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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- TASER Foundation, a non-profit
foundation to honor fallen law enforcement officers and provide one time
financial grants to their families announced today that it in celebration of
its the first anniversary, the TASER Foundation is hosting a Texas Hold'Em,
Poker Tournament on Saturday, November 5, 2005 at TASER International
headquarters in Scottsdale, AZ. Major sponsors include The World Series of
Poker, GT Distributors Inc of Austin, TX and Dittus Communications of
Washington, DC.

Kayak Interactive, a global mobile entertainment publisher, and Verizon Wireless, the nation's leading wireless service provider, announced today that Poker Superstars is now available to Verizon Wireless Get It Now(R) customers. Poker Superstars brings Fox Sports Net (FSN) celebrity poker kingpins to life and delivers the thrill of bluffing and calling opponents for all the chips.

Poker Superstars provides players with the ultimate all-star Texas Hold'em experience where card sharks can sit at virtual tables alongside pros such as Johnny Chan and Doyle Brunson. Players begin by creating their own profile then pull a seat up to the table along with seven other opponents to be dealt into a game. Verizon Wireless poker fans can hone their skills by playing against 12 avatars with varying levels of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and personalities, observing and adopting strategies and tips from the pros or by throwing down with friends all playing together via up to eight connected mobile phones.

Progressive Gaming International Corporation (Nasdaq:PGIC) (the Company), a leading provider of diversified content and technology products and services used in the gaming industry worldwide announced today that it has received approval to commence routine 30-day field trials from the Nevada Gaming Control Board for Ticket In Ticket Out (TITO) for its Matrix stand-alone slot platform. In addition, the Company expects to receive final approval in Nevada for Texas Hold 'Em Bonus Poker within 45 days, permitting further rollout of this exciting new table game. The Company also received approval in Missouri for Two Card Joker Poker.

Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing Robert Parente stated: "We have a pipeline of anticipated placements of 300 - 400 slot games from casino operators in the state of Nevada, which should increase as a result of the new titles we released last week at the Global Gaming Expo. We expect these new placements of stand-alone slot games to be an important part of our future for the conversion to server-based games."

OUTDOOR ART EXHIBIT AND SALE, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Heart & Home Gift Shoppe, 65 Main St., DANIELSON. Held by the Northeastern Connecticut Art Guild. Artists will be available to discuss their artwork, which consist of acrylics, oils, pastels, photography, watercolors, woodcut prints and more.

FESTIVAL BY THE SOUND, 10 a.m., University of Connecticut Avery Point Campus, 1084 Shennecossett Road, GROTON. Fencers, magicians, musicians, exhibitors and dozens of booths offering food, arts and crafts. The band Sugar Daddy will play on the rear deck of the Branford House starting at 6 p.m. Information: www.averypoint.uconn.edu.

Tropicana Casino and Resort Hosting Weekly Qualifiers Leading to ProJo Poker
National Championships

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention: "Average Joe"
Poker Players. Finally, here's your chance to play against other recreational
poker players for a shot at the world's top poker pros and nearly $40 million
in prize and bonus money in your own televised tournament series.
It's ProJo Poker and the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City will
play host to 26 weekly tournaments beginning Wednesday, Sept. 21 and running
through January 18, 2006. Winners will advance to the ProJo Poker National
Championships in Las Vegas in February, 2006.

Rate of growth in online poker is moderating says CEO Segal

Party Gaming's results announcement had them front and centre in the UK financial and business press this week, with CEO Richard Segal producing great results, but dampening enthusiasm with the comment that the online gambling boom may be starting to slow down.

Segal's pessimistic view sent the stock price southwards by almost 37 percent, marking the shares down from 156¾p to 121p in the first minutes of trading with more than 8 million shares changing hands, and seriously depressing the stock for the rest of the week.

Nevertheless, the company, which runs the world's most popular online poker site PartyPoker, saw stunning growth in the first half of the year as first-half profit rose 25 percent. Net income increased to $171 million from $136.5 million a year earlier, the Gibraltar- based company said in a statement. Profits rose to $186.3m from $146.6m a year ago

PartyGaming controls about 54 percent of the online poker market, which according to Christensen Capital Advisors has grown from $90 million in 2002 to $1 billion in 2004. Analysts say growth in the industry will outweigh any potential regulatory concerns. The company makes 87 percent of its revenue in the U.S.

Costa Rican based gambling group will launch new Internet poker concept September - October

The CEO and founder of Bodog.com, Calvin Ayre has confirmed reports that his online poker operations are to be the subject of a revolutionary technology change.

