December 11, 2010
Late Friday, the influential land gambling trade body the American Gaming Association gave an important boost to Nevada Senator Harry Reid’s legislative attempt to federally legalise online poker in the United States. In a media statement explaining its move from a ‘neutral’ stance to one of support, the Association said that the bill includes solid […]
December 10, 2010
After a week of mainly reactive statements from members of his staff, Senator Harry Reid of Nevada issued a statement Thursday on his proposal to legalise online poker at the federal level (see previous reports). The senator’s draft legislation has excited wide mainstream media coverage and political comment this week. In a statement issued by […]
December 10, 2010
More changes occurred in the dynamic online poker industry this week as Spin32 Poker advised players and affiliates that it is shutting off US action and switching platforms from its present location on the Merge Network, whilst Reefer Poker was acquired by the Feltstar company. In an email to players, the UK-based Spin32 Poker advised […]
December 10, 2010
The chief exec of the Poker Players Alliance, John Pappas, never one to mince his words, has characterised one aspect of the Reid proposal to federally legalise online poker in the United States as “absurd,” but believes the long term benefits of the bill make it more palatable. Pappas took exception to the proposed 15 […]
December 10, 2010
The fast-moving story of Nevada senator Harry Reid’s attempt to push through a federal bill legalising online poker in the United States took an unexpected turn Friday with a report from the respected and usually well-informed publication Politico that Reid has dropped a plan to attach his bill to must-pass tax legislation. There has been […]
December 9, 2010
The Gameday group, a global sports and entertainment media firm with ambitions in online poker, has announced that it has switched software and will re-launch its Gameday Poker.com poker and backgammon site with Malta-licensed operator Melita Gaming Network. GamedayPoker.com will target the UK and Europe market, chief executive Morgan Davies revealed this week. ?We wanted […]
December 9, 2010
With Senator Harry Reid’s attempt to legalise US online poker hitting the mainstream headlines everywhere this week (see previous reports), a story in the Las Vegas Sun caused some temporary anxiety late Wednesday, when it reported that the Nevada senator had halted his legislative drive. The confusion was short-lived, however, with the Wall Street Journal […]
December 9, 2010
Victory Poker pro, Antonio Esfandiari (32) clinched his second WPT title when he took down the 2010 WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic this week. Esfandiari took home a substantial paycheck of $ 870 124 bringing his total live tournament winnings to $4,300,000. Leading the tournament from Day Two down to the final […]
December 8, 2010
You have to say one thing for the Morongo tribal band in California – their determination to corner a chunk of the internet poker action in the sunshine state is pretty impressive. This week the news surfaced that the tribe, which previously allied itself with California cardrooms in a similar quest, is involved in the […]
December 8, 2010
With more information emerging on the legislative proposal to legalise US online poker attributed to Senator Harry Reid of Nevada (see previous reports), the debate has deepened this week Interested parties appear to be especially troubled by a clause which is being interpreted as meaning that for 15 months, there will be no legal online […]