World Golf Tour Hits Hole-In-One With Rich Multiplayer Flash Game (TechCrunch) Despite the fact that males have long accounted for the majority of online gamers, there is a surprising shortage of casual online games directed at men aged 25-45. Beyond fantasy football and online poker there is little variety, with nearly every game failing to take advantage of advanced graphics or any interactivity beyond clicking "all-in". World Golf Tour is looking to fill this gap. ...(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:14:15 GMT)
50 people arrested in weekend poker raid (The Fayetteville Observer)Police say 50 people were arrested Friday night following a raid on an illegal poker game at a residence off Yadkin Road. The names were not immediately available.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:44:06 GMT)
Annual poker run Oct. 11 (Sparta Expositor)The annual poker run to benefit Project Graduation will be held on Oct. 11. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. in the White County High School parking lot. At 10 a.m., the first bike is due to ride out.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:26:01 GMT)
Poker player plays cards right to go pro (Times Online)Until recently, Chris Elliot delivered pizzas by night and played internet poker by day. But last week his life changed for ever when he won £81,000 after making the final table in Europe’s biggest tournament at the Empire casino in Leicester Square, London.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:50:44 GMT)
30 Algerians die in flash floods (USA Today)Torrential rains in the Algerian Sahara caused flash floods that killed 30 people and injured dozens in a historic oasis region, officials in the North African nation said Thursday.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:31:22 GMT)
Former sheriff to be sentenced for poker bribery (WBTV Charlotte)ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - A former North Carolina sheriff convicted of taking bribes from video poker operators is set to be sentenced. Former Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Medford is scheduled to appear at a sentencing hearing Monday morning in Asheville.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:24:30 GMT)