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Poker Law Archive
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Moving out: Online players making exodus to other countries to keep their game going
Posted on August 10, 2011 | No CommentsThe Las Vegas Sun had a great article yesterday about the number of professional poker players heading out of the country to keep their online poker careers going. Kudos to... -
A-Rod reacts to illegal poker charges
Posted on August 10, 2011 | No CommentsNew York Yankee Alex Rodriguez continues to make news for allegedly taking part in underground poker games in California, a type of activity he has been warned against taking part... -
Congress considering online poker legalization
Posted on May 25, 2011 | No CommentsThere may be a light at the end of the tunnel for those having online poker withdrawal. According to The Hill, U.S. Rep. Joe Barton and other Republicans are drafting... -
The future of poker
Posted on May 13, 2011 | No CommentsWhat is the future of poker after Black Friday? Casino City Times tries to set the record straight and offers up some great predictions this week. The site offers up... -
Poker pros consider moving their games overseas
Posted on May 11, 2011 | No CommentsWith no source of income and no prospects for the shutdown of internet poker to change anytime soon, many poker pros are considering other option s –becoming ex-pats and playing overseas according to... -
Arizona senator changing tune on online poker?
Posted on May 10, 2011 | No CommentsArizona Sen. John Kyl has been opposed to online poker, but Poker Player Newspaper notes that the sonn-retiring senator may be changing his tune and considering an exception in the... -
Online poker crackdown in high gear: Raids in Costa Rica, out of work pros, possible bankruptcy
Posted on May 10, 2011 | No CommentsBlack Friday continues to have massive ramifications in the poker world from bankruptcy and raids to arrests and prosecutions. It is indeed a black time for the online poker world.... -
PT Original – Poker raid roundup: Canadian man gets poker conviction overturned
Posted on May 9, 2011 | No CommentsReporting on the world of poker raids, busts, arrests, and roundups across the country and around the globe. PokerTraditions supports the legalization of poker in a fair, safe, drug-free, and... -
Columnist: Online poker persecution about $$$ for federal government
Posted on April 26, 2011 | No CommentsMichelle Minton, a policy analyst with the Competitive Enterprise Institute, penned a great piece on Friday for FOX News about the government’s online poker money grab. Prosecuting online gambling sites... -
Time notes the impact legalized online poker could have on economy
Posted on April 26, 2011 | No CommentsTime magazine’s Curious Capitalist weighed in last week on Black Friday. We especially liked this paragraph about the economic impact legalizing and regulating Internet poker could offer: The outlawing of... -
John Stossel: Leave gamblers alone!
Posted on April 26, 2011 | No CommentsFOX Business Channel’s John Stossel penned a great column this week about online poker and how the government, quite frankly, should just butt out. He notes various governments’ hypocrisy in... -
Online poker cashouts may begin soon
Posted on April 21, 2011 | No CommentsGood news for inline poker players – FullTilt Poker and PokerStars have reachedagreements with the federal government to return players’ money in the coming weeks. Despite the Black Friday halting of... -
Brick and mortar casinos counting on upswing after online crackdown
Posted on April 20, 2011 | No CommentsLas Vegas casinos and other casinos around the country are counting on an upswing of player at their own tables. With so many players now denied a seat at a... -
ESPN pulling plug on online site-related poker programming
Posted on April 20, 2011 | No CommentsESPN has decided to pull the plug on poker programming linked to online poker. We would assume this action would not include the World Series of Poker. The Black Friday... -
Online sites spent millions on legalization efforts
Posted on April 20, 2011 | No CommentsThe New York Times detailed yesterday the lobbying efforts undertaken by several online poker sites to keep the game legal in the U.S. as well as efforts to legalize the... -
PT EDITORIAL: Poker sites targeted, execs indicted – another personal freedom attacked
Posted on April 16, 2011 | No CommentsThe feds’ war on online poker reached a pinnacle today with executives of three of the top online poker sites being indicted by the FBI and the Department of Justice.... -
Online poker clearing hurdles in Nevada
Posted on April 15, 2011 | No CommentsLas Vegas is embracing the idea of online poker and is moving closer and closer to legalization in Nevada, according to CNBC. According to the network: Nevada’s gaming commission cleared... -
Poker rooms break out in Boston – benefitting local charities
Posted on April 15, 2011 | No CommentsTaking advantage of a law allowing gambling benefiting charity, poker rooms have popped up in Massachusetts. The state gets a tax cut, the charity gets a nice slice, and poker... -
D.C. online poker clears federal hurdles
Posted on April 13, 2011 | No CommentsAs we noted recently, Washington D.C. has beaten many states legalizing online poker and cleared congressional hurdles this week The Washtington Examiner notes: A District law to establish Internet gambling... -
Sleight of hand: Man arrested for marking cards in poker game
Posted on April 13, 2011 | No CommentsA New Jersey man allegedly has quite a talent for knowing his opponent’s cards. He should – he’s been accused and arrested for marking cards at the Sands Casino Resort in... -
Poker clubs flourish in Buckeye State
Posted on April 11, 2011 | No CommentsThe fight to play poker legally and classify it as a game of skill continues in Ohio, where several poker clubs have popped up – challenging the accepted law in the... -
Washington D.C. online poker effort is full speed ahead
Posted on April 9, 2011 | No CommentsThe U.S. Congress may not be a fan of online poker, but Washington D.C. is getting into the poker business. The Wall Street Journal reports this week that the city... -
PT Original – Poker raid roundup
Posted on April 8, 2011 | No CommentsReporting on the world of poker raids, busts, arrests, and roundups across the country and around the globe. PokerTraditions supports the legalization of poker in a fair, safe, drug-free, and... -
States betting on online poker
Posted on April 3, 2011 | No CommentsThe war on online poker is well underway, but there is a new front on completely legalizing (we would argue it is legal already) the game online. Several states are... -
UPDATE: Texas gambling effort stalling out
Posted on March 31, 2011 | 2 CommentsJust when it looked like Texas was making progress in legalizing poker and gambling, the idea seems to have hit a roadblock in the Senate according to KVUE. Just Monday,... -
Irony: Texas Holdem legalization being considered in Texas
Posted on March 29, 2011 | 1 CommentBy SEAN CHAFFIN, Editor/Senior Writer Strange as it may be, poker rooms and casinos are not legalized here in Texas. The game is Texas Holdem, but if you are looking... -
Online poker in precarious state
Posted on March 25, 2011 | No CommentsThe state of online poker is the subject of a great recent piece in Cigar Aficionado by Michael Kaplan. The precarious state of the industry leaves millions of dollars at...
