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Integrity Representatives Will Oversee Teams After professional sports leagues have seen their share of player controversies over the last few years, the

Sameh Elamawy Wins Nearly Seven-Figure Pot On High Stakes Poker

Judges: City Was Wrong In Revoking License To Operate

Responding to some poker-related issues in the news, PokerStars and the European Poker Tour announced some key changes this week. After concerns about the use of solvers during the World Series of Poker main event, the EPT has banned their use in the tournament area. “No use of GTO-solvers/charts or similar anywhere in the whole tournament area at any time, also not for spectators,” PokerStars live event advisor and poker pro Kenny Hallaert said on Twitter. Additionally, following allegations of high-tech cheating at European casinos, the tour also announced that dealers would now be instructed to slide cards across the table to players. Solver Use, High-Tech Cheating Targeted The solver ban comes after their alleged use by main event champion Jonathan Tamayo in between hands at the final table of World Series of Poker. Players reacted to photos posted of the winner consulting a solver being manned by friends on his rail. Although technically not against the rules, some felt this took away from the “one player, one hand” mentality of the game. The EPT is now apparently looking to ...

Visitors to Las Vegas hoping to get a close-up view of the upcoming demolition of the historic Tropicana Casino will really have to pay for the privilege, according to a new report.

Josh Wilcox To Bring Poker Realism To Hollywood Film

The battle over smoking in Atlantic City casinos continued last week with a New Jersey judge dismissing a lawsuit seeking to make smokers butt out when gambling. The city’s casino industry, which has seen declining revenue in recent months and is worth just over half of its peak in 2006, has fought an outright ban on smoking in recent years. A group of casino workers filed suit earlier this year to force casinos to ban smoking, but the judge ruled the lawsuit had little merit based on current law in the state. “We are gratified by the court’s decision to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint and deny its attempt to change the Smoke-Free Air Act outside of the legislative process,” Resorts Casino President and head of the Casino Association of New Jersey Mark Giannantonio said. Details On The Suit Workers raised issues of equal protection under the law, and “a constitutional right to safety” in the suit. However, the judge’s ruling noted that “reliance on a constitutional right to safety is not well-settled law.” The state’s current law allows smoking on 25% ...

Judge Orders Vote After Determining Petition Had Enough Signatures