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Amaya Gaming Group Inc. says its shareholders have approved a financing key to its proposed acquisition of the world's largest online poker company, operator of PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker.

The Stephentown Volunteer Fire Department will hold a Texas Hold'em Tournament on Saturday, Aug. 9, in the Stephentown Fire Hall, 35 Grange Road.

No limit Texas hold 'em was the rage on ESPN a few years back. Recently it hasn't had the appeal it once did, but ESPN still airs the World Series of Poker.

Analysts have long speculated about the coexistence of online poker and live casino poker rooms in Nevada.

LITTLE RIVER, SC The SunCruz Casino, one of the Grand Strand's only two legal gambling boats, has ceased all operations, according to a message left on the company's main business line.

What you're doing: Learning about the Bitterroot Valley's drinking history through photographs of local bars and soda fountains during this Aug. 3 Ravalli County Museum fundraiser at Bitter Root Brewing in Hamilton.

A man who was sentenced Tuesday for running an illegal gambling operation bought a deputy a truck and paid for his children's school activities in exchange for tips that helped him keep his gambling operation going, his lawyer said.

A man who was imprisoned 21 years for a rape and murder he didn't commit is set to testify at a first-ever Connecticut hearing to determine how much he should be compensated.

Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall will celebrate the life and legacy of 'The King of Rock n' Roll' Elvis Presley with live entertainment, food specials, contests, movies, music and gaming promotions August 15-17.

Dan Bilzerian is living the life and that's an understatement. In a recent interview with popular radio personality Howard Stern, the poker pro, actor and businessman opened up about poker wins and losses, life in the navy, sex life, womanizing ways and his past among other things.

Las Vegas From Home.com Entertainment Inc. . LVFH is pleased to announce that it has entered into and has executed a letter of Intent with the Mexican entity of the Codere Group and its Mexican partner the Salinas TV Azteca Group in respect to a partnership for online gaming in Mexico.

CardPlayer.com is the world's oldest and most well respected poker magazine and online poker guide .

A total of $2.5 billion was lost on poker machines in Victoria last year, the second-lowest amount lost on the machines in seven years.

A plea deal may be in the works for a Weston man charged with running an illegal cock fighting operation among other things.

Wei Seng "Paul" Phua, 50, and his son, Darren Phua, 22, were in the Henderson Detention Center on Monday on a hold from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to jail records.

Lawyers in Las Vegas are asking immigration authorities to release a wealthy Malaysian businessman who was charged in a World Cup betting scheme and remains in custody even after his poker star friends posted his bail.

Amaya Gaming Group Inc. says its proposed US$4.9-billion bid to buy the world's largest online poker company, operator of PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, has received approval from gaming regulatory authorities.

We all like simplicity in life, and that goes for our entertainment as much as for the day to day organisation of life.

2374 has received a warning, authorities said, about reportedly allowing at its facility illegal gambling activities that apparently included poker games and machines that paid out money.

Is John Oliver's "This Week Tonight" even a comedy show, fundamentally? Sometimes, it veers so far into scathing commentary that the satire and laughs take a back seat.