pokernews.com - 11/1/2009
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Cue the "X-Files" theme music because it’s “Tin Foil Hat” time. I discovered a new conspiracy in Las Vegas and it is that casinos purposely situate poker rooms near sports books to siphon money from poker players. Poker rooms do not generate...
pokernews.com - 11/5/2009
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pokernews.com —
With less than a week to go before
the "November Nine" return to Las Vegas for a...
shot a poker immortality, sports books are setting lines, office pools are coming together, and many of us in the poker media are busy speculating what effect our next...
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PokerNews Op-Ed: The November Nine - Who's the Best for ...
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PTP News Hit and Run: November 1st
Part Time Poker —
... Are you money on the felt, but not so money in other gambling pursuits? Interesting column over at pokernews.com, talking about how sports betting hurts a lot of poker players and erodes their bankrolls. ...
Tao of Poker —
... Sports betting destroys poker bankrolls. I riffed a bit on that subject for my weekly column. By the way, what's the spread on the Lakers game? (Poker News) ...
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