Was just writing a post highlighting a few places to bookmark for the week, including: Part-time Poker\’s \”Regulation\” page — seems to be a solid aggregator of relevant info The Twitter hashtag #ReidBill, which many close followers of gaming legislation […]
Poker Partyline Update from Pappas, the PPA, et Al D’Amato
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The PPA speaks out on the South Carolina Supreme Court\’s game-of-skill hearing, where they helped provide legal counsel for the five players contesting their misdemeanor illegal gambling convictions. This case has nothing to do with casinos or video poker. This
(WASHINGTON DC) Both the House and Senate reconvened yesterday on a crisp bright fallish day in the Beltway. After a summertime recess spent allowing members to return to their home districts, it\’s time for Reps and Senators to get back
Congress Back in SeshHR 2267 in gear but waiting for 2268, election and lame ducks
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Amazing. Didn\’t think it could be done. Yet the entities at Wicked Chops keep getting better and better at this whole video talk format, and if you look/listen closely you might start to believe that they\’re actually not unintelligent, uninformed,
High-Brow* Poker Wonk Fest RE: This Week in Poker This Week
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Really you should probably tune in every week … but especially this week, as yours truly takes his talking head to a new level — joining the dudes from Wicked Chops, the PPA\’s John Pappas, and Annie Duke. (I\’m pretty
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Witht the June 1 enforcement deadline fast approaching, PPA Executive Director John Pappas lays out a new strategy for dodging the UIGEA: They\’re sending a petition around Congress requesting an exemption from the UIGEA for online poker and \”peer-to-peer\” games.
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Some pokery political types are in London right now for the International Gaming Expo. Figure out for yourself why there might be foreign interest in the likes of the Poker Players Alliance, right as this bill gets ready to go
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The PPA is giving a heads-up that they\’ll be needing your help in coming weeks. Apparently, Barney Frank\’s HR 2267 will be coming for a committee mark-up vote. If I remember correctly, mark-up is where the committee votes yay or
Semi-historic Vote Coming UpHow a Bill May or May Not Become a Law, Part 249
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That\’s what we wanna know … do you think this UIGEA enforcement deadline is gonna pass with out much ado? Efforts to delay this by a year seems to be the current push … though that\’s essentially running it through
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You can see how the debate over online poker regulation is getting more sophisticated. (And it makes a fun subplot during these times of health care debate.) While our side has effectively taken the argument away from our opponents about
