Month: February 2015

Wisconsin

Iowa poker-raid saga continues

The saga of the local poker game raided last summer in Camanche, Iowa, continues. The motion to dismiss based on the prosecutors taking longer than

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Pennsylvania

Mermelstein wins BPO, $712K

Thousands of players showed up for the World Poker Tour’s Borgata Winter Open, which featured a $3 million guaranteed Jan. 13-30. The entire series featured 23 events for a combined guaranteed prize pool of $6.7M. After five days and 37 levels, Aaron Mermelstein of Philadelphia took home the championship trophy and $712,305. Mermelstein has been […]

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South Carolina

Smoking ban passes in Louisiana

On Jan. 22, the New Orleans City Council voted 7-0 to ban smoking in public places such as bars, restaurants, video poker parlors and Harrah’s

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Mississippi

Pearl River makes $70M renovations

By Scott Long Pearl River Resort wants players to know there’s somewhere else in Mississippi to play poker besides Biloxi and Tunica. And it’s spending

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