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

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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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Poker

Restock the Shelves feeds nearly 44K people

On Jan. 19, players in more than two dozen poker venues across North America and online came together to raise cash and food for their local communities. Restock the Shelves, a food bank initiative created by Ante Up Poker Media and Blue Shark Optics, helped give an estimated 43,660 people a meal on Jan. 20. […]

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