Bodog is one of the largest multi-channel online gambling sites in the world according to Hitwise.com, and the firm is making a serious bid to become a major presence in the booming on-line poker space.

The group has invested heavily in aggressive multi-media advertising and high profile events, and has rapidly built up a large gambling base.

Ayre has confirmed that this September or October Bodog.com will be releasing a new generation of the firm's proprietary poker system, and promises that the change will be the most significant switch in how poker is played on the 'Net in the last half decade.

Ayre says that the "Bodog Interface" will create a paradigm shift that will likely cause ripples through the industry.

"The new system is now in feature freeze and will be released once QA testing is completed" he revealed this week without giving further details of the technology.

LAS VEGAS -- The Silverton Casino Hotel has introduced a new poker room with six tables and five plasma-screen TVs broadcasting sports and entertainment programs.
The room offers low-limit and no-limit Texas hold'em games, and can also spread Omaha high games if customers want to play.
The poker room is smoke-free and offers free poker lessons Monday through Friday.

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One of the unforeseen benefits of writing this column on a weekly basis is the e-mail interaction I've received from readers, asking for advice on everything from Las Vegas casino recommendations to inquiries on the legendary gambler "Amarillo Slim" Preston.
I answer every e-mail as quickly as possible, but one of the things that perplexes me is when I receive multiple e-mails that all touch upon the same topic. It makes me think that I've failed to address a key point.
Here are some answers to the most common queries in my mailbag:
You wrote about tournament poker, but failed to mention where we can play these low buy-in tournaments and so forth. Any recommendations?
It depends on where you live, and since it's likely you're in South Texas, your options are slim: You are pretty much limited to playing online. There are dozens of online poker sites available to anybody with a computer and an Internet connection. They all have tournaments that you can enter for as low as $5, and some even let you play for free for a shot at real prize money. Unfortunately, casinos can't financially justify spreading low-cost tournaments, so playing in a casino tournament will likely require you to post a buy-in for a minimum of $35 and up.

In the current issue of Wildcat Insider Magazine there is an in-depth feature on Chase Budinger. Talking to friends, family, coaches and of course, Chase himself, we get a great picture for just who the newest Wildcat really is. Here is an excerpt from that story.
KNOW WHEN TO HOLD EM
Chase Budinger loves poker. He loves the challenge of the card game. He loves the strategy, the deception and the fact that no matter how well you play you are at the mercy of the cards.
One can only assume that Chase must be one heck of a bluffer when he’s playing cards because he did not let anyone know exactly what was going on during recruiting. After the commitment he admitted that he had long favored the Wildcats.
“Chase was very clear,” said Chase’s father Duncan. “He’s been a Wildcat fan since he was a little kid. To be able to play there is a dream.”

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Newly-launched online casino and sportsbook company 777 Sports Entertainment Corp. announced that it will open its online poker room September 1st.

"The addition of multi-table casino games, including the very popular Texas Holdem, is a key ingredient in making 777betz.com truly a one-stop shop for sports enthusiasts," noted 777 President James Po Ho Cheung. "With the number of players available on line when our members log on to our platform, we are certain that the gaming experience will meet the expectations of all players, whether for no-limit or pot-limit games. With the commencement of our schedule for regular tournaments, we will ensure that the most discriminating player will be satisfied."

With round 22 completed the draw for the 2005 AFL Finals Series has been announced with the action getting underway on Friday night.

Week One

Game 1 1ST QUALIFYING FINAL- West Coast Eagles (2) Vs Sydney Swans (3) Subiaco Oval
Game 2 1ST ELIMINATION FINAL-Geelong Cats (6) Vs Melbourne Demons (7) MCG
Game 3 2ND ELIMINATION FINAL-Adelaide Crows (1) Vs Saint Kilda Saints (4) AAMI Stadium
Game 4 2ND QUALIFYING FINAL-Kangaroos (5) Vs Port Adelaide Power (8) Telstra Dome

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Poker online frenzy Texas Hold'em started when an accountant by the name of Chris Moneymaker won $2.5 million at a WSOP event in 2003 from a $40 entry fee online. July 2005 Joseph Hachem a 39-year-old chiropractor from Australia is $7.5m richer after emerging from a field of 5,600 players to win the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Uplinegames (http://www.uplinegames.com) claims everyone has a chance to be the next Moneymaker or Hachem. "Thats the charm of the game, everyone has a chance win. Poker is a sporting event full of strategy and a pinch of luck" states D.Lewis of Texas, a lawyer by day and poker wannabe champ by night. "I come home and relax in a tournament online" admits Lewis.

