The Feds\’ allegations tell a rather compelling narrative of illegal gambling, bank fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy to circumvent US law — that if proven calls for the forfeiture of not just domain names, but also: $1.5 billion from PokerStars […]
Fully legal online gambling is coming to the United States … Last night the New Jersey Assembly (the Garden State\’s version of the House) approved a package of five bills to recharge their battered Atlantic City-based gambling industry, one of which allows their casinos to offer online gambling (not just poker, but casino games, too) within NJ borders.
The Las Vegas Sun has been following the antics actions of their favorite senator quite closely this December, particularly with respect to online poker legislation (see timeline below.) But today, just a little more than a day after the second
If we believe that 50 years from now, poker and online poker will be part of our world, then what went down in December 2010 will be little more than a footnote in an effort that took maybe 5, maybe
PPA Concedes 2010 Online Poker Fight gg
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This broadcast is rescheduled from yesterday, when it was bumped for a big story on insider trading. PPA\’s Executive Director John Pappas will be on Bloomberg TV today to \”discuss licensing and regulating online poker\” @ approximately 11:45am EDT/8:45am PST
Watch it now -> PPA, #reidbill on Bloomberg TelevisionJohn Pappas to discuss iPoker
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PPA\’s Executive Director John Pappas will be on Bloomberg TV this morning to \”discuss licensing and regulating online poker\” per @ppapoker morning tweet. Will he give details on iPoker\’s status on the Hill, or confirm/deny @ESPN_Poker\’s recent assertion that #reidbill
PPA, #reidbill on Bloomberg TelevisionJohn Pappas to “discuss” iPoker
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WASHINGTON, DC – Harry Reid went on record about the lame duck session schedule, telling The Hill, \”we need to stay here until we finish.\” Whether or not \”finishing\” includes passing the online poker bill remains to be seen. What
Clock! Reid Calls for Extended Lame Duck; GOP Pushes for Recess
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It\’s 172 pages and looks rather official, but beyond that there\’s no date on it, nor any verification of the original source … but it does come from a presumably vetted Chris Krafcik … a reporter for Gambling Compliance in
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For a good portion of last week, it seemed likely that the #reidbill was going to be attached to the tax cut bill making it\’s way through Congress. On Friday morning, Politico reported that the tax cut bill had no
Possible iPoker Vehicle Approved by House, awaits Senate#reidbill: Omnibus or bust?
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This should be a big week, whether its days of explosion or fizzle. Some might contend poker has already changed just having gotten to where we are today — with US Senators actively engaged in decisions immediately affecting the way
High Stakes Politics Perspective from Barry Greenstein
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