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Party Gaming left the U.S. market following the passage in 2006 of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, and has been in negotiations with the U.S. Department of Justice to avoid suffering any retroactive penalties ever since. Party Gaming and the DOJ are expected to reach a settlement at some point during 2008.
Party Gaming was forced to leave the U.S. market as they are a publicly traded [...]
Earlier today attorney Lee Rousso went before a judge to argue his position that Washington State’s ban on online poker was unconstitutional. One of his arguments was that the law serves as a method to protect Washington’s casinos from the competition that online poker sites provide, and that as such, the law violates the Commerce Clause contained within the constitution.
The law punishes offenders as if they [...]
Once again the World Poker Tour will be looking for a new hostess as Layla Kayleigh has decided not to return for a second season. This will mark the fourth season in a row where the WPT will look for a new hostess. Kayleigh made an announcement on her MySpace page that personal reasons caused her to walk away from the WPT, including a desire to [...]
Every Hand Revealed, the poker book written by Gus Hansen, has been released and is now available for purchase. In the book Gus Hansen chronicles his adventures at the 2007 Aussie Millions tournament, covering the important hands and how he played them in his road to the title and the $1.2 million first prize.
The book reveals great insights into how the famous Gus Hansen operates throughout a [...]
Poker players in Denmark received good news when the Danish Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments against a law banning poker in private clubs. On December 18th of last year Denmark’s second highest court, the Landsretten, ruled that it was illegal for private clubs to put on poker tournaments as it would violate current anti-gambling laws. When the ruling passed down private clubs were frequently offering [...]
Full Tilt will make history with their recently announced $25,000 buy-in heads-up poker tournament, as when it starts it will be the largest buy-in event ever in heads-up online poker. This tournament is scheduled to take place a week after the conclusion of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series VIII, on Saturday May 24, and Sunday May 25.
Not all players will be required to foot the $25,000 [...]
In the 888.com World Poker Crown event, poker players from around the world competed with all their might to capture the $1 million first prize. Play began online and continued until the tournament was down to just ten players. Then, the players headed for Barcelona, Spain to finish the game. In the end it was Jack Hinchey, a pump and electric motor service manager from [...]
A bill that would establish three casinos in the state of Massachusetts was recently voted down, partly due to a provision contained within the bill that would have outlawed online poker, presumably to protect the profits of the casinos the bill would license. There are now indications that the bill may return, but without the portion banning online gambling.
When the bill had come before the Massachusetts House [...]
Washington state attorney Lee Rousso recently dropped out of the governor’s race, partly because his legal case against Washington’s ban on online poker was starting to make headway The next hearing in the case is scheduled for May 15th, and to show its support for Rousso, the Poker Players Alliance has organized a rally for all supporters of online poker to attend.
Washingon’s ban on online poker makes [...]
In recent days Bodog has announced two changes to their lineup of poker pros that play on and endorse Bodog Poker. One of the changes was an addition to their lineup while the other was a subtraction. Bodog added the famed online poker player Justin Bonomo, who is known online by his screenname “ZeeJustin”. Bonomo recently placed fifth in the World Series of Poker Circuit [...]
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