Ah, once upon a time ret. Sen. Al D\’Amato (R-NY) held real power … regardless, he\’s still trying to wield his influence over federal actions in his home state, and the PPA statement around his statement says something about the […]
Rep. Barney Frank has yet to introduce (or reintroduce) the legislation, but the likelihood of its passage has already been debated and practically set up for defeat. But just as the words in poker and mainstream media outlets were being
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As Dan mentioned during his Poker Beat podcast debut last week, former New York Senator Alfonse D\’Amato is on the case of the UIGEA in Washington, D.C. He published a piece in Roll Call, the magazine of Capitol Hill, in
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I recently discovered some new tricks on YouTube, so … In what is sure to be as critically acclaimed as Lucky You, here\’s a glimpse of the American political system in action, as seen at a semi-private PPA get-together on
How a Bill May or May Not Become a Law, Part 5 Rallying the inner-ish circle
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Nice statement from the Poker Players Alliance just came across the transom. We\’ll see if it leads to more coverage of our issue in the non-poker political press. Regardless, I think historically November \’08 will be seen as a period
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The PPA always seems to be doing something every day on our behalf — and now they\’re looking to pull together some sort of class-actiony lawsuit against the UIGEA. I like it! Why not be the aggressor in the courts,
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I made my call to the Feds to weigh in on tonight\’s planned attempts to strengthen the UIGEA and extend its reach. The call kinda reminded me of calling PartyPoker Customer Service back in the day, with less of an
RE: UIGEA, Take 2!?! (2)The giant sucking sound of jobs going overseas?
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We\’ve been burned by these moves before, and the outgoing administration is trying again to strengthen the laws against online gambling/poker … thereby making our efforts in trying to undo them even more difficult. While you\’d think a simple call
UIGEA, Take 2!?!Yes we can … Put a stop to shameful anti-poker governmenting
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Word from the PPA about Barney Frank\’s second attempt to pass a bill through his own committee: (Sports betting looks to be out … but this could also be a pretty simple way to get poker back in …) Statement
Poker Bill Passes Committee One step closer to undoing the UIGEA
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Once specific thing from the Bloomberg article Jen references below that caught my eye … it was the first time I had ever seen a numerical breakdown of the PPA\’s money. (I know these are mostly public figures, because of
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