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Bridge is more of a sport than rifle shooting, judge rules
Bridge is one of the most popular card games in the world, but do the mental gymnastics required to win a game make it a sport in the same way as snooker or shooting? A High Court judge — who admits to enjoying a hand of bridge himself — thinks …
Internet poker’s online Jesus and ‘a global Ponzi’
Internet poker company Full Tilt is accused of defrauding its players out of more than $443m in a massive online Ponzi scheme
Taxman holds the ace as poker skills are proven
On the one hand, it validates the career choices of the world’s professional poker players. On the other hand, it threatens to make those choices a lot less lucrative.
Virus gives poker cheats a hand online
Hundreds of online poker players have had their computers infected with a virus that tells cybercriminals what cards they are holding, according to a security researcher.