Weekend in Madrid
It's a little after 8:30pm on Friday night as I start organizing my thoughts about this trip report. I've just landed at Barajas Airport in Madrid, Spain. My first observation is that…
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The archive
A running collection of ideas, detours, and things worth remembering.
Barney Frank Hearing
Someone has posted a video feed of the Barney Frank hearings on online gaming. There are some really good points in there. Frank demolishes the objections raised by pro-UIGEA folks. He's…
Read the articleRadley Balko's testimony before Congress
Thanks to Wil for pointing this out. Radley Balko made an excellent presentation to Congress regarding online gambling. Below are some of my favorite quotes. No one is hurt when two or…
Read the articleSomeone More Negative Than Me
I know many of you never thought you would see the day when I'm the optimist regarding the legality of online gaming so get ready for a shocker. Last week I wrote a post about how I…
Read the articleMeet Thy Enemy
Someone on 2+2 posted a link to the website for Focus on the Family who is actively campaigning against Barney Frank's bill. Their passion and zeal should be frightening for all online…
Read the articleNeteller, Party and 888 - Let's Make A Deal!
Some folks have been asking me to give my take on the most recent announcements to come out of the online gaming world. Okay, so here we go. Neteller: It's been announced that Neteller…
Read the articleSen. Jon Kyl Doesn't Just Hate Online Poker
Our dear friend Sen. Jon Kyl who was kind enough to protect us from ourselves by driving through the UIGEA now wants to protect US citizens from another evil; information. Despite the…
Read the articlePoker Bots Can Bluff
New Scientist has an article about some researchers that have created a bot that has learned to bluff in a game called lerpa (here's a link to the detailed theory behind the experiment…
Read the articleAn Answer to My Critics
Recently a few people have come out shooting at my previous post about the state of the state of online poker. The point both Dragonystic and It's Always an Off Deuce dispute is whether…
Read the articleThe State of the State of Online Poker
As we begin approaching the six month marker since the Neteller crackdown in January I thought it would be a good idea to take a look back and see how the online poker world has changed.…
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