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Do Lusardi and Pelton Chip Incidents Spell Trouble for Poker?

March 4, 2014Poker NewsBorgata Winter Open, Chan Pelton, Chip Incidents, Christian Lusardi, counterfeit chips, Palm Beach Kennel Club, Poker Chips, poker tournaments, scandals, US poker newsDavid Raker

Several weeks ago, Christian Lusardi attempted to pull off one of the biggest cheating scandals in poker tournament history. He used 160 counterfeit chips worth $5k each in a $2m guaranteed Borgata Winter Open event. Lusardi was eventually caught when he tried to get rid of the evidence by flushing another 540 chips down a […]

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Wisconsin Native American Tribe Eyeing Online Poker

January 6, 2014Native Americans, Poker News, WisconsinLac du Flambeau, Lake of the Torches Resort Casino, Lake Superior Chippewa, online poker, poker tournaments, promotions, Tom Maulson, Wisconsin Native AmericanDavid Raker

So far, regulated online poker in the United States has been all about the big-name casinos. But the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa First Nation peoples are looking to interrupt this monopoly by running their own online poker operation. The Lac du Flambeau Chippewa tribe operate the Lake of the Torches Resort […]