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As everyone is well aware, Congressman Robert Wexler recently made quite a splash at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.  He made an appearance with former (R-NY) Senator Alphonse D’Amato, and Poker Player Alliance President Michael Bolcerek and received a standing ovation for his proposed legislation – H.R. 2610 – Skill Game […]

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Pending Cases Involving the Board of Governors have been made public.  Among them, the Federal Reserve has listed iMEGA’s case against it in a New Jersey court.  The hearing is slated for September 4.
This list of pending cases does not include suits against the Federal Reserve Banks in which the Board of Governors is […]

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Betting Odds to win the NFC South - 2007 have been posted at Bet33.com and BetCris.com where the line originates here in Costa Rica. Despite the uncertainty surrounding Michael Vick, who we now know won’t be playing again until at least November, the online gambling site has offered long […]

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Harrah’s, which hosted last month’s World Series of Poker, reported second-quarter profit surged 85 percent.  Visitor volume powered growth in Las Vegas and a new race track casino in Pennsylvania offset weak results in Atlantic City, N.J.
The world’s largest casino company posted an increase in net profit to $237.5 million, or $1.25 […]

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Chairman of the Poker Players Alliance, Alfonse D’Amato, has sent out the following letter to PPA members:

Dear Fellow PPA Member:
Thanks to your efforts, we have made tremendous progress in our fight to protect the rights of poker players. More than 40 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have committed to clarifying federal laws […]

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Stringent regulations and use of proven technologies can provide strong safeguards say experts.
Age-verification technologies are effective according to many experts, who believe that regulation can establish a framework to block minors from gambling online in the United States. The Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act, legislation introduced by Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA), would require […]

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