Jersey Nick sent me a link to a banking industry website (registration required) that had a pretty interesting take on the internet gambling bill. A last-minute objection by the Independent Community Bankers of America to a bill designed to curb Internet gambling wrecked the legislation’s chances of passing last week and could hurt its prospects …
Dear PPA Member: As the summer temperatures continue to rise, so does the heated debate in Congress over banning online poker. The Poker Players Alliance is working to ensure that the U.S. Senate does not vote on the same misguided legislation that passed the House in July. We have been successful in delaying action until …
I was donking around on the online felt this weekend and was at a very, very aggressive limit table. It wasn’t uncommon to see 6 people in a capped pre-flop pot. I pick up 88 in EP with a limper in front of me and limp as I know that it’s going to get raised …
Things look like they’re turning in our direction in regards to the online gambling bills before Congress but the Poker Player’s Alliance still needs your support. I spent some time on the phone today with PPA president Michael Bolcerek and he’s really pushing to get poker players to sign up as members. The PPA has …
Someone on the BARGE list posted the following response that they received from Senator Feinstein. I’ve seen a few other people who wrote their elected reps get the same form letter from the Senator (she obviously didn’t feel fit to respond to me) so I have posted a sanitized version with the poster’s personal information …