entertainment - "international poker"

'Bottle Shock' tells the true story of how a trip to Paris for an international wine competition in 1976 helped launch the Napa Valley into the elite company of the world's vino-sipping snobs, plus Johnny Cash on PBS and Conor Oberst's solo album.

In the aftermath of a television expose concerning lead content in chips and a subsequent outcry from a health-and-safety citizen's group, 21 California casinos will soon convert to lead-free poker chips at their tables...

This August poker players in London will get a treat if they stop by Leicester Square Park on August 15-16, the dates of this year's return of the popular poker in the Park event. The festivities kick off at 4 pm and run through 9 pm, and the following day will run from 10 am to 6 pm. poker in the Park is expected to draw as many as 25,000 players...

The news that the World poker Tour will be featured on the Fox Sports News network was good for poker fans everywhere, and a recent press release has revealed that a new TV series will be created in a collaborative effort between FSN and WPT. The series will be based on the WPT's ClubWPT.com, a poker site where players pay a monthly subscription service to play poker and win prizes. Each week players can win a spot on the TV series by playing in blackjack and poker events that will run every day...

Four months ago a Georgia man stabbed another man after an argument during a poker game and was sentenced recently to a five year prison term. Vicente Perez, who is 56 years old, showed contrition just before the sentence was pronounced, saying it was an accident. Indeed he pled guilty to reckless manslaughter, the appropriate crime considering the victim, Arthur Prince, died from the stab wound...

International News: Initial reports put Thursday's gross at $467,000 -- 'The Mummy: The Tomb of the Dragon Emperor' scared up boffo numbers on its opening day in Hong Kong.

International News: Company pacts with Beijing Netmovie -- Celestial Pictures, the Hong Kong-based film library and TV channels group, has struck a three-year deal that will allow its movies to screen legally in China's booming Internet cafés.

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(Gaming And Casinos News and Information) This week Paul Leggett Chief Operating Officer of Tokwiro the parent company of Ultimate Bet and Absolute poker joins the PocketFivescom Podcast httpwwwpocketfivescomPodcast to discuss the scandal that has enveloped one of his online poker rooms Tokwiro just released its findings to the Kahnawake gaming Commission which is the primary regulating body for Ultimate Bet Leggett commented on the show There has never been any cover up in our investigation Weve made two statements listing the accounts that were involved and we made another statement last week regarding the completion of our investigationA bevy of names have been associated as being behind the scandal but Leggett said he is unable to point fingers currently I get asked all the time why we cant name who cheated Theres nothing I would like better than to name the perpetrators name but our situation isnt that simple Tokwiro is considering pursuing legal action as well and naming names no

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