BJ and Dan go heads up on the implications of the proposed Reid Bill + Who is the Best Canadian Athlete in the World? The Poker Beat: December 6, 2010 Jonathan Duhamel the best athlete in Canada? The WPT\’s Season […]
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As December\’s American political dialogue takes shape — lame-duck tax policy, North Korea, Wikileaks, don\’t-ask-don\’t-tell — online poker (and \”poker only\”) is registering a few blips on the national radar. It still will take some time before the main-mainstream really
Welterweight Poker PunditryAndy Bloch on Face to Face with Jon Ralston
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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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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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I know that these past few days everyone\’s been talking about Jonathan Duhamel\’s triumph in the November Nine. Sadly, I wasn\’t in Las Vegas for it and it has been covered much better than I ever could elsewhere. In lieu
I\’ve returned from Spain after attempting to live-tweet a very informative conference with some great minds on the forefront of gaming law. Here\’s a look at some important legal developments from @GamingCounsel over the past week … American Midterm Shuffles –
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The PPA reminds you to register to vote. I\’m already registered … or at least I\’m pretty sure I am … got that card around here somewhere. Because for all the political games in play, the Poker Players Alliance assures
Voter Registration Deadline Days away PSA from the PPA
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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
