Overheard and confirmed. Political geeks are in luck. Not only is it rumored – and close to being 100% confirmed – that Rep. Barney Frank will be visiting the 2009 WSOP on July 5 to do a little \”shuffle up […]
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A bunch of PPA state directors and politically involved pros are already booking their plans for after the WSOP — they\’re headed to Washington DC for an aggressive play by the PPA supposedly dubbed National Poker Week. Should be a
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Ding ding! Let the first round of the official debate begin! U.S. News & World Report provided a forum for representatives of both sides of the issue of legalizing and regulating (and taxing) online gaming. When Rep. Barney Frank introduced
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Here\’s an argument against Barney Frank\’s efforts to legitimize American online poker that I certainly didn\’t see coming: Lifting the Online Poker Ban Could Cause a CO2 Emissions Boom Playing poker online is a time consuming venture playing tournaments can
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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!
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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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Kudos to Rep. Barney Frank for introducing the much-anticipated legislation this morning. The Internet Gambling Regulation Consumer Protection & Enforcement Act of 2009 has no H.R. number attached yet, but the process has begun. The name of the bill doesn\’t
I\’ll leave the analysis to those with more expertise in legislation and the law, but Barney Frank has issued two pieces of legislation in regards to online gambling. One bill is simply to delay the UIGEA by one year until
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Rep. Barney Frank is set to introduce his pro-online gaming legislation tomorrow, complete with 10am ET press conference. With any luck, this will get some mainstream news coverage, but we can be assured of at least some C-SPAN live feed.
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Cool event went down this week in Washington DC — a fundraiser for Put a Bad Beat on Cancer, where a bunch of politicos got together with Team Full Tilt Howard Lederer, Phil Gordon, and Rafe Furst to experience the
