Thousands of players taking to the felt today. Whether going for a bracelet, just trying to survive Day 1, or making an otherwise interesting showing, some folks catching eyes today, in action you may want to follow: Ret. Sen. Al […]
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Overheard and confirmed. Political geeks are in luck. Not only is it rumored – and close to being 100% confirmed – that Rep. Barney Frank will be visiting the 2009 WSOP on July 5 to do a little \”shuffle up
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Are you one of the 24,000 online poker players missing their cash outs? Well the US Government has your money, and they\’re laughing all the way to the bank! Get the scoop on this story, plus the state of Minnesota
Uncle Sam Grabs the Cash, and Minnesota Blinks! Perspectives Weekly
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First Gambling 911 and Pokerati … then the Associated Press, and now MSNBC, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times are following aware of the $33 million of online poker winnings that has been frozen at the behest
The Associated Press is at least paying attention to the developments reported here on Pokerati in what is sure to be a complex legal situation — one that already is bringing up not just legally questionable issues of non-brick-and-mortar gambling,
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Ah, once upon a time ret. Sen. Al D\’Amato (R-NY) held real power … regardless, he\’s still trying to wield his influence over federal actions in his home state, and the PPA statement around his statement says something about the
The latest on Federal online poker funds crackdown and legally questionable anti-poker court actions … Pokerstars has confirmed with its players that indeed, some payout funds have been frozen in American banks — but they\’ve credited back affected monies with
While online poker forces and their internet freedom allies continue to fight a war of attrition in Kentucky, principals in Minnesota have not just called a cease-fire — the State halting efforts to force telecom companies to block citizen access
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A bunch of PPA state directors and politically involved pros are already booking their plans for after the WSOP — they\’re headed to Washington DC for an aggressive play by the PPA supposedly dubbed National Poker Week. Should be a
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On Thursday, The Minnesota Department of Public Safety decided it was dropping its attempt to force ISPs to block several online gambling sites to Minnesota residents. The PPA press release can be found below. UPDATE: Not so fast, my friend.
