Yikes, I haven\’t even gotten to write up all the exciting stuff the PPA has working for National Poker Week, and efforts to support efforts to undo the UIGEA. Seriously, the fully legal online poker forces are gearing up for […]
The latest on Federal online poker funds crackdown and legally questionable anti-poker court actions … Pokerstars has confirmed with its players that indeed, some payout funds have been frozen in American banks — but they\’ve credited back affected monies with
Interesting article in today\’s New York Times about the Pentagon\’s plans to set up bases in cyberspace. Though you gotta think it might be pretty cool to follow the next #war via twitter (@evilgeneral firing missiles @TankGuy. boo-ya!) — deployment
Barney Frank has finally debuted his bill to Repeal the UIGEA and set-up a regulatory frame work for the online gambling industry in the United States! Also, industry news from Minnesota, Illinois, and the biggest jackass in the industry!
Barney Frank Rolls Out UIGEA Repeal Perspectives Weekly
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Good article in Congressional Quarterly about Barney Frank\’s online gambling regulatory framework bill and Rep. Jim McDermott\’s (D-WA) HR 2268, which sets up associated tax collection measures. TRIVIA: Does anyone know the bill number for the UIGEA? Free satanic spade
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Kudos to Rep. Barney Frank for introducing the much-anticipated legislation this morning. The Internet Gambling Regulation Consumer Protection & Enforcement Act of 2009 has no H.R. number attached yet, but the process has begun. The name of the bill doesn\’t
I\’ll leave the analysis to those with more expertise in legislation and the law, but Barney Frank has issued two pieces of legislation in regards to online gambling. One bill is simply to delay the UIGEA by one year until
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I\’m still trying to figure out what it all means … who the plaintiffs are, and what they\’re seeking. The best I can tell on first skim is that an LA attorney is representing himself, and seeking injunctive relief in
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Rep. Barney Frank has yet to introduce (or reintroduce) the legislation, but the likelihood of its passage has already been debated and practically set up for defeat. But just as the words in poker and mainstream media outlets were being
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A gaming columnist for the LVRJ agrees with BJ … don\’t expect changes to online gambling laws anytime soon, simply because Congress is busy with more pressing matters: After checking with Washington, D.C., lobbyist contacts and casino company operators dialed
More Talk about Internet Gambling From Texas lottery to Vegas casinos
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