HR 2267 Passes 41-22
A press release from the PPA regarding the passage of HR 2267 from the House Financial Services Committee by a vote of 41-22.
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Your Guide to HR 2267 Markup Day
Editor\’s Note: After seven months of what seemed like stall-and-get-nowhere — and a delay yesterday until today — the poker-friendly legislation that Barney Frank (and the PPA) has been pushing and refining since 2007 faces a critical vote. It\’s an
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Markup of HR 2267 airing now
The markup hearing of the House Financial Services Subcommittee started shortly after 10am. The schedule is to discuss HR 2267 until 11am ET, then take a one-hour break. The Committee will return at 12pm for more discussion with a vote
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Tea Party Conservatives Support Efforts to Quash UIGEA RE: Markup of HR 2267 Tuesday
The battle over Barney Frank\’s HR 2267 is heating up, and he seems to have found allies in sensible albeit unusual places. Specifically, supporting efforts to dismantle – or at least rebuke and revise – the UIGEA are the Heartland
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Markup of HR 2267 Tuesday Vote appears too close to call
The attempt to regulate and license Internet gambling tries to move another step forward on Tuesday with the markup of HR 2267 in the House Financial Services Subcommittee. The markup is scheduled to start at 10am ET, with HR 2267
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Richard Bakovic wins Commerce Guaranteed Million Dollar Tournament
The final day of the $335 Commerce Guaranteed Million Dollar Tournament concluded with a 6-way deal as Richard Bakovic earned the win for a reported $173,500, according to a Tweet from TD Matt Savage. Notables: Young Phan – 22nd –
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Commerce Guaranteed Million Dollar Tournament Day 1e update
The final opening day of the $335 Commerce Guaranteed Million Dollar Tournament drew a field of 896 players, making the total number of entries 3300 on Saturday. This means the tournament finished with a $59,500 overlay in the tournament led
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Commerce Guaranteed Million Dollar Tournament Day 1d Update
Friday afternoon of the $335 Commerce Guaranteed Million Dollar Tournament drew the largest field with 716 players entering the tournament, with the final 72 making the money. To avoid an overlay, Saturday\’s field will need to top 1,100 players. Saturday
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Re: Andy Bloch returns to Rio to defend Internet freedom It’s about more than just poker, but poker important part of it
Thursday morning at the Rio, Andy Bloch was part of a panel at Netroots Nation titled Internet Freedom: Protecting Rights in the Digital Realm. Many in the poker community have heard Bloch\’s points about how the government is infringing on
Commerce Guaranteed Million Dollar Tournament Day 1c Update
Thursday afternoon brought a field of 596 players for the Commerce Casino\’s $335 Million Dollar Guarantee Tournament. So far there has been a total of 1,688 entries into the tournament, with 3,509 entries needed to meet the $1,000,000 guarantee. The
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