The US Senate is hard at work … as we speak/type/read, they\’re fixin\’ to vote on their version of the Bush-Obama-McCain-endorsed $700 billion Wall Street bailout bill (currently at 450 pages) … hope that works out the way it should. […]
Previous poker enemy Spencer Bachus (R-AL) — perhaps feeling bad about the outrageous mistruths spewed back in June? — seems to be softening on his opposition to the Payment Systems Protection Act. Check it out: [Birmingham News, via Wicked Chops]
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We\’ve all learned, through poker, quite a bit about the American legislative process … not just how cutthroat and pernicious it can be, but also about the long road of baby steps it takes for a (good) special interest —
Below\’s the breakdown of who voted how on HR 6870. 30 for 19 against 21 did not vote Rather encouraging, too, when you see how many DNVs previously voted FOR … (even Ron Paul, the sponsor of this bill\’s predeccessor,
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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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