2008 July 15 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

U. S. Intervenes More Aggressively In Troubled Banking Sector NEW ORLEANS — Gamblers lost $3.28 billion playing state-licensed casino games during Louisiana’s just-completed fiscal year, a tad higher than the …

Does a Metro-East man have a shot at winning one of the nation’s biggest poker tournaments? You bet.

There are numerous ways to measure the progression of a poker tournament, from the basic count of players eliminated, to the angle of the slouch of the average reporter on media row.

Nine players have won final table spots at the World Series of Poker main event and will compete for the title and $9.12 million in November.

PokerStars Sunday Million As part of the PokerStars 2X promotion , the guarantees for many of the major events last night were doubled, including the Sunday Warmup , the Sunday Million , and the Sunday Second …