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Poker News (May 22-29): Ivey Room, High Finance, PPA Rally, UIGEA, and the WSOP

Dave McCarthy — Sat, 29 May 2010 20:18:50 +0000

Poker from the Rail’s Top 5 Stories in Poker, May 22 – 29: 5. The Ivey Room: Who made it for the opening high stakes cash games? 4. Poker and High Finance: What poker books are required reading at a major Philadelphia investment firm? 3. The Poker Player’s Alliance (PPA) Rally: What happened in Olympia, [...]

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Poker News (May 22-29): Ivey Room, High Finance, PPA Rally, UIGEA, and the WSOP

Barney Frank’s hearing postponed. Poker murderer facing extradition. Hot dog update.

Dave McCarthy — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 01:39:43 +0000

Some recent updates in recurring stories: Barney Frank’s hearing to discuss a rational approach to online gambling in the US has been postponed (and not yet rescheduled). The House Financial Services Committee, which Frank chairs, was set to debate HR 2266 and HR 2267 on April 16. The former bill would delay implementation of the [...]

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Barney Frank’s hearing postponed. Poker murderer facing extradition. Hot dog update.

Poker News (March 13-20): UIGEA, Kentucky, WSOP TOC, Nosebleed Calm, Tony G’s letter to Phil Hellmuth

Dave McCarthy — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:59:52 +0000

5. The high stakes scene at Full Tilt was relatively quiet, but Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond has two new videos out for those suffering Isildur1 withdrawal… 4. Tony G wrote an obnoxious open letter to Phil Hellmuth… 3. The World Series of Poker opened voting for 20 of 27 spots at its 2010 Tournament of Champions [...]

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Poker News (March 13-20): UIGEA, Kentucky, WSOP TOC, Nosebleed Calm, Tony G’s letter to Phil Hellmuth

A Poker Player’s Guide to Online Poker Law (Part 1: The United States)

Dave McCarthy — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:17:23 +0000

Last week, Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ, pictured above) finally dropped his hold on US Treasury nominees – he had been blocking important Treasury personnel from taking office because he was on tilt over the Obama administration’s delaying enforcement of his 2006 anti-online gambling law, the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act (UIGEA). According to an article [...]

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A Poker Player’s Guide to Online Poker Law (Part 1: The United States)

The Pros Speak (Again): Howard Lederer

The Captain — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:58:29 +0000

In our last post, Chris Ferguson sat down and shared his thoughts on the UIGEA and the state of online poker. This week, we were able to talk to Howard Lederer and get his perspective as well. Speaking as a PPA board member, he discussed what he sees as a favorable future for online poker. Here’s what Howard had to say, in his own words:

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The Pros Speak (Again): Howard Lederer

The Week at FTP: I Didn’t Jinx Seidel!

Big Donkey — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:57:40 +0000

Let’s start the week with the really important news; even Big Donkeys get things right once in awhile.

If you’re one of the three people who read my post from last week, you’ll remember that I predicted a WPT victory for Erik Seidel at the Foxwoods Poker Classic. Well, lo and behold, I was right.

Sure, my prediction didn’t earn me anything like the nearly $980K that Seidel took home for the victory, but a couple of fivers from the Monkey, the Captain, and the Inuit will pay for a few brews at the end of the day.

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The Week at FTP: I Didn’t Jinx Seidel!

The Pros Speak: Chris Ferguson

The Captain — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:29:16 +0000

Following the recent UIGEA hearings in Washington D.C., there’s been more positive coverage (a bit of light at the end of the tunnel?!) of the state of affairs for online poker. In brief, it’s been clearly established that there isn’t an effective method in place for blocking transactions that fund something called “illegal wagering,” banks can’t and won’t effectively police this, and no one has been able to identify exactly what unlawful Internet gambling is. On the whole, it’s extremely vague and incredibly ineffective at achieving any positive end.

Chris Ferguson was in D.C. for the proceedings, and he definitely has some thoughts on what took place. We were able to sit down with Chris and a tape recorder a couple of days after the Senate hearing, and get his take on the current state of affairs for online poker. Here’s his opinion – in his own words:

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The Pros Speak: Chris Ferguson

The Week at FTP: Tastes Like Chicken

Big Donkey — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:08:45 +0000

Last week we told you about an upcoming hearing on the viability of actually enacting and enforcing the UIGEA. Now we can tell you what happened.

Talk. Lots and lots of talk.

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The Week at FTP: Tastes Like Chicken