Hmm, you know, it\’s what been perplexing me, too … how some of the people who are pushing hardest for \”our issue\” are the people who stand to lose the most (in the short-term at least) should the Barney Frank […]
Semi-legal Online Poker: the Regulation Paradox Read More »
Barack Obama is in Montana today — where he\’ll be cavorting with Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT)*, who is chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and therefore has to come up with ways to fund any major health care reform. A
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A US District Judge has granted Costigan Media — the folks behind Gambling911 — their request to unseal seizure warrants and (heavily redacted) court documents related to the seizure of some $34 million that US attorneys allege are ill-gotten gains
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A couple of great pieces for weekend reading… Amy Calistri always has eyes on the stock market and the corporate goings-on of poker-related businesses, and her latest take on the sale of the WPT assets is right on the money.
Weekend Wisdom (8/8-8/9): WPT & Menendez Bill Read More »
Ed. Note: Will be curious to see what gets more views — the latest episode of Perspectives Weekly or Face the Ace. LOL. -dm Breaking News! A grand jury has just indicted an online gambling payment processor! Plus, a New
New Online Gambling Indictment, Legislation Perspectives Weekly
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Senator Robert Menendez has submitted S 1597 (AKA Internet Poker and Games of Skill Regulation, Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act of 2009) to regulate online poker and other games of skill. The full bill has been uploaded by the PPA
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I couldn\’t resist posting the view of where I\’m blogging from. There\’s something quite serene about sitting on grass in pinstripe slacks, leaning against a tree, with the view seen here … I\’m in a park just outside the Senate
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Nice statement from the Poker Players Alliance just came across the transom. We\’ll see if it leads to more coverage of our issue in the non-poker political press. Regardless, I think historically November \’08 will be seen as a period
PPA Uses Cheating Scandal Coverage to Bolster Political Push Read More »
The US Senate is hard at work … as we speak/type/read, they\’re fixin\’ to vote on their version of the Bush-Obama-McCain-endorsed $700 billion Wall Street bailout bill (currently at 450 pages) … hope that works out the way it should.
