Exactly two weeks to the day after Penn National Gaming, Inc. (Nasdaq: PENN) announced its acquisition of M Resort, a casino workers labor union, UNITE HERE!, issued the following press release that might be of special interest to investors who paid nearly $40/share. (So […]
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As Stephen A. Murphy over at CardPlayer suggests, this news perhaps comes as a bit of a head-scratcher. But then again, poker players have come to expect high variance when it comes to state courts’ attempts to decide the issue
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… and other table games. If they move fast enough, they\’ll be able to get cards in the air before Pennsylvania. Meanwhile the state of Iowa thinks poker is booming, and though they already have legal poker there, they think
Now Delaware Pushing for Poker Iowa pushing for even bigger poker
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Man, things take a long time in politics. Remember Pennsylvania? We almost forgot about them too … it\’s been more than three months since they \”agreed\” to move forward with more casinos in a way that would bring more legal
There was a little referendum this weekend that puts some more poker on the map in Darvin Moon Country … Jefferson County, WV, approved \”table games\” — including blackjack, craps, roulette, three-card poker, and real poker — at the sure-to-be-renamed
Poker Wins Big Vote in West VirginiaPennsylvania feeling the pressure?
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A presumably friendly game outside of Pittsburgh got robbed last week … From the Associated Press: Police Chief Vernon Barkley says the game was held at the Heidelberg volunteer fire hall and was breaking up about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday. That\’s
Heidelberg Heist, Harrisburg Holdup The fight(s) for Pennsylvania poker room profits
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A big poker-related legislative battle is going on right now in Pennsylvania. In fact, state representatives debated the matter well into the night on Sunday — an unusual move for the Pennsylvania House. At issue is the inclusion of table
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Lawrence Burns, 65, was found guilty of gambling yesterday, despite arguments the real-money tournaments he organized were not gambling because poker is a game of skill. After 2 1/2 days of testimony, the Westmoreland jury took less than 2 1/2
Pete Campana, esq. We clearly have our first finalist for Best Poker Lawyers \’09: Pete Campana of Williamsport, PA, successfully defended two clients caught up in an undercover police investigation into a $1/$2 NL game held in a garage (a
Just found this vid. There seems to be some sympathy for the fire dept., which has no desire to turn over their remaining $32k in poker gains to the cops — they\’ve got an engine to pay for, after all!
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