Month: September 2013

Oklahoma

Inthavong wins WinStar River Poker Series, $473K

Tournament action in Oklahoma continues to be heavy. Main events for WinStar World Casino’s River Series, Cherokee Casino’s Blast to the Past Series at West Siloam Springs, Hard Rock Casino’s Poker Showdown and the Mid-States Poker Tour at Downstream Casino were among those crowning champions since our last issue. Kaophone Inthavong defeated Benjamin Kantor to […]

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New York

Federal Appeals court deals blow to poker

For those who followed the poker case in New York, U.S. v. DiCristina, in which a 91-year-old federal judge ruled poker was a game of skill immune from federal prosecution under the Illegal Gambling Business Act, your heart was recently broken. In August, the Second District Court of Appeal overturned the 100-plus-page order and ruled […]

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