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Poker promotion no big gamble: CBU students' union (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News)
The students' union at Cape Breton University is endorsing an internet site that offers Canadian students the chance to win free tuition by playing poker.
Vega Announces Schedule for "Poker Tour of the Americas" Season One (Centre Daily Times)
VEGA PROMOTIONAL SYSTEMS, INC. (VGPR.PK) today announced the schedule for its Poker Tour of the Americas (PTA) inaugural season.
50 people arrested in weekend poker raid (The Fayetteville Observer)
Police say 50 people were arrested Friday night following a raid on an illegal poker game at a residence off Yadkin Road. The names were not immediately available.
Annual poker run Oct. 11 (Sparta Expositor)
The annual poker run to benefit Project Graduation will be held on Oct. 11. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. in the White County High School parking lot. At 10 a.m., the first bike is due to ride out.
Poker player plays cards right to go pro (Times Online)
Until recently, Chris Elliot delivered pizzas by night and played internet poker by day. But last week his life changed for ever when he won £81,000 after making the final table in Europe’s biggest tournament at the Empire casino in Leicester Square, London.
Former Buncombe sheriff to be sentenced for poker bribery (Winston-Salem Journal)
ASHEVILLE A former North Carolina sheriff convicted of taking bribes from video poker operators is set to be sentenced.
Former sheriff to be sentenced for poker bribery (WBTV Charlotte)
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - A former North Carolina sheriff convicted of taking bribes from video poker operators is set to be sentenced. Former Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Medford is scheduled to appear at a sentencing hearing Monday morning in Asheville.
Vega Announces Schedule for "Poker Tour of the Americas" Season One (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
LONDON----VEGA PROMOTIONAL SYSTEMS, INC. today announced the schedule for its Poker Tour of the Americas inaugural season.
Chrome Divas Breast Cancer Poker Run (Tallahassee Democrat)
Chrome Diva Len Gassett gets a laugh from Sue Smith at the groups Breast Cancer Poker Run Sunday. The event started at Capital City Harley-Davidson and ended at The Moon.
Playing poker with the Polish powerbrokers (CNN)
Some say Poland is the biggest of the "small countries" in the European Union. Others call it the smallest of the "big countries."
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