FROM THE ARCHIVE / CATEGORY
UIGEA
56 articles, newest first.
". . . Page 73 - Johnson, Navin R.! I'm somebody now! Millions of people look at this book everyday! This is the kind of spontaneous publicity - your name in print - that makes people.…
Read the article ↗Word on the street is that the long awaited rules that will provide the "how" part of the UIGEA will be out as soon as tomorrow and within a week at the latest. There will be an expected…
Read the article ↗Can't say this comes as any great shock but John David Lefebvre joined his partner Stephen Lawrence in pleading guilty. As I previously posted Lawrence's plea all but guaranteed that…
Read the article ↗The digital ink had barely dried from my last post about the good news for online poker overseas when news tickers started lighting up with word that Neteller founder Stephen Lawrence…
Read the article ↗I recently posted an letter that Focus on the Family sent out to members. Unfortunately it was so full of complete crap that in an attempt to replay to each and every issue I was not…
Read the article ↗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 article ↗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 article ↗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 article ↗Haley has the text of a letter Sen Kyl sent to President Bush back in March. Of note was this passage: As we noted in our letter dated October 30 of last year, the best blocking…
Read the article ↗Now that we're several months into the new year I wanted to take a moment to discuss the current state of affairs in online poker. Neteller's Jan pullout from the US market had a pretty…
Read the article ↗Sad news via 2+2 Hi all – It is with great delight and profound regret that I announce that, effective April 1st, 2007, I will no longer be the poker room manager at PokerStars. [1] The…
Read the article ↗The Financial Times is reporting that US Senator Congressman Barney Frank is working to overturn the UIGEA. Of course, you have to be a subscriber to read it on the FT site so I waited…
Read the article ↗Gambling911 is speculating that the sudden jump in gaming stocks may be attributed to rumors that the DOJ will drop its case against Neteller. The Guardian (who Gambling911 was basing…
Read the article ↗Senator Alfonse D'Amato Takes Leadership Position with the Poker Players Alliance Dear PPA Member: You probably have heard that the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) has enlisted a key ally…
Read the article ↗As we've seen more and more poker rooms that formerly proclaimed their defiant intentions to service US customers succumb to cash flow and other pressures it has become obvious some…
Read the article ↗In a strange series of communications from Doyle's Room the final word appears to be that they are exiting the US market. First they said they were leaving the US market. That came from…
Read the article ↗From their site: Hoax: A Necessary Evil We apologize to all for any inconvenience that may have resulted by our recent hoax, however we found it necessary to perpetuate given the current…
Read the article ↗I'm not sure whether to applaud or ridicule this but because Neteller has been shut off from US players and they have no other way to get player's back their money, they are recommending…
Read the article ↗Gambling911 claims to have exposed the rumor of Doyle getting popped to be just that . . . a rumor. However, if you ever happen to chat with Christopher Costigan just know that even if…
Read the article ↗Okay, I've seen this reported as a rumor in several places and PokerProf has said he's heard rumblings too. So far, it's been reported on PokerNetwork and NeverWin. Just posted over at…
Read the article ↗