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The Internal Revenue Service has slammed the Miccosukee Indians with a bill of $170 million for the West Miami-Dade tribe's failure to report and withhold taxes from its distribution of gambling profits to tribal members, according to court records.

When online poker was prevalent in the United States, John Hayes was well known as a stone-cold-killer. At the time the U.S. government put a stop to online poker on April 15, 2011 - dubbed "Black Friday" in the poker world - Hayes had earned over $2.4 Million on the virtual felt, mostly under the screen name " JohnnyGstaks ." With his income ... (more)

Last August, Marvin Rettenmaier opened the 11th season of the World Poker Tour by becoming the first player to win back-to-back titles in tour history.

The schedule for the 2013 World Series of Poker Europe Presented by BarrierePoker.fr was announced on Tuesday.

Councillor Rory Palmer fears the "fixed odds betting terminals", which offer games like roulette and poker and are now common in bookmakers, are fuelling a rise in gambling.

Tiger Woods and new girlfriend Lindsey Vonn looked to be having a great time at a recent charity poker tournament.

The Federation Internationale de Poker Association has announced the launch of a revamped website along with a free new mobile app, both of which feature the 2013 International Poker Rules which serve as a useful resource for the poker industry.

You follow players on Twitter , at tables in your favorite online poker rooms , through PokerNews live reporting and at live events, but how did they get their start? What were they doing before they discovered poker? We're here to answer those questions and more for you in Seat Open .

There is another round of efforts to license online poker in California, but it remains to be seen if a law will emerge or if it will be "no deal," the 2013 version.

Two poker players at Hollywood Casino Perryville are headed to a national championship in Las Vegas.

The owners of power plants that burn coal are playing high-stakes poker as they decide whether to install expensive pollution controls or shut down If one were to sketch a family tree of eastern U.S. power plants , the Gallatin Fossil Plant outside Nashville, Tenn., and the Big Sandy Power Plant in eastern Kentucky might be distant cousins.

On Sunday, Season XI of the World Poker Tour continued with Day 2 of the $25,000 World Championship at Bellagio .

On Sunday night, the 2013 California State Poker Championship wrapped up with the conclusion of the $2,080 Main Event .

Time really is running out if you want to win your way to the World Series of Poker with PartyPoker .

Researchers warn a new wave of simulated gambling applications are aiming to hit the jackpot with a new generation of younger gamers.

Jerry "Stickman", Thank you for your previous advice. I have another question for you.

"You need to have a redesign because familiarity breeds a kind of complacency" - Timothy White.

Southern California poker players can win more cash in June at Pala Casino Resort and Spa as the poker room adds two more cash promotions and continues its schedule of guaranteed tournaments and regular cash promotions.

Gov. Brian Sandoval said Thursday he has held preliminary talks with other state governors on partnering with Nevada on Internet poker.

Officials said Stephen Steward, 42, became angry when Lewis Maxwell's 14-year-old son won the poker game and demanded to be taken home.