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Looking for poker news can be a tough endeavor, as the simple search produces more search results than most people care to sift through. The goal is to bring you those tidbits, ones that don’t necessarily deserve grand articles in themselves but offer an insight into the wide breadth of the broader news world that includes poker.

Yammer and Mahalo Founders Prop Betting on 2010 WSOP

The World Series of Poker brings out the gambler in many people, so it shouldn’t be surprising that several tech company executives are ready to get in on the action. Yam (Read the full post about ‘Google News Nuggets: WSOP Bets and PokerStars Sponsorships’…)

So I was just reading this interesting article about the future of casino gambling if California and Nevada decide to legalize marijuana. You can read it here:
Will Casinos Cater to Pot-Smokers in the Future?
There is a pretty big debate heating up over this case, with both sides adamant that their views are correct. Despite the popularity that the controversy has created, it will be no small task for both states to “pass legislation that allows them to tax and regulate the drug.” Apparently, the western states are suffering heavily from the economic downturn, and the legalization of marijuana is one of their proposed cures.

This comment from the article’s author has me eager to learn where he pulled his facts:
“Numerous poker players already smoke marijuana regardless of the plant’s legal status, so, realistically, it makes sense for casinos to adopt tolerant policies toward pot-smoking players once pot is legal. (Read the full post about ‘Casino states want legal marijuana’…)

After being somewhat of a ghost on Full Tilt for the past few months, Gus Hansen took a $300/$600 Pot-Limit Omaha seat last night and started gambling.

It seems wherever Hansen goes, gamble is quick to follow. In his usual style Hansen was involved in 7 out of 10 of the biggest pots of the night.

He won the night’s largest pot, worth $200,000, by flopping a boat and with both of the other players in the hand holding each other’s outs, they where all but drawing dead.

The second largest pot of the night saw Hansen flop a wrap draw, but this time he was drawing dead when Ashton “theASHMAN103″ Griffin turned the big full: Aces over sixes.

Surprisingly, the third largest pot of the night had Hansen fold pre-flop letting Brian Hastings get his double-suited kings all in against Di “Urindanger” Dang’s aces. (Read the full post about ‘Gus Hansen brings some gamble to the tables’…)

The case started with a shocking announcement that left the poker community a bit overwhelmed, but it will end with the highest court in the state of Kentucky hearing the Commonwealth’s own appeal in the case. A (Read the full post about ‘Kentucky Domain Case Goes to State Supreme Court’…)