Well, let’s not start sucking each other’s dicks quite yet. – The Wolf, Pulp Fiction Yes, it was a solid day for the good guys on Tuesday (assuming you think the Democrats are the good guys – I distrust all politicians). While I was as overjoyed as the next person when I read that Leach …
Republican Congressman Jim Leach, who proudly calls attention to his part in getting the UIGEA passed, will no longer be representing the great state of Iowa come next year. Losing by a 51/49 margin, I wonder how many votes he lost because of his crusade against poker players.
I’m pretty sure the UB guy who gives the guy a icepack for his junk was the same dude who was at the WSOP lifestyle show manning the UB booth.
I haven’t completely vetted this list but this is the Enemies of Poker list put together by Let the People Play. Ted “The Internet is a Series of Tubes” Stevens (R – AK) Richard Shelby (R – AL) Jeff Sessions (R – AL) Chafee Lincoln (D – AR) John Mccain (R – AZ) Jon Kyl …
One of the things that I speculated about when I first analyzed the impact of the UIGEA was that the real force of this law was in drying up the money supply. Cut off the money and you kill the game liquidity. So, two and some odd weeks into this bill being law, let’s look …