Editor\’s Note: After seven months of what seemed like stall-and-get-nowhere — and a delay yesterday until today — the poker-friendly legislation that Barney Frank (and the PPA) has been pushing and refining since 2007 faces a critical vote. It\’s an […]
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The markup hearing of the House Financial Services Subcommittee started shortly after 10am. The schedule is to discuss HR 2267 until 11am ET, then take a one-hour break. The Committee will return at 12pm for more discussion with a vote
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Wednesday\’s hearing on HR 2267, which would regulate and license Internet gambling, brought out strong opinions from both sides in over two hours of testimony in front of the House Financial Services Committee. The next step in the legislative process
HR 2267 Hearing Recap Congress Considers Poker Position in Online Gambling Regs
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No one should get too excited about the supposed Full Committee Hearing for the Barney Frank (D-MA) bills … engines may be revving for HR 2266 + 2267, but these bills aren\’t really \”moving\”. At best they are spinning their
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The Prevent Cancer Foundation presented its 2nd Annual \”Cancer Champion\” award this weekend in Washington DC to two Full Tilt poker pros — Rafe Furst and Phil Gordon. You be the judge … good poker face on Spencer Bachus (R-AL)
Here\’s a quick rundown of what\’s going on in one of the hungriest industries out there, and, game of skill or not, the parent biz of our beloved little poker world: ALABAMA — A small little gambling fight is going
Gambling Biz Today Instapoker
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Man, things take a long time in politics. Remember Pennsylvania? We almost forgot about them too … it\’s been more than three months since they \”agreed\” to move forward with more casinos in a way that would bring more legal
I may or may not be talking about this morning\’s House Financial Services Committee hearing on today\’s episode of The Poker Beat … so that\’s why I\’m up listening/watching/clicking. It\’s kinda a big deal, I think … we got our
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via the PPA … Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL) have submitted their petition asking Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to ignore requests seeking to delay enforcement of the UIGEA.
RE: Banks Prepping for Kibosh (2) Old Congressional poker foes resurface
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I\’m not sure if it\’s an endorsement of our efforts or a call to action to our opponents … but be sure to check out this lengthy article in the October issue of The American Conservative: Coming Up Aces Legalization
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