The PPA has been keeping an eye on Texas for a while … seeing it as a potential \”battleground state\”. Now it seems they\’re ready to put some resources behind it, as they\’ve launched a new website to anchor their […]
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Rep. Barney Frank has yet to introduce (or reintroduce) the legislation, but the likelihood of its passage has already been debated and practically set up for defeat. But just as the words in poker and mainstream media outlets were being
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The April 9th edition of The Poker Beat included a discussion about the possibility of poker legislation that would repeal the UIGEA, allowing companies like PartyPoker back into the U.S. Dan (the Wolfman?) made some solid arguments, but when he
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I got forwarded a response to a constituent from Rep. Jose Menendez (D-San Antonio) regarding what comes next for poker legislation in Texas, and I thought I\’d share it with the rest of you, as we all continue to learn
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A little more info on this 103-million-hand study done by Cigital, from the PPA: The study, released by Cigital, Inc. in conjunction with PokerStars, used data acquired from 103 million hands of Texas Hold’Em played online in December of 2008.
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Just trying to move the convo here to keep it fresh. * Ooh, he read an email to former special counsel Royce Poinsett right off the bat — letting him know that Texas already sees poker as a game of
Greg Raymer has always been an avid supporter of the Poker Players Alliance for years, and he has never been afraid to travel/speak/promote when needed. Within the last few weeks, he attended a reception hosted by Americans for Tax Reform
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Game of Skill ruling expected tomorrow … can we get another state to testify? All looks good for poker. The PPA is there covering the proceedings via Twitter. UPDATE: The ruling is now in, and the judge states there\’s \”overwhelming\”
As Dan mentioned during his Poker Beat podcast debut last week, former New York Senator Alfonse D\’Amato is on the case of the UIGEA in Washington, D.C. He published a piece in Roll Call, the magazine of Capitol Hill, in
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The PPA just put out a statement, regarding actions yesterday in Kentucky that shows the Governor has no intention of backing down on his desire to seize control of 141 gambling-related internet domains located outside of Kentucky, and America for
