Cop-killer-turned-Dallas-underground-game-operator (and alleged Choctaw colluder) James McDaniel\’s trial in the death of 21-year-old SMU coed Meaghan Bosch is supposed to get underway this week, but has been temporarily delayed. In an effort to put one of the more, er … […]
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Pretty cool … our pals at Poker Road have hooked something up with the NBC Sports web peeps to get their videos airing on sports.msnbc.com. So now the rest of the world can enjoy such quality programming as \”Life of
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Barney Frank has finally debuted his bill to Repeal the UIGEA and set-up a regulatory frame work for the online gambling industry in the United States! Also, industry news from Minnesota, Illinois, and the biggest jackass in the industry!
Barney Frank Rolls Out UIGEA Repeal Perspectives Weekly
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Good article in Congressional Quarterly about Barney Frank\’s online gambling regulatory framework bill and Rep. Jim McDermott\’s (D-WA) HR 2268, which sets up associated tax collection measures. TRIVIA: Does anyone know the bill number for the UIGEA? Free satanic spade
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Annie Duke vs. Joan Rivers tonight … (getting underway live … we West Coasters have to wait a bit). I\’m still not sure whether or not they\’ve already done their task … my guess is they have, so tonight, \”live\”,
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From the PPA: Hi all, Texas Gov. Perry is blocking the vote on HB222 (the bill that legalized land-based poker in Texas). Let\’s all amp up the pressure! Contact info: Phone: (800) 252-9600 Twitter: @GovernorPerry I believe we should hit
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Our non-friends at Texans Against Gambling told their influential members that they needed to combat big-time casino lobbying dollars supposedly pushing HB 222. However, they don\’t tell you who received a lot of those gambling-interest dollars, nor that a some
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I swear this won\’t tilt anybody … but here\’s the alert sent out Thursday by Texans Against Gambling to generate enough support for a change of course that, frankly, I still don\’t fully understand. Via the fair-minded, conservative Off the
How to Defeat a Ready-to-Pass Bill: Lie What we’re really up against
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This should be a semi-fascinating case should it not get insta-folded as frivolous: Two \”recreational\” California poker players, Dennis Chae and Jeff Kim, have sued the Bike, Commerce, Hustler, Hollywood Park, and Hawaiian Gardens casinos — alleging that the dollar-a-pot
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Rep. Jose Menendez stepped away briefly from the House floor to talk me off of tilt learn-me-some political sportsmanship and let concerned Pokeratizens know that no, HB 222 isn\’t dead yet … but he may well have to put it
RE: Political WTF in Texas (3) Menendez explains WTF
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