A Brazilian UIGEA could seriously hurt their biggest national hero\’s ability to bring in real-money players. The Brazilian senate is soon to consider a bill modeled after the UIGEA — banning payments to and from online gambling sites. The original […]
Brazil Looking to Ban Online Gambling Think UIGEA + Kentucky + Washington State
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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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From the Department of Justice: Internet Gambling Payment Processor Charged With Bank Fraud, Money Laundering and Illegal Gambling Offenses NEW YORK, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Lev L. Dassin, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and
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Are you one of the 24,000 online poker players missing their cash outs? Well the US Government has your money, and they\’re laughing all the way to the bank! Get the scoop on this story, plus the state of Minnesota
Uncle Sam Grabs the Cash, and Minnesota Blinks! Perspectives Weekly
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This story seems to have legs. ABC News has a piece — where they lede with a guy who so far is unable to buy into the WSOP main event. I found this story at the top of the Drudge
Word about the payment processor shizznit was definitely part of the buzz around the Rio today. We should know in about a week whether this is poker\’s version of the swine flu, or if it spreads into something far more
The Associated Press is at least paying attention to the developments reported here on Pokerati in what is sure to be a complex legal situation — one that already is bringing up not just legally questionable issues of non-brick-and-mortar gambling,
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Ah, once upon a time ret. Sen. Al D\’Amato (R-NY) held real power … regardless, he\’s still trying to wield his influence over federal actions in his home state, and the PPA statement around his statement says something about the
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
While online poker forces and their internet freedom allies continue to fight a war of attrition in Kentucky, principals in Minnesota have not just called a cease-fire — the State halting efforts to force telecom companies to block citizen access
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