- Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 18:58
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Texas poker advocates are making a big push for the upcoming state session of legislation in order to legalize the game of poker, according to a story published in the Dallas Morning News.
As it stands now, there is not any casino gambling in Texas, however the underground poker scene looks to be growing in ...
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- Wednesday, January 21, 2009, 6:48
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A judge in Pennsylvania recently handed down a decision that poker is a game of skill and not luck. The ruling came from a dismissed case against a person that was thrown in jail simply for hosting a poker game. The decision also adds to the mounting evidence that ...
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- Tuesday, January 20, 2009, 12:45
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The latest country in Europe to regulate gambling online is Spain. According to the gambling news website GamblingCompliance.com, in December of last year there were new regulations proposed, which would allow Internet gambling licenses in Spain to be issued to online gaming operators based in the European Union, while at the same time setting strict ...
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- Tuesday, January 20, 2009, 12:39
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An American citizen, going by the screen name AAHue made this suggestion this week with the idea of boosting the economy in the U.S. by legalizing Internet poker. AAHUE wrote,10,000 America citizens have voted on the suggestion made by AAHUE, which vaulted the idea to second place on the site’s suggestion page. Many citizens have ...
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- Monday, November 24, 2008, 5:58
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Gowen alleges that when she signed on as a Full Tilt pro back in 2004, she was promised a 1% ownership of the company. She went on to sport FTP gear around the tournament circuit, appeared in television commercials and promotional ads, and essentially did her part in promoting the Online Poker mega-brand as best she could - for no added compensation beyond her supposed ...
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- Friday, November 21, 2008, 11:42
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Jill Rockcastle, wife of murdered poker player William Gustafik, has been found guilty of her husband’s death and sentenced in Las Vegas.
Rockcastle, 50, sobbed uncontrollably as she professed her love for Las Vegas poker professional, Gustafik, during sentencing by Clark County District Court Judge Michael Villani.
Gustafik was found with 15 stab wounds at the couple’s luxury Las Vegas condominium. His body was discovered by police ...
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- Thursday, November 20, 2008, 13:09
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iMEGA Files Response Brief in UIGEA Appeal
The Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association (iMEGA) has filed its own response to that of US federal attorneys in iMEGA v. Keisler, et al., iMEGA's ongoing challenge to the US's Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. iMEGA, which represents several businesses in the field, continues to assert that the UIGEA should be void for vagueness or declared unconstitutional. The ...
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