Joe Barton\’s online poker: \”And then he three-bet me on the turn with — get this — jack-high! How sick is that?\” US Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) will be in Las Vegas for Friday\’s shuffle-up-and-deal … and possibly to unveil […]
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In a bout of Democrat-on-Democrat tongue-lashing, longtime online gambling champion Rep. Barney Frank pointed to the Obama Administration, which oversees the DOJ, for pointless prosecutions and an unsmart use of resources, but came short of defending any indicted online poker
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The House Committee on Financial Services released an official statement this evening which announced the awaited introduction of a new federal internet gambling bill by Rep. John Campbell (R-CA). From the press release: WASHINGTON – The Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer
Campbell Introduces ‘New’ Federal iGambling BillHR2267 text repurposed as #campbellbill
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Photo James Berglie / BePhotography Rep. John Campbell isn\’t ready to just throw his hands in the air over the uncertain future of online gambling in the US. Rep. John Campbell (R-CA) intends to take the lead in a Republican-controlled
This is a little confusing … because didn\’t Barney Frank succumb to the NFL and make sure sports betting wasn\’t included in any bill that codifies American freedom to gamble online? I thought so, too … and maybe that\’s why
Drama was out in full force this past week, with allegations of hypocrisy, cheating, and extortion exploding through the poker world, which was still feeling aftershocks from an Annie Duke/Daniel Negreanu feud that had reached new levels of nastiness after
We\’ve been saying for awhile how critical Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is for any regulated online gambling legislation to stand a chance at making its way into law. And despite non-denial denials from his office regarding plans for a
We just learned the NFL is backing off its long-held opposition to online gambling — removing a major obstacle from HR 2267\’s path to becoming law. It was the King-Meeks amendment that assured the league the bill would exclude sports
Hedging Bets on Capitol Hill How we got rid of the NFL
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Also from Gambling Compliance … This may be kinda old news now, but something else GC made available for all us poker plebes is their July interview with Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA), sponsor of HR 2268, the legislation that lays
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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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