Online Gambling Information

Attachment 736After a little more than two-month receiving nominations and votes from the general public, officials of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) have announced the name of the top ten candidates for 2010 Poker Hall of Fame.

According to the WSOP, a total of 102 names were submitted during the public nomination process, including 44 who received multiple nominations. All

Source: Poker Press Box

The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members in the United States and 20,000 in Washington, today released the a new statement at the conclusion of oral arguments presented before the State Supreme Court in the case of Rousso v. State, which claims that a state law making individuals felons for playing online poker is unconstitutional.

Source: Las Vegas and Poker News & Articles - Articles - Gambling Law and Legislation

Poker Players Alliance (PPA) Executive Director John Pappas, released a new statement on the House Ways and Means Committee hearing on HR 4976, the Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act of 2010. The bill would legalize and regulate several forms of online gambling, including online poker, but will also maintain the current ban on other forms of gambling such as online sports betting.

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U.S. House of Representatives, Ways and Means Committee is meeting today discussing Online Gambling and its regulation.

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As the deadline for the implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act gets closer, the Poker Players Alliance has petitioned the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve Board to clarify Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act regulation and exempt peer-to-peer games such as poker from the UIGEA regulations.

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The House of Representatives in the State of Massachusetts approved a special amendment supported by the Poker Players Alliance which removed language criminalizing playing online poker and other forms of gaming from a new bill that will decide the future of casino gambling in the state.

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After almost a year since its introduction, Congressman Barney Frank’s proposals to regulate online gambling in the United States will finally be heard before the House Financial Services Committee this Friday, April 16th.

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The Kentucky Supreme Court has reversed the Kentucky Appeals court’s decision that dismissed governor’s Beshear’s attempt to seize 141 online domain names related to online poker, casinos and other gaming operators.

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Congress has introduced another bill that impacts online poker.

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Removing the stigma of poker is a marathon, not a sprint.

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