ORANGE PARK, FL: Some County Officials are a little pissed about new gambling laws and the explosion of poker in Florida.
“On Sept. 4, the Orange Park Town Council granted Jacksonville Greyhound Racing Inc.’s request to open a card room at the long-established dog track on U.S. 17. After more than two hours of […]

FORT MEYERS, FL: The Naples-Fort Myer Greyhound track just raised their stakes, now offering 2/5 NL poker and coming in October they add six more tables for a total of 30.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ: 319 ladies entered the Arizona State Championship Tournament hosted by Casino Arizona.
55-year-old Deborah Gudinas won $15,000 for first place.
Via: eCollegeTimes.com

RALEIGH, N.C. - Maciek “Michael” Gracz was cited on a misdemeanor gambling charge after a poker raid in North Carolina. Gracz is best known for winning Event #7 at the 2005 WSOP.
“He (Gracz) says having more than a dozen officers spend about eight hours at the scene of a clandestine casino on […]

09/27/07 - Tuesday October 2 at 11:59pm the new MGM Grand in Detroit will open its doors. There will be a non-smoking poker room with eight tables. MGM will be the 3rd poker room in Detroit, joining company with Greektown and Motor City. There is also find some good over-the-border-poker-fun at nearby […]

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ: Trump Taj Majal poker room is the first in the country to offer online sign-ups for its tournaments using a new web based service called “PT Seats”.
“Players visit the Web site www.ptseats.com, pick the tournament they want to enter, and reserve a spot using a credit card. There is a convenience […]

MARQUETTE, IA: In 2005 Isle of Capri Casino paid a 10k fine because a young poker player enjoyed some drinks and some cards in their establishment. At the time they were supposed to provide additional training to their staff to prevent under-age gambling. Well, it looks like the training didn’t stick. […]

Barack Obama has acknowledged that he played poker in a regular cash game while on duty as an Illinois state senator.
“Obama was a regular at the low-stakes games — sometimes stud poker, sometimes draw — designed to break up the tedium of long legislative sessions. Poker, beer and cigars were staples; Democrats and Republicans, lawmakers […]

LEDYARD, CT: Once upon a time the Mohegan Sun had a poker room, then they took it out, now they are promising to bring poker back for good.
“Mohegan Sun is in the midst of a $740 million expansion that will include a 38-story, 1,000-room hotel with a spa that will open in 2010, the […]

LAS VEGAS, NV: I was tipped off by Pokerati about a rumor that the Las Vegas Hilton might be closing its poker room. I called and confirmed that yes, sad but true, they will be closing their poker room on October 17th.

LAS VEGAS, NV: The 2007 World Poker Dealer Championship starts tomorrow (Tuesday Sept. 25th) at Binion’s in Downtown Las Vegas.
WPDC Event Schedule:

Sept. 24: Registration
Sept. 25: $550 Ladies Only NL Hold’em Event - 12 pm start
Sept. 26: Day 2 Ladies Event.

$1,100 Dealers NL Hold’em Event - 12 pm start

Sept. 27: […]

MILFORD, NH:  The Milford, New Hampshire planning board has approved the development of a new charity poker room.
“The proposal is headed up by New Hampshire Charitable Gaming and would create “The River,” a poker hall complete with Texas Hold’em and other poker games and tournaments. By state law 35% of the profits of such a […]

EAST CHICAGO, IN: Ameristar Casinos Inc. has completed its acquisition of Resorts East Chicago from Resorts International Holdings, LLC for $675 million.
“Resorts East Chicago currently includes a 53,000-square-foot casino and premier 291-room hotel. The casino offers approximately 1,900 slot machines, 60 table games and 16 poker tables. The property’s streetscape features a 280-seat […]

PITTSBURGH, PA:  With West Virginia racetrack/casinos “racinos” slated to add table games (poker) this Fall, Majority Leader Bill DeWeese, D-Greene, is pushing for new laws which will allow Pennsylvania racino operators to add table games.
“The expansion beyond slots, not surprisingly, was embraced by Pennsylvania racetrack casino operators who say they need it to […]

The new gambling law that took effect July 1, allowing Florida poker rooms to increase their limits, has proven successful in drawing the poker players to the casinos.
“The Naples-Fort Myers greyhound track reaped the benefits of the new law. The gross receipts from the track’s poker room exploded to $532,833 in July after taking in […]

It looks like Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick is serious about bringing gambling to his state. He would like to see 3 casinos built in Massachusetts. A study showed that:
“Every year, 29 percent of Massachusetts adults pay at least one visit to the Connecticut casinos or the Twin River slot machine hall in […]

The Golden State Casino has poker 4 tables and is open for 17 hours a day. Not by choice. Card room operator Keith Hoang is fighting with county and state officials for more tables and longer hours. He says:
“It is frustrating,” he said. “Right now, I’m in the negative. I don’t know […]

SANTA FE, NM: About 12 miles north of Santa Fe, New Mexico the Pojoaque Pueblo’s Buffalo Thunder Resort is about half way through construction and on track for its grand opening in the Fall of 2008. When complete Buffalo Thunder Resort will boast a 390-room hotel and a 151,000 square foot casino […]

Not wanting to be left out of the Free-Roll madness the Orleans poker room is offering up this juicy tournament. Players who log 80 hours of live play between October 1st and November 30th qualify for the $100,000 freeroll where 1st place is guaranteed $30,000!

Between now and November 11, win a $10,000 World Poker Tour main-event seat or up to $5,000 in cash by playing in qualifying sit-and-go’s at Resorts East Chicago in Indiana. WPT events will be held at Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut and the Bellagio in Las Vegas.
Source: Chicago Sun Times

The Venetian poker room is running their $50,000 free-roll in September. To qualify for this amazing tournament you need to have 50 hours of live-play logged on your players card during the month.
For more information on Venetian Poker Tournaments contact the poker room at 702-414-7657.