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Senate passes poker bill, compromises a little

The Florida Senate passed its gambling package on Wednesday, and just after Senate President Jeff Atwater said he didn’t think a gambling compromise would be reached with the Florida House this session, the Senate made an offer to the House. The <a href="http://blogs.tampabay.com/buzz/2009/04/senate-backs-off-full-casinos-suggests-voter-referendum-for-black-jack.html#more">St. Petersburg Times</a> reports that the Senate is no longer insisting on craps […]

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Jacksonville poker rooms announce promotions for May

The two poker rooms in Jacksonville have released their promotions for May. <strong>St. Johns Greyhound Park</strong> • Pot-Limit Omaha/8 tournament, May 2 (Sunday) at 7 p.m. $65 buy-in. • Bounty tournaments, May 9 and May 23, at 7 p.m. $150 buy-in with $25 bounty on each player. • Triple shootout, May 16, 7 p.m. $65 […]

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Gambling bill negotiations stall

Josh Hafenbrack of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel <a href="http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/dcblog/2009/04/on_gambling_no_deal_in_sight.html">writes</a> that the gambling negotiations between the Florida House and Florida Senate have slowed to a crawl, and he says it now seems unlikely that the chambers will be able to agree on compact for the Seminole Tribe by Friday’s scheduled end of this year’s session. Sen. […]

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Hobe Sound’s Vanessa Rousso talks about Ante Up for Africa

<script src="http://www.pokerstars.tv/movies/70T/ante-up-for-africa-europe-interview-with-vanessa-rousso.js?from=embed&amp;include_link=true" type="text/javascript"></scrip t> Watch <a href="http://www.pokerstars.tv/movies/70T/ante-up-for-africa-europe-interview-with-vanessa-rousso.html">Ante Up for Africa Europe: Interview with Vanessa Rousso </a> on PokerStars.tv

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Dania’s Dan Le Batard celebrity tournament returns April 29

The always successful Dan Le Batard Celebrity Poker Tournament will be at Dania Jai-Alai’s poker room on April 29 at 8 p.m. and will have a $50 buy-in. Also, the room has brought back its bad-beat jackpot, which will be progressive. The hold’em jackpot stands more than $10K, but there are bad-beats available in stud … Continue reading Dania’s Dan Le Batard celebrity tournament returns April 29

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