Perhaps inspired by the amount of money police forces take in from poker raids, police in Port Arthur, Texas, raided an internet cafe that was allowing patrons to gamble online — the first bust of its kind in our nation\’s […]
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HR 5767, the poker legislation providing the quickest route to undoing the UIGEA, failed to make it out of committee today. This means anti-UIGEA efforts will likely have to rely on more hard work to rally support behind an unpopular
Poker Players Alliance Executive Director John Pappas did another one of his WSOP fly-ins for a couple days — manning the hallway booth and meeting with pros — but much of his time was spent away from the Amazon and
Oops, while rambling on in the previous post, i forgot to share with you the email Alfonse D\’Amato sent out today that made me start writing it. He makes some good points while, of course, also trying to give away
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Had a pleasant chat with PPA boss John Pappas yesterday about the state of poker legislation. \”We have a new website!\” he says. OK, that quote\’s semi-made up, but he definitely wanted to pimp the Poker Players Alliance\’s new forums,
2008 Is Probably Not the Year of Getting There But that’s OK if you’re the PPA
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I like to troll Craigslist every so often for some hot, anonymous NSA poker action. Not looking for games — there\’s no shortage of \’em here in LV — just wanting to take the pulse of what people are pushing
Poker 4 Sale And Some Services Wanted
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In this episode: Jon Kyl is Facing Reality! It\’s Lonely at the top of Morality Mountain… There are still no regulations for UIGEA… Banks don\’t want to police UIGEA… and others in Congress want to overturn UIGEA… I guess it\’s
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In this week\’s episode: What are the SSIGI and HR 5767? It\’s Bob Goodlatte\’s Worst Nightmare… Barney Frank and Ron Paul have introduced HR 5767 to target the financial powers of the UIGEA, and they are receiving the backing of
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Since the UIGEA became law, poker has desperately needed a superhero to save it. With the U.S. government breathing down our necks, it\’s been uncomfortable and a bit scary. Some organizations have played significant roles in attempting to come to
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On Thursday, we read that one of our favorite poker podcasts, Beyond the Table, was out with a fizzle. And apparently that’s shizzle. The skies suddenly had grown ominously dark. Would we ever smile again . . . ? Well,
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