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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The Nevada Legislature\’s Assembly Judiciary will be hearing the PokerStars-backed iPoker bill, aka AB258 (complete bill text here) this morning at 11am PT. The hearing is the next step in the process for this bill to become a law, though
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
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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The NFL has officially retracted their opposition to HR 2267, removing a strong opponent to online gambling from the current political game. According to PokerNews, an NFL representative cites the King-Meeks amendment to HR 2267 as reason for the reversal:
Big Online Gambling Opponent Out NFL no longer opposes internet gambling efforts in DC
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For those not familiar, Gambling Compliance is one of a small handful of uberwonk journals for executive-types in the online gambling world. With offices in London and Washington DC, GC puts out high-level industry analysis that at least a handful
