I have great news to share with everyone. There will be TWO hearings on the online poker issue this week! The Senate Indian Affairs Committee is holding a hearing to examine the impact of Internet gaming regulation on Indian tribes […]
Internet Poker Legislation Moving Forward Read More »
As you know, the House Subcommittee for Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing [yesterday] examining the potential regulation of Internet gambling. The hearing entitled, \”Internet Gambling: Is There a Safe Bet?\” called upon a variety of witnesses to discuss
Joan Rivers\’ nemesis\’ brother\’s online poker company could learn a lot from Trump about how to run a company into the ground and still be rich. Oh yeah, and now Donald Trump wants in on online poker … should the
Trump Forms Partnership in Preparation for US Online Gambling Read More »
The PPA has learned that the U.S. House of Representatives’ Subcommittee for Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade will hold a hearing on Internet gaming on Tuesday, October 25, 2011. The subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee will bring forward
GOP Debate in Vegas, Internet Gaming Hearing in DC Next Week Read More »
Many of our lives changed five years ago today, as George W. Bush signed the Port Security Act into law. At the time, many wondered if this marked the end of online poker, which had been booming at a rate
5-year Anniversary of the UIGEA Becoming Law Read More »
After hearing AGA and Big Casino big dogs barking up a big game about coming federal poker legislation, Mike went to a G2E session offering an almost opposite perspective on the \”inevitable\” future of fully legalized online poker in the
#G2E Podcast: “The Inter- vs. Intra-state Divide” Read More »
The 11th annual Global Gaming Expo kicks off next week in a new location, the Sands Convention Center, in Las Vegas. Of all the gaming expos worldwide (there seem to be about two a month these days) G2E is one
The Future of Online Poker (as per the AGA) Read More »
A new California-like law goes into effect next week in Nevada, making it illegal to text-and-drive, as well as use handheld devices for verbal and non-verbal communications. While it\’s not clear to me if truckers got a carveout for CB
It’s about to Be Illegal to Phone/Text while Driving in Nevada Read More »
The big news this week was, of course, the amending of the Department of Justice’s online poker civil suit claiming that Full Tilt Poker was engaged in a \”Ponzi scheme\” that defrauded its players. Needless to say, this was a
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The American Gaming Association put out a new video in support of making online poker legal (now!). Though plenty corny, it\’s possibly the slickest representation of all the talking points certain poker people have been refining and pushing for the
AGA Gives New Juice to Federal Online Poker Push Read More »
