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New National Lampoon Online Gambling Site Completely Legal National Lampoon has teamed up with NLOP.com and ClubWPT.com to offer free gaming for real cash and prizes on their new and completely US legal online casino and poker website. Golden Nugget Gets Next Crack At High Stakes Poker The Golden Nugget in Las Vegas will be the location where the next season of High Stakes Poker will be taped. The taping will take place on December 19th to the 21st. Poker Champion Eastgate Getting Blasted By Danish Taxation Laws Anyone who wondered what it would be like to be Peter Eastgate, the Main Event champion at the World series of Poker should consider his share of the $9.1 million he won. After Denmark gets their share, Eastgate will walk away with only $2.5 million. Florida Athletic Director Admits Online Poker Gambling Is Legal The head coach of the men's basketball team and his athletic director at the University of Florida have done something the American government has been unwilling to do. They have admitted that playing poker online in the United States is a legal activity. World Series Of Poker Finale Draws Increased Ratings For ESPN The World Series of Poker took a gamble this year when they delayed the final table of their Main Event a couple of months. While the players did not like the layover, the ratings on ESPN were up for the telecast of the finale. Youngest Winner Ever At World Series of Poker Main Event The World Series of Poker for 2008 finally concluded after months of anticipation and it was twenty two year old Peter Eastgate from Denmark who captured the Main Event title. Final Two Ready To Square Off For WSOP Main Event Title The World Series of Poker Main Event has lost its most charitable player, Dennis Phillips, and the result is only two players are left to battle for the coveted bracelet and $9 million. Schwartz Takes Early Chip Lead At WSOP Main Event Final Table The World Series of Poker Main Event has resumed and Ylon Schwartz has taken quick advantage of the restart. He is currently the chip leader with 40,050,000. Players Split On Layoff From WSOP Main Event Final Table The World Series of Poker Main Event Final Table will resume this Sunday and the players have began reassembling in Las Vegas. The nine participants have been split on whether the layoff has been good for their game, and whether the layoff hurt the gambling momentum they possessed back in July. World Poker Tour Dropping Online Gambling Website, Revenue Down World Poker Tour Enterprises, Inc. released their third quarter revenue numbers and the results were not as encouraging as the company would have hoped for. Revenue dropped almost $3 million from the same time last year. They also acknowledged they are shutting down their online gambling business. World Series Of Poker Main Event Betting Odds Favor Philips Dennis Philips and Ivan Demidov are seperated by only a slim margin in chips and the pair are the gambling favorites to win the Main Event of the World Series of Poker when the tournament resumes this weekend. Team Poker Could Become Next Great Gambling Craze Poker is on the downswing in running its course in the United States, and when something goes down and needs a boost, something new comes along. The new craze in gambling could become Team Poker. Poker Bad Beat Jackpot At Coconut Creek Casino Reaches $170,000 Bad beat jackpots are a big draw for casinos, when they reach the heights of the one over at the Seminole Coconut Creek Casino in Florida, people come from all over to chase the money. John Juanda Wins World Series of Poker Europe Main Event John Juanda was in some big company at the final table of the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event, but in the end he emerged as the champion, adding another bracelet to his already impressive resume. Daniel Negreanu And "The Mouth" Vying For Main Event Poker Title Two of the biggest names in professional poker are in the final ninety five players left at the World Series of Poiker Europe main Event, not only are Daniel Negreanu and Mike Matusow surviving, but they are near the top in the chip stacks. Daniel Negreanu Coming Strong At WSOPE Main Event With many of his fellow professional players already ousted from the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event, Daniel Negreanu is making sure that there is still a strong presence of big named players in the tournament. World Series of Poker Europe Main Event Begins The World Series of Poker Europe has completed the preliminary tournaments and on Saturday the Main Event began, all of the big name pros are in attendance. Lederer Moving In On World Series of Poker Europe Bracelet Howard Lederer has so far out dueled some of the top poker players in the world and is in position to win a bracelet at Event Two of the World Series of Poker Europe. World Series Of Poker Main Event Failing With ESPN Coverage The World Series of Poker Main Event began back a few months ago, but it was only last week when ESPN finally got around to airing the start of the tournament. Poker Players Leaning Towards Barack Obama Over John McCain Barack Obama has come out of nowhere to make himself the favorite to become the next president of the United States, and a recent poll conducted indicates that he is the choice of poker players in the country.