WPT Championship Day One: Steve O'Dwyer Takes Early Lead In Difficult Field
Poker News Daily
By Earl Burton – May 20th, 2012 The tsunami of poker that is descending on Las Vegas for the next three months has kicked off with the start of the World Poker Tour's World Championship event at the Bellagio on Saturday. The WPT Championship features …
WPT: Steve O'Dwyer Leads After Day 1 of $25K ChampionshipBluff Magazine
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The Week That Was: WPT Announces Season XI Schedule, New WSOP Bracelets
Bluff Magazine
This week featured the release of the World Poker Tour Season XI schedule for fall 2012, and the $25000 WPT Championship event for Season X began at Bellagio. The WPT will feature five US stops and six international events through the end of 2012.
HNR 5/18: WPT World Championship; SCOOP Update; WSOP BlingPartTimePoker News

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State not alone in pursuing online gambling
The Southern
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois is not alone in the rush to expand legalized gambling to the Internet. According to US Internet Gambling Regulatory Tracker, nine other states are reviewing legislation dealing with Internet poker and online casino gambling.
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2012 World Series of Poker Rookie Roundup: Ami Barer
PokerNetwork
Barer, a 21-year-old from Vancouver, will be playing in his first World Series of Poker this summer. It will be the first taste of poker's summer camp for Barer, who has made a living playing online tournaments since he was in high school.
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2012 World Series of Poker Rookie Roundup: Harrison Gimbel
PokerNews.com
Each year when PokerNews compiles its World Series of Poker Rookie Roundup list, Harrison Gimbel's name comes up. Since he stormed onto the scene in early 2010, it has always been a question of whether or not this kid would finally be of age to take to …
WSOP Unveil Stunning Six-Figure Sum BraceletOnline Poker.net
WSOP Reveals New Bracelet Design by Jason of Beverly HillsBluff Magazine
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Charity: The generosity of French poker players requested
Poker 777
Among others, there is Fabrice Soulier and Claire Renaud, two professional poker players who created the famous "1% for the next WSOP" to support the activities of the association "l'Etoile de Martin," which conducts research on children cancer.

Pennsylvania leads US in tax windfall from gambling
The News Journal
Ralph Attarian, a 47-year-old caddy, puffed cigarettes as he played a penny slot machine in Philadelphia's SugarHouse Casino, adding to the pot of money that has helped Pennsylvania reap more tax revenue from gambling than any state for three years …

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Toledo joins gaming boom
Toledo Blade
You might be overwhelmed by the ornate, multi-colored carpeting, the pings and whirs of the 2002 slot machines or the thousands of playing cards moving across the felt of the casino floor's 80 gaming tables. They're all tempting pieces of a puzzle in …

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World Series of Poker bracelets get a redesign
Casino City Times
LAS VEGAS (PRESS RELEASE) -– The World Series of Poker (WSOP) has chosen famed celebrity jewelry designer Jason Arasheben, “Jason of Beverly Hills”, to design this year's WSOP Main Event bracelet, in addition to the 66 other championship pieces to be …
2012 World Series of Poker Rookie Roundup: Harrison GimbelPokerNews.com
HNR 5/18: WPT World Championship; SCOOP Update; WSOP BlingPartTimePoker News
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WPT CEO Steve Heller Aiming Far and Wide for Season 11
Poker News Report
Season 10 of the World Poker Tour (WPT) hasn't even drawn to a conclusion, yet organisers of the series have already revealed details about the first half of the Season 11 schedule – and proclaimed that the WPT is committed to extending its global …
Big Weekend Ahead As WPT Championship, Super High Roller Take Center StagePoker News Daily

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