It really would be kinda selfish to hoard all the knowledge in poker, let alone any insight gleaned from all the uninformed and/or misinformed Twitter-fueled forum banter. Things are moving so fast these days in poker it\’s hard to keep […]
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By letter to federal Attorney General Eric Holder dated July 14th of this year, US Senators Jon Kyl and Harry Reid have made known their views on Internet gaming. Or rather: they\’ve let the AG know what they want the
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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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PokerNews is reporting that the UIGEA will go into effect on June 1, as the Treasury Department will not request another delay of the regulations to happen.
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via the PPA … Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL) have submitted their petition asking Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to ignore requests seeking to delay enforcement of the UIGEA.
RE: Banks Prepping for Kibosh (2) Old Congressional poker foes resurface
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I couldn\’t resist posting the view of where I\’m blogging from. There\’s something quite serene about sitting on grass in pinstripe slacks, leaning against a tree, with the view seen here … I\’m in a park just outside the Senate
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In this episode: Jon Kyl is Facing Reality! It\’s Lonely at the top of Morality Mountain… There are still no regulations for UIGEA… Banks don\’t want to police UIGEA… and others in Congress want to overturn UIGEA… I guess it\’s
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