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As word that Harry Reid was authoring his own poker/casino-friendly bill repealing UIGEA filtered through the press today, people in the poli-poker world have been itching for a look at the draft filtering around Capitol Hill. Fortunately, the global gaming […]
So as we thought might-could happen (April, June), Harry Reid (D-NV) is pushing repeal of the UIGEA a way to shore up America\’s net bottom-line. I get the feeling the re-empowered Senate Majority Leader was hoping this poker-only proposal could
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Reid, backed by casino companies that \”were among the Democrat\’s biggest donors during his fierce re-election fight\”, is currently passing a draft-version of his own brand new internet gambling bill around Capitol Hill this week. The Wall Street Journal published
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Darvin may have just-said-no to an invite to the WSOP final table this year, but that doesn\’t mean his participation in poker tourneys is finito. From the heartlands to New England, Darvin Moon has spent the latter part of 2010
Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge XVIII Hosted by Darvin Moon Read More »
At first glance, you almost don\’t even notice they have anything to do with poker … and on closer look you\’ll say, \”Yo, shirt people, where are the hot chicks?\” You know, especially with a name like \”Rise\”. I think
Holiday Shopping: Non-Douchey Poker Clothes Read More »
This morning, Harry Reid received a letter in which the Senate Republicans have pledged to halt all action on lame duck legislative items until a deal is reached on tax cuts. In this Nov 29 letter to Reid, signed by
Senate GOP Vows Halt to All Lame Duck ActionUIGEA proponent Jon Kyl co-authors pledge
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WSOP-eBay Gold is currently selling for $1,390 an ounce, just short of what Eskimo would need for his next WSOP buy-in. I’m back in action because I thought I was going to be up this morning spending my Pokerati paycheck
I’m attending the Legal Marketing Association’s Toronto conference tomorrow today, so my updates to Dan Slave-Driver Michalski had to be in a day early. Also, I’ve picked up a bit of flack for making my updates too US-centric I’ll try
Sign of things to come? A notice greeting visitors to seized file-sharing search engine torrent-finder.com. Federal graphic artists have been hard at work designing this new splash page for websites the DOJ intends to shut down. Lame-duck Congress resumed today,
EPT Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain) Daniel Negreanu\’s wild ride did not result in a cheesy story book ending-type win in Barcelona. In fact, none of the PokerStars sponsored players made much noise in this EPT stop. The most recognizable name amongst
This Week’s Big Winners – November 29th Read More »
