A Chip And A Chair
As we move along in the process to regulate poker in Texas, I’ve tried really hard not to overdo the poker metaphors, but this time it really is the best way to say it. Our bill, HB 3186, is on […]
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Great post by the great Daddy. And I\’m not just saying that because he espouses the TBR 2007 mantra, \”Tight is right.\” Read for yourself and decide. (And how does one apply for these sorts of credentials?)
How a Bill Really Becomes a Law, Part 3
Tim in Dallas writes in with a late-night update on HB 3186, and a question that I think he was hoping was rhetorical: From: Tim B Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 2:07 AM To: dan michalski Subject: woo WOO! HB
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Poker Poser Headed to Hoosegow
Here\’s a name from the past … and I hope I\’m not messing with the poker-karma river gods by taking delight in his misfortune praising their good work. Remember Robert Eon Marshall? Last I heard he had disappeared and was
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Hiring: Dumb, Inc. and Dumber, LLC.
Join The Fastest Growing Industry In The World…Become A Pro DEALER ——————————————————————————– Reply to: job-314136637@craigslist.org Date: 2007-04-18, 10:08AM CDT OK, ITS ALL OVER THE NEWS!!! THERE IS A BILL IN AUSTIN RIGHT NOW TO LEGALIZE POKER IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
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Games People Play, Take 2
Matt the tech-geekiest Batface sends along a Slashdot item about real-money video-game tourneys … a good example of how online poker\’s current issues could have ramifications that reach far beyond just poker. It\’s a geeky corollary to online poker. Fairly
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Games People Play?
Not sure if this helps or hurts the poker cause … but the Texas Lottery has introduced a new $50 scratch-off game. Could spark an anti-gambling uproar, you gotta think, that might make the \”no-no-no more gambling!\” minority scare a
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Citizen Poker
Good story in today\’s DMN about the VFW poker bust, the Texas Poker Act, and police frustration with the issue of illegal Texas Hold\’em games in North Texas. No mention of the armed robberies that police don\’t/can\’t handle … and
Pokering with Scotty Warbucks
LAS VEGAS–I\’m boondoggling in Sin City for the big fight tonight (FYI–smart money is on Mayweather going the distance, based on my poll of 3 cab drivers). I had basically all of Friday to kill, so I figured I\’d play
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Harvard, Professor out to Prove God Exists Poker = Skill
There was a pretty interesting article in Thursday\’s Wall Street Journal about a recent gathering at Harvard University, which set out to bring together some of the brightest minds in academia to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that poker is
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