A month-and-a-half ago Barney Frank (D-MA) was prepping us for life with the real UIGEA in fully enforced effect — at a time, no less, when Federal law enforcement was saying \”we know who you are Full Tilt, and you […]
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As much as we try to resist, about twice a year CardPlayer.com does something uniquely worthy of sending you to them. (See, their spade points up, ours points down … that\’s why we\’re generally not link-friends.) The first of 2010
(h/t to Oldbookguy over at 2+2): Thursday is the hearing in the Barney Frank-led House Financial Services Committee in regards to regulating online gambling. Witness List & Prepared Testimony: Dec 3 – 10:00 AM ET The Honorable Robert Martin, Tribal
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From the Federal Reserve and US Treasury: Agencies Extend Compliance Date for Final Rule to Implement Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act The Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced the release of a joint final
Confirmed: UIGEA Delayed until June 1, 2010 Read More »
More on this to come, but reports coming from the PPA, Pokernews, and other sources state that the UIGEA regulations will be delayed for 6 months. This news, along with an informational hearing of HR 2266 and 2267 December 3rd
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Hmm, you know, it\’s what been perplexing me, too … how some of the people who are pushing hardest for \”our issue\” are the people who stand to lose the most (in the short-term at least) should the Barney Frank
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More talk in the non-poker world about the $41 or $52 billion available via regulated online gambling. From the National Journal: Gambling Regs Could Fill Gov\’t Coffers Maybe it is time to press the issue … not just for poker,
RE: Utah Rep Warns Fully Legal Gambling … Read More »
Nothing we don\’t already know … but again, good that the national non-poker media is at least aware. And if we learned anything from our efforts in Texas over the post several years, the media still loves poker-related legal stories.
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On a day when the world\’s eyes will likely be focused on Day 3 of $50k HORSE USA vs. Brazil, 60 minutes is rerunning their story on the biggest scandal to hit online poker. Curious timing. It could just be
60 Minutes to Re-Air AP Cheating Scandal Story This Sunday, June 28
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Yikes, I haven\’t even gotten to write up all the exciting stuff the PPA has working for National Poker Week, and efforts to support efforts to undo the UIGEA. Seriously, the fully legal online poker forces are gearing up for
