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News & Updates – 22/8/11

Posted on August 21, 2011 by admin

U.S. Online Legislation Edges Closer Anyone following the recent financial turmoil in the United States will know how close the country was to defaulting on its payments.  A last minute deal to agree a raise in the debt ceiling allowed … Continue reading →

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News & Updates 11/8/11

Posted on August 10, 2011 by admin

Poker In The Park 2011 Getting Organised It’s Europe’s largest festival of poker and it’s now only a matter of weeks away.  Poker In The Park 2011 starts on Friday 2nd September and continues over the weekend.  This year it’s … Continue reading →

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News & Updates 1/8/11

Posted on July 31, 2011 by admin

What is FairPlayUSA? At first glance FairPlayUSA looks a little like the Poker Players Alliance but an organisation which only concentrates on online gaming. That’s actually not too far from the truth – FairPlayUSA is a brand new organisation which … Continue reading →

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News & Updates 22/7/11

Posted on July 21, 2011 by admin

WSOP – November Nine Settled It began on May 31st with Event #1.  On July 7th Event #58 started – the Main Event and the competition that poker players around the world aspire to win.  6,865 pros and amateurs paid … Continue reading →

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News & Updates 14/7/11

Posted on July 13, 2011 by admin

California Introduces Arguments For Online Gaming California has joined the list of states pondering a move into the world of online gaming.  Bill SB40, presented by Senator Lou Correa, will seek to legalise intra-state gaming and in the process create … Continue reading →

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News & Updates 7/7/11

Posted on July 6, 2011 by admin

Washington D.C. Proceeding With Online Gaming Washington D.C. appears to be pushing ahead with its own version of online gaming.  The latest news from the capital is that lawyers who have perused the proposed bill have confirmed it does not … Continue reading →

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News & Updates 23/6/11

Posted on June 22, 2011 by admin

Pressure For Online Poker Mounting In U.S. Those of us who work within the poker industry or are in fact just keen aficionados know very well the restrictions on playing online poker in the United States.  A largely unwanted bill … Continue reading →

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News & Updates 17/6/11

Posted on June 16, 2011 by admin

English Renaissance at the 2011 WSOP An interesting characteristic of this year’s WSOP is that you can actually hear who’s winning an event before you get anywhere near the table.  That has certainly been the case where the English are … Continue reading →

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News & Updates 10/6/11

Posted on June 9, 2011 by admin

Ira Rubin Refused Bail Ira Rubin, one of the indictees connected with the Black Friday events on 15th April, has been denied bail by a magistrate judge in the United States.  Rubin is believed to have been trying to evade … Continue reading →

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News & Updates 6/6/11

Posted on June 5, 2011 by admin

Local Cops Benefit From Maryland Domain Seizures Well at least someone has benefited from the domain seizures and the closing down of almost a dozen online poker sites a couple of weeks ago.  The story of Blue Monday began when … Continue reading →

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