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Poker News

When this website opened in 2000, poker was in the mainstream news maybe once a week. Now it is there, and on TV, literally every day. Here are some of the more notable stories from the past several years.

January 10, 2008 - Courier Mail
Pamela Anderson: "I paid off a poker debt with sexual favors, and I fell in love."

December 10, 2007 - Lycos
For the second year in a row poker is the most popular search term at Lycos, ahead of My Space and Britney Spears

November 16, 2007 - LV Review Journal
Harrah's and MGM ready to bet on the Web

September 17, 2007 - Bloomberg
Teenage Norwegian Female Wins $2 Million Poker Prize

July 26, 2007 - MSNBC
Humans beat poker bot... barely

July 17, 2007 - CNBC
Who's Holding The Cards Really Matters

June 6, 2007 - Reuters
Florida congressman introduces legislation on Thursday exempting poker and some other games from the Internet gambling ban passed by Congress last year

May 3, 2007 - San Francisco Chronicle
Poker protocol

April 26, 2007 - House Financial Services Committee
U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank introduces bill to repeal the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act and regulate online gambling in the United States

March 30, 2007 - MSNBC Associated Press
The World Trade Organization (WTO) on Friday confirmed its ruling the United States had done nothing to abide by an earlier verdict that labeled some U.S. Internet gambling restrictions as illegal

December 13, 2006 - Information Week
Poker Rivals Paris Hilton as Most-Searched Internet Term

October 1, 2006 - Bloomberg
Congress Passes Curbs on U.S. Payments to Online Gaming Sites

January 27, 2006 - BBC
PartyPoker signs up 230,000 new players in 2005 fourth quarter

July 19, 2005 - Online Journalism Review
Gonzo poker bloggers bring World Series to life

June 3, 2005 - The Guardian
After an internet poker site announced profits of £750m

March 26, 2005 - MSN Money Central
Which online poker sites are safe bets

January 13, 2005 - New York Times
Isle of Man, British crown dependency, begins accepting bets from US residents

December 19, 2002 - Las Vegas Review-Journal
A federal appeals court decision last month contradicts the Justice Department's view that Internet gambling is illegal

November 11, 2001 - New York Times
Rise of Internet poker