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CapCon 231's Pinocchio-themed poker game resulted in nearly 100 people gambling that they had the best caption for it.

The vessel sails out 3 miles from the shore and features three levels of gaming options including table games like craps, roulette, mini baccarat and blackjack, plus a sports book and more than 200 slot machines.

Whereas Memorial Day has always been the unofficial opening of the season, many casinos are taking advantage of warm temperatures to kick off their pools in time to get the spring break business.

Twentynine Palms, Ca.,- At the time of this post, there are 15:19:26:10 days-hours-minutes-seconds until the Grand Opening of the new Tortoise Rock Casino in Twentynine Palms on March 31, 2014, based on their countdown clock.

"I was like a kid in a candy store," recalls Mirarchi, a compulsive gambler turned counselor at a Collingswood rehab center.

Houston and Harris County moved one step closer Friday in their quest to crack down on illegal game rooms after a judge threw out a restraining order which had blocked new regulations due to come into effect this month.

Former Florida congressman Allen West says the Justice Department will not comment on a corruption investigation into possible financial wrongdoing by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and GOP Sen. Mike Lee because it could be damaging to the Obama administration.

D.C. super lawyer Cleta Mitchell fired back Friday evening at reports that Sen. Mike Lee has gotten tangled up in a corruption probe along with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.

Delaware still has not cured its gambling problem. The state remains dependent on a casino levy that grows more vulnerable every time a competitor opens its doors across the state line.

She's played her favorite games - three-card poker, blackjack and Texas Hold 'Em - at hundreds of casinos across the country for the past 40 years.

The casino, owned by the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians which also owns Spotlight 29 Casino in Coachella, was under construction for 10 months.

Gold Strike Casino Resort has taken smoke-free gaming literally to a new level. Today, Gold Strike is opening its first smoke-free gaming level in 4,500 square feet on the second floor of the casino.

The Sheriff's Community Impact Program, SCIP, is holding its 3rd annual poker tournament on Saturday to help raise money for the Arden-Arcade Rotary charities.

On Tuesday, the second day of the $1 Million Live! Poker Classic at Maryland Live Casino, Card Player magazine posted a story about chip security at poker tournaments.

In their current form, these games/parties have in many cases become unauthorized, unregulated casinos.

Activist investors have built a fearsome reputation for turning the screws on managements of underperforming companies, more often than not bringing about boardroom changes and/or corporate activity.

Two local prosecutors in Utah say a corruption investigation looking at state politicians and online gambling interests has yielded evidence that could implicate Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Senator Mike Lee, R-Utah.

Cherokee Nation Entertainment, LLC, , a wholly owned tribal company of the Cherokee Nation is seeking qualified bids for 13 each Standard Poker Table Tops for the Catoosa Casino.

The tournaments cost $40 each and are at 1 and 5 p.m each day. There also will be a $1 and $2 no-limit hold 'em cash table each day starting at noon.

A new picture will be posted daily until we get to #1. Our #3 Greatest Poker Pic of All Time is Phil Ivey at the WSOP with a wad of cash at his feet.