled to just forty-two as play continues Friday evening.

World Series Of Poker Main Event Update: Mizrachi In Top Five
Michael Mizrachi has had to watch his brother fare well early in the 2010 World Series of Poker, but with just ninety-nine players left in the main event, it may be Michael that gets the last laugh.

World Series Of Poker Main Event Update: Chan And Mizrachi Alive
Johnny Chan has already won two World Series of Poker main event titles, and with only 235 players left this year, Chan is again in position to reach the final table.

Less Than 1,000 Players Left At World Series Of Poker Main Event
The players are falling quickly at the World Series of Poker main event in Las Vegas, Nevada. As of late Tuesday, only 751 of the starting field of 7,319 remain.

World Series Of Poker Main Event Update: Chan Near Chip Lead
After a full week of playing on all different days, the remaining players in the World Series of Poker main event came together on Monday for the first time as a complete group.

World Series Of Poker Day Two Update: Assouline Leads
The World Series of Poker main event day twos are just about complete, and David Assouline is the chip leader on day 2B after a full day of poker play.

World Series Of Poker Main Event Update: Esfandiari Out
The World Series of Poker has headed into its second day and one of the top pros in the world, Antonio Esfandiari has been eliminated within the past hour.