2011 January 05 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

The Jackson Golf Club is again hosting poker nights, starting Friday at 7 p.m. Those interested can play Texas Hold-Em for free, with the chance to move on to regional and district competitions and possibly Las Vegas to the World Series of Poker.

A mystery DNA profile from a bloody shoeprint and a lack of evidence directly tying Ernest Scherer III to the brutal slayings of his parents in March 2008 leave too much doubt to convict him in their murders, his attorney told a jury Wednesday.

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A new year brings hope that in 2011 the U.S. government will recognize that Internet poker is as legitimate an activity as playing the stock market.

A man who was about to go on trial on charges of using a software glitch to steal nearly $US500,000 from a western Pennsylvania casino was arrested by federal officials who believe he may have done the same thing in casinos in Nevada.

Paddy Power Poker today launches a series of a 20 re-buy Irish Open Super Satellites to run at 8pm each Monday evening from January 3rd to January 31st 2011.

Classes have just begun at the first school for people who want become certified casino dealers.

With 2010 in the rear-view mirror, it’s time to look ahead at what the new year has in store for poker.