Poker in the News

The poker and gambling site "nine.com" has offered Kate Moss 5 million British pounds to sign a 5-year contract to be the face of their new campaign.

Recently the supermodel has been the subject of scandal due to allegedly taking drugs. Moss has lost lucrative contracts from H&M, Burberry, and Chanel in the last few weeks because of the scandal.

The poker site would also like for Kate Moss to participate in a company sponsored anti-drug campaign aimed at students.

One of the opening night events at this year's New Yorker Festival was a "High Rollers Steak Dinner". More than 100 people paid $200 a plate to listen to poker players Doyle Brunson, Phil Hellmuth, Howard Lederer, and David Williams.

One of Doyle's best quotes: "There's no life like the life I've lived. You're free like a cloud floating up in the sky."

WPT Enterprises, the creators of the World Poker Tour television show, is suing the Travel Channel which airs the program.

The WPT claims that the Travel Channel sent letters to WPT and ESPN threatening legal action if they went ahead with plans for a new poker series. The WPT claims that these letters were unjustified and that their contract with the Travel Channel allows them to develop programs with other networks as long as the Travel Channel was given "first opportunity to license the show and last right to refusal".

"World Poker" firm suing Travel Channel: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance