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Menendez Re-introduces Legislation to Expand Texas Poker

submitted by pokerman 648 days ago (via pokernews.com)

Texas State Representative Jose Menendez (D-San Antonio) has reintroduced legislation designed to expand poker's availability in the state that gave poker's currently most popular variant its name. Menendez, who championed...

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Dutch Officials Tussle over Online Gambling Legality

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Efforts by Holland's Justice Ministry to move forward with UIGEA-style prohibitions against non-state-sanctioned online gambling businesses are running into opposition from the Dutch banking industry, which wants little...

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Sen. John Kyl Makes Power Play

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Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) spent nearly a decade trying to move anti-online gambling legislation through Congress.He first took up his crusade in 1998, proposing the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act that would have made it illegal for a company...

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Ways and Means Hearing Set on Internet Gambling Set for Wednesday

submitted by pokerman 107 days ago (via pokernews.com)

Barney Frank will join bill sponsor Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) as witnesses Wednesday for the Ways and Means Committee hearing on current and proposed tax laws related to Internet gambling.The hearing will be aired live beginning at 9:30 a.m. on...

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The Pigskin Diaries Vol. 2: All Aboard for Fantasy Football

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Don't get me wrong, I enjoy a good Yanks/Sox Sunday afternoon slugfest as much as the next guy. But 2,430 games are just a little too many to hold my attention over the course of a regular season. And for me, midseason baseball wears out its...

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Antigua Attempts Last-Ditch Negotiations in Online Gambling Trade Dispute

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The 'Antigua Sun' reported on Wednesday that Antigua & Barbuda's Minister of Finance, Dr. Errol Cort, has returned to the United States for a final round of trade negotiations with Bush administration officials...

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Poker & Pop Culture: 'Star Trek: The Next Generation'

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Sitting atop the box office charts this week is the latest entry into the 'Star Trek' franchise, a new feature film...

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United States, European Union to Resume Negotiations over Online Gambling

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Incoming US Trade Representative Ron Kirk and European Union Trade Commissioner Catherine Ashton met last week in Washington D.C., later...

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Initial Reactions From House Ways and Means Committee Hearing

submitted by pokerman 106 days ago (via pokernews.com)

If today's hearing in the House Ways and Means Committee is any indication, perhaps the issue of licensed and regulated Internet gambling has made progress on Capitol Hill over the past six months -- not on paper but in influencing the minds of...

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Online Poker Sites Confirmed on Minnesota Censorship List

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A complete list of the 199 Internet domains ordered to be blocked by Internet service providers doing business in the state of Minnesota...

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