http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Poker players are gambling on Congress seeing things their way. http://www.physorg.com/news167417680.html Technology Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:10:01 EST news167417680 (AP) -- An advocacy group for online poker said Tuesday that the federal government has frozen more than $30 million in the accounts of payment processors that handle the winnings of thousands of online poker players. http://www.physorg.com/news163824529.html Technology Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:49:02 EST news163824529 (PhysOrg.com) -- Natasha Schull recalls how in the late 1990s she began observing people in Las Vegas transfixed for hours at video poker and slot machines. What, she wondered, kept them glued to machines until they lost all they had to lose? http://www.physorg.com/news162052637.html Other Sciences Wed, 20 May 2009 15:37:55 EST news162052637 Backed by a powerful House member, the online gambling industry is waging a campaign in Congress to legalize Internet betting, saying it will continue regardless of its legal status and can be regulated and taxed if not outlawed. Opponents are raising moral objections. http://www.physorg.com/news161429944.html Technology Wed, 13 May 2009 10:40:04 EST news161429944 A new risk management tool can help software developers identify security vulnerabilities in their programs early in the planning process, effectively solving problems before they exist, simply by having the developers lay their cards on the table. The system, called "Protection Poker," was developed by computer security experts at North Carolina State University and is already being used in a pilot project to identify security problems. http://www.physorg.com/news154694556.html Technology Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:43:13 EST news154694556 Four NASA rockets launched from Poker Flat Research Range during a three-hour span on the morning of Feb. 18, 2009. The rockets, carrying payloads that emitted glowing vapor trails that help scientists study turbulence in the upper atmosphere, launched at 12:59 a.m., 1:29 a.m., 1:59 a.m., and 2:49 a.m. Alaska Standard Time. The whitish trails, some resembling corkscrews in the sky, were visible in many parts of interior and northern Alaska. http://www.physorg.com/news154264432.html Space & Earth Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:14:28 EST news154264432 After days of waiting for precise aurora conditions, a team from the University of Iowa finally saw the launch of its two scientific sounding rockets from Poker Flat Research Range. The NASA rockets launched Jan. 29, just before 1 a.m. Alaska Standard Time, and flew through an auroral curtain, collecting data throughout their flights. http://www.physorg.com/news152539771.html Space & Earth Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:12:12 EST news152539771 A total of eight National Aeronautics and Space Administration sounding rockets will launch from Poker Flat Research Range in 2009. The rocket season is split into two launch windows. The first launch window opens Jan. 10, and will remain open until Feb. 5, 2009. http://www.physorg.com/news150983573.html Space & Earth Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:52:53 EST news150983573 (PhysOrg.com) -- Texas Hold'em poker has exploded in popularity over the past few years. Its popularity has extended to academic researchers, who are intrigued by the challenges of probabilities and decision-making in the face of uncertainty that players confront when playing the game. Now, poker-playing artificial intelligence systems, developed by a researcher at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, have been released for free use by the public. http://www.physorg.com/news137260314.html Technology Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:51:54 EST news137260314 Last weekend, the best man at the table was a machine. Polaris, the University of Alberta poker playing computer program, took on professional players in Las Vegas and came out on top. Like last year's challenge, when the program was edged out in the final match, the final result came down to the wire. http://www.physorg.com/news134831424.html Technology Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:10:24 EST news134831424 Polaris, the University of Alberta poker playing computer program, is heading to Las Vegas for a re-match against humans. http://www.physorg.com/news134137022.html Technology Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:17:02 EST news134137022