As you know, the House Subcommittee for Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing [yesterday] examining the potential regulation of Internet gambling. The hearing entitled, \”Internet Gambling: Is There a Safe Bet?\” called upon a variety of witnesses to discuss […]
POT ODDS: Gary Johnson sees online poker prohibition as emblematic of what\’s wrong with America. He also thinks it should be easier to get good weed. Presidential hopeful Gary Johnson (R-NM) came to the WSOP this year to show his
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Crap, I\’m never gonna get to that Deep Purple concert before Smoke on the Water … stepped away from the Pokerati Game @PalmsPokerRoom for a bit, and sure enough the draft of Joe Barton\’s online poker bill — one crafted
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Joe Barton\’s online poker: \”And then he three-bet me on the turn with — get this — jack-high! How sick is that?\” US Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) will be in Las Vegas for Friday\’s shuffle-up-and-deal … and possibly to unveil
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Poker player and industry interests are preparing to hit Congress with selective aggression in DC later this month. The surge actually goes down on a Monday and Tuesday, but do days even matter any more when Americans can\’t compete against
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Tom Schneider OP-ED It’s time to have a poker player run for President of the United States. Forget Joe the Plumber. How about Tom the Gambler? I actually gave serious consideration to running for President in 2012. However, when I
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In a bout of Democrat-on-Democrat tongue-lashing, longtime online gambling champion Rep. Barney Frank pointed to the Obama Administration, which oversees the DOJ, for pointless prosecutions and an unsmart use of resources, but came short of defending any indicted online poker
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I\’m surprised to see poker people still speculating on the #ReidBill\’s chances for bringing the poker industry a Christmas present or leaving us a lump of coal … as if any of us could be more than donkeys in a
The Politics Game (as per Poker) Perspective from Howard Lederer, political donkeys
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Hello good people of Pokerati. Here\’s what I hope to make a weekly digest of what I think are the most interesting and/or relevant stories (not necessarily the same thing) happening online and around the world: PokerStars turns off Washington
(WASHINGTON DC) Both the House and Senate reconvened yesterday on a crisp bright fallish day in the Beltway. After a summertime recess spent allowing members to return to their home districts, it\’s time for Reps and Senators to get back
Congress Back in SeshHR 2267 in gear but waiting for 2268, election and lame ducks
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