Know Your Poker History

In 969 A.D., Emperor Mu Tsung introduced the game of "domino cards." This may have been poker's slow-growing zygote.

Egypt: fragments of playing cards have been recovered that date back to the 12th and 13th centuries. Card playing spread in the 14th century as first documented in Catalan, Spain then Italy before quickly spreading throughout Europe. The early Tarot deck from early Egyptian, Hebraic, and Roma cultures suited minor arcana cards inspired the popular 52-card deck. France, created the familiar four playing suits of Spades, Clubs, Hearts, and Diamonds in the 15th century for its national game of "Poque." Poque etymological roots for the eventual "poker" moniker. German Pochspiel or "knock-play" which introduced the tactic of bluffing into the early betting world and used now in Texas Holdem Poker. Ganjifa Treasure-cards betting games in the early 16th century inspired the Persian game of "As Nas," a five-player 25-card game from the 17th century and one of the early games that most resembles poker.

ESPN is airing the entire World Series of Poker on Tuesday nights through November.

Schmiech won the $400,000 first prize and a coveted World Series of Poker gold bracelet.

Almost as cool as winning $400,000 ... he beat Welcome Back Kotter star Gabe Kaplan in the final showdown.

Schmiech had two pair (10s and 6s) while Mr. Kotter had a pair of queens.

"He was a great guy. We went out for dinner together after the tournament. I told him I was a fan of the show, but my favorite was Vinny Barbarino. He said his favorite was the vice principal, Mr. Woodman,"

After a marathon 15-hour final round, an Australian chiropractor turned professional card player has emerged as the new champion of the World Series of Poker. The victory earned him $7.5 million and placed him, for the moment, atop a wave of poker-mania that in the past few years has swept the country.

"How could it not change my life?" 39-year-old Joseph Hachem, his face pasty after a long night and morning in a darkened upstairs card room of Binion's Gambling Hall & Hotel in downtown Las Vegas. "It changes everything."

After a four year absence, poker will return to Adelaide's Skycity Casino, riding a wave of renewed popularity around the world.

On Wednesday the casino opened its new Poker Zone with a Texas Holdem tournament scheduled to host 60 players.

It plans to run games on four nights a week, Wednesday to Saturday, featuring Holdem, Omaha and Manila variations of the game.

Skycity said it closed down the last of its dedicated poker tables in 2001 due to dwindling public interest.

But since then the king of card games - said to be as much about psychology as luck - has enjoyed a worldwide resurgence with regular television coverage for tournaments and extensive internet sites devoted to on-line competition.

One of the most-watched events concluded early Saturday morning, although its fans have not had a chance to see it, yet.

While it will be broadcast in multiple increments on ESPN, the leader in cable sports television, most hardly would call this event a sport.

If you haven't guessed it yet, we're talking about poker -- specifically the World Series of Poker, which concluded Saturday at Binion's Gambling Hall & Hotel in Las Vegas.

One of the most-watched events concluded early Saturday morning, although its fans have not had a chance to see it, yet.

While it will be broadcast in multiple increments on ESPN, the leader in cable sports television, most hardly would call this event a sport.

If you haven't guessed it yet, we're talking about poker -- specifically the World Series of Poker, which concluded Saturday at Binion's Gambling Hall & Hotel in Las Vegas.

Golden Spirit Gaming Ltd. has signed an agreement to acquire 100% ownership of 4 of A Kind Enterprises, a Nevada Corporation based in California, USA. The Company has also signed an agreement with Arc2 Entertainment Inc., a British Virgin Islands Corporation to build and operate its online gaming website, Golden Spirit Poker.com.

4 of A Kind Enterprises doing business as Everything About Poker.com specializes in the business of marketing poker-related merchandise, internet media, educational card playing and boot-camp events. In addition, they also sponsor professional poker players in all major tournaments around the United States, including the World Series of Poker (WSOP), the World Poker Tour (WPT), and the Professional Poker Tour (PPT) events. Several of their players are ranked in the top 20 rankings recently in Card Player Magazine.

SkyCity Adelaide, a casino in South Australia, is reintroducing poker following a four year hiatus from the game. Citing waning popularity as the motivation for shutting out poker games in 2001, the casino has rethought this move after poker's worldwide renaissance over the past couple of years.

SkyCity Adelaide has a rich history in the world of poker, having hosted the Australian Poker Championships for 13 years. It was also the first Australian casino to offer the games Texas hold'em and Omaha.