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PTseats.com recently launched the only on-line booking service for tournament poker spots with its first casino partner, the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City.

The CEO Poker Tour will begin in 10 days at Trump Taj Mahal Casino, Altantic City, May 19-25, where players will battle over the green felt of the poker table for an exclusive Tiffany Championship bracelet, cash, trophies, prizes and bragging rights.

he Trump Taj Mahal will host the CEO Poker Tour, May 19-25, where players will battle over the green felt of the poker table for an exclusive Tiffany Championship bracelet, cash, trophies, prizes and bragging rights.

Poker phenom Alex Jacob captured his first major title Saturday, winning $878,000 in the 2006 United States Poker Championships $10,000 Main Event.

Just 27 players tables remain at the United States Poker Championship with a good mix of veterans and newcomers still vying for the $878,500 first-place prize.

Day Three of the 2006 United States Poker Championships concluded at 10:30 p.m. EST Wednesday night after the field was narrowed to 81 players. The event began with a professional laden group of 261.

Trump Entertainment Resorts reports that construction officially commenced in July 2006 on the new, $250 million hotel tower at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort.

News Brief: Lady Luck smiled upon, and then deserted, a Philadelphia man when he won about $20,000 in a casino and then had the money stolen, police said Thursday.

Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc. reports four new amenities at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort have or are scheduled to open during the month of July, 2006.

Two players at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resorts took home nearly a combined $2.3 million after winning jackpots on Wheel of Fortune slot machines in the month of June.

Andrea Bocelli will kick off Trump Entertainment Resort’s spectacular summer of entertainment with a one-night-only performance at Boardwalk Hall.

News Brief: Never gambled in a casino? Atlantic City's gaming halls want to change that. And some of them are offering sweet deals to any new customer who walks in the door.

News Brief: Plans were submitted Tues-day for a 45-story addition to the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort that will serve as the centerpiece of the company's post-bankruptcy turnaroun

News Brief: For a pair of Trump Taj Mahal casino co-workers, their love is symbolized by a kidney, not a heart.

News Brief: A fugitive lawyer captured after ‘America's Most Wanted’ profiled his case has been returned to New Jersey to stand trial on charges that he laundered more than $250,000 in stolen funds through an Atlantic City casino.

News Brief: On a late-night visit to the Trump Taj Mahal, sources say NBA player, Allen Iverson, was overpaid $10,000 in chips by a dealer.

News Brief: They’re still dotting the I’s and crossing the T’s on Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts’ bankruptcy reorganization plan, but the company has already launched a renovation program for two of its casino/hotel properties here.

News Brief: Gambling revenue at Atlantic City's 12 gaming halls dipped 1.1 percent to $375 million in November, according to figures released Friday by the state Casino Control Commission.

News Brief: The monthlong strike in which thousands of union workers walked off the job at seven casinos was bad for business. It was also good for business.

News Brief: Union employees from the city's three Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts properties were the last to approve a five-year contract that provides increases in wages, health care and pension contributions and guarantees workers that their jobs will not be replaced through subcontracting.