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Darvin Moon’s Criminal Past
Bad checks and bad debts taint feel-good story?

From the Twitter of Washington Post reporter blog-shadowing Darvin Moon (@jfdulac) comes a story from the Baltimore City Paper, detailing Darvin\’s numerous past transgressions over the past few years. It includes him pleading guilty and receiving probation for forgery and […]

Darvin Moon’s Criminal Past

Bad checks and bad debts taint feel-good story?

RE: Legislative Pulse
More PartyGaming, Poker Beat

Blog / By Dan Michalski

On today\’s episode of The Poker Beat, BJ and I lightly sparred about the significance of Party Gaming\’s $100+ million settlement with the US Department of Justice. I\’m pretty sure I beat him in everyone\’s mind but his own …

RE: Legislative Pulse

More PartyGaming, Poker Beat

Currently Listening to: PokerRoad Radio
Annie Duke on 60 Minutes, Washington Post

Blog / By Dan Michalski

The new episode is a pretty good one … Joe, Gavin, Shronk (via robot voice), a hot girl, and the other guy Ali Nejad haven\’t even gotten to the Annie Duke interview that I clicked over to listen to yet

Currently Listening to: PokerRoad Radio

Annie Duke on 60 Minutes, Washington Post

RE: DanM Live on Wise Hand Poker

Blog / By Dan Michalski

This was my \”career horoscope\” yesterday: Assuming you understand others is a big mistake. Bypass the analysis and stick to your own work. Oops, but oh well, too late now … The podcast is up. Because Gary Wise relies on

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SSIGI Hopes Internet Gaming Publicity Leads to Sensible Regulation

Blog / By California Jen

The Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative, another lobbying organization on the side of internet poker players, released a statement first thing this morning regarding the recent 60 Minutes broadcast and corresponding Washington Post articles. SSIGI really doesn\’t mince words,

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PPA Uses Cheating Scandal Coverage to Bolster Political Push

Blog / By Dan Michalski

Nice statement from the Poker Players Alliance just came across the transom. We\’ll see if it leads to more coverage of our issue in the non-poker political press. Regardless, I think historically November \’08 will be seen as a period

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RE: WaPo Story Now Online
Everything all better?

Blog / By Dan Michalski

OK, I just read Part 1 of the Washington Post story by Gilbert Gaul on cheating at Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet. I thought it was great and on target and technically correct to the letter when discussing legal matters.

RE: WaPo Story Now Online

Everything all better?

WaPo story now online

Blog / By Kevin Mathers

Part 1 of the WaPo investigative report They\’re running the story over 2 days, Sunday covers the AP/UB situation. Monday asks the question: Should Internet Gambling Be Legal? The Reporters Notebook by Gilbert M. Gaul helps answer the question as

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Washington Post story on AP/UB incidents Sunday

Blog / By Kevin Mathers

While most of the poker community will anxiously be awaiting the 60 Minutes piece on the Absolute Poker/Ultimate Bet incidents at around 7pm ET Sunday; the Washington Post, who were investigating the story along with CBS News, will have their

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