UIGEA Update: Financial Processing
One of the things that I speculated about when I first analyzed the impact of the UIGEA was that the real force of this law was in drying up the money supply. Cut off the money and you…
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Full Contact Poker Statement to US Players
Attention U.S. players: As you probably know by now, the Ongame Network (provider of FCP's poker software) was forced to make the difficult decision of restricting U.S. residents from…
Read the articleOnline Gambling and Bob Goodlatte: Victims of CDD
Cranial Deification Disorder -- Won't you help?
Read the articleChuck Humphrey's Analysis and Some More Thoughts on the UIGEA
Online gaming law expert, Chuck Humphrey has written the best analysis of the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act I have seen. Not surprisingly I'm in complete agreement with his…
Read the articleSecuring ports: Good idea. Banning Online Gambling: Bad idea.
From one of my readers: I'm a Disabled Veteran from the War in Afghanistan. It's hard enough not getting benefits and quality health care from Veteran Affairs. It's hard enough finding a…
Read the articleBlack Friday For Online Gambling
Nolan Dalla posted this on the BARGE mailing list and since it's the most reasoned thing I've seen published I asked him if I could re-post it here. I have read many public forums over…
Read the articleProfessor I. Nelson Rose Analyzes the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006
I. NELSON ROSE PROFESSOR OF LAW, WHITTIER LAW SCHOOL HOME OFFICE: 17031 ENCINO HILLS DRIVE ENCINO, CALIFORNIA 91436 (81 788-8509 FAX: (81 788-3104 WEB SITE: www.GAMBLINGANDTHELAW.com…
Read the articlePartyGaming Plc Re: United States legislation
Party's official statement via the London Stock Exchange On 30 September 2006, the United States Congress passed The Safe Port Act. That measure also contained certain provisions known…
Read the articleSo Far It Doesn't Look Pretty
PartyGaming and rivals warn of U.S. gaming ban PartyGaming said in a statement: "If the President signs the act into law, the company will suspend all real money gaming business with…
Read the articleUnlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act of 2006 - Thoughts
So a few thoughts on the new anti-gambling bill: It doesn't do anything making playing poker online illegal. Only accepting transactions will be illegal. This means that Party or Stars…
Read the articleKarma Can Be A Bitch
Sick F*ck Mark Foley (R-FL), who co-sponsored HR 4954, resigned shortly after voting on the anti-gambling bill. Seems the honorable Congressman from Florida got caught by ABC News trying…
Read the articleThe U.S. Congress is Trying to Ban Online Poker TODAY!!!
Below is an email from the Poker Player's Alliance U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist is attaching the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act to a bill that is expected to be approved by…
Read the articleUnsafe Poker Rooms Get an Upgrade
I haven't really checked back recently since writing my posts on unsafe poker rooms that fail to encrypt your personal information but Brian over at MattahFahtu did take the time to…
Read the articleThe-Poker-Shark.com Scam
I'm in a scammer-busting mood today. I ran across The-Poker-Shark.com website the other day. This one was almost comical. Instead of analyzing the hype page line by line, I thought it…
Read the articlePPA Phone March on Capitol Hill Scheduled for Sept. 12
I'll be participating. Will you? Dear PPA Member: Your urgent action is needed! On September 12th the Poker Players Alliance with the support of leading poker blogs and forums,…
Read the articleProduct Review: Dirty Poker
I can't remember the last time I felt angry after reading a book but Richard Marcus' "Dirty Poker" certainly did the trick. I was literally sitting there at time with my mouth open as I…
Read the articlePokerBot Pro - The Saga Continues
Seems I get a lot of traffic and emails from the posts I've done about PokerBot Pro . You may remember them as the poker bot written by some guy who is making outlandish claims about how…
Read the articleLet the people play Mr. President
According to Professional-Poker.com, Philip Ittleson has launched a website to combat the anti-gambling legislation before Congress. U.S. movie producer Philip Ittleson is following the…
Read the articleInternet Gambling Bill Derailed
Jersey Nick sent me a link to a banking industry website (registration required) that had a pretty interesting take on the internet gambling bill. A last-minute objection by the…
Read the articleWrite your Senator today, and voice your opposition to an Internet Poker ban!
Dear PPA Member: As the summer temperatures continue to rise, so does the heated debate in Congress over banning online poker. The Poker Players Alliance is working to ensure that the…
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