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Aug 26 2004, 10:15am
DAVIE, Fla., Aug. 26, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Midas Entertainment, Inc. (Pink Sheets:MDAS) announced that CityPoker.com began operations last week and has almost 1,000 player sign-ups since inception. CityPoker.com is powered by Midas Entertainment.
"This is a healthy start and we have only just begun our marketing efforts," stated Midas President George Gutierrez. "There will be several additional brands started within the next few months to drive even greater traffic and players to the Midas powered poker sites and we are genuinely excited about the company's great kick-off."
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Aug 26 2004, 10:14am
MANTECA -- Hoping to capitalize on the recent success of programs such as "The World Series of Poker" and "Celebrity Poker Challenge," nonprofit organization Give Every Child A Chance has added a Texas hold em tournament to its annual casino night fund-raiser.
Tickets are on sale for the fourth annual Night of Kings and Queens, with all proceeds going to the tutoring programs of Give Every Child A Chance.
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Aug 26 2004, 10:13am
Santa Cruz police arrested a third suspect this morning in connection with the shooting death last month of a poker player who was trying to recover $20 stolen from him.
Sgt. Brad Goodwin said the police used a warrant to search the home of 24-year-old Francisco Valenciano, and arrested him again after originally having to cut him loose for lack of evidence.
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Aug 23 2004, 11:24am
In January, ESPN will debut its next scripted dramatic series, Tilt, set at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Tilt will be aired on Thursday nights beginning January 13 at 9 p.m. ET, with one-hour shows that will explore the drama of high-stakes gambling, as well as the action away from the table where greed and revenge fuel conflict, power plays and deal making.
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Aug 23 2004, 09:17am
Poker is not a sport. But it sure seems like one.
Earlier this summer, ESPN ran a countdown clock on SportsCenter reminding viewers how much time remained until the start of the World Series of Poker.
The Travel Channel and Bravo also have anted up with poker programming.
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Aug 23 2004, 09:17am
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Following the success of televised poker in cable, the card game is ready to place its bets in syndication.
"The Ultimate Poker Challenge," a one-hour weekly show set for a Sept. 4 launch, will feature amateur and professional poker players competing against one another in 23 individual no-limit Texas Hold 'Em tournaments. The players will be whittled down to eight finalists, who will compete for the ultimate prize of more than $1 million.
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Aug 23 2004, 09:16am
STAMFORD -- The battle over poker night may not be over.
At least one bar owner is planning a lawsuit challenging Attorney General Richard Blumenthal's July ruling that barroom poker tournaments violate state gambling laws.
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Aug 23 2004, 09:15am
IN THE fevered world of modern high-stakes poker, long tall Evelyn Ng is often heralded as a big deal. Enjoying a high life and publicity, the Toronto-born player has travelled widely seeking big-money tournaments on American game circuits where she has made pals even among possible rivals.
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Aug 22 2004, 04:14pm
When the average Joe off the street thinks of poker, the last thing to come to their mind is a game of strategy, discipline and preparation. Instead images of guys sitting around a kitchen table smoking cigarettes drinking beer and calling out "give me four cards" are common; a game where the ability to bluff and call peoples bluffs makes you a winner.
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Aug 20 2004, 09:02am
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A few years ago, casinos across the United States were closing their poker rooms to make space for more popular and lucrative slot machines.
But the improbable triumph in 2003 of a 27-year-old accountant from Tennessee, who beat some of the world's greatest professional players on national television, has sent the nation into a poker frenzy - and casinos looking to cash in have been quick on the draw.
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