Forces Gearing Up to Lobby for a U.S. Online Poker Bill
After all the tumult caused by the busting of online gambling officials, the industry, quite rightly, is fighting back. The American Gaming Association (AGA) is now working towards an online poker bill, which will likely be introduced to the U.S. Congress in the next month or so, as lawmakers and casino executives have been in [...]
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Posted on May 14, 2011 by doclotto | Filed Under Analysis, Online Poker, Poker, Politics
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Trouble in Paradise: Shutting Down of Online Sites Leaves Poker Companies Cash Poor
Well, damn it. One of three online poker companies named last month in a federal indictment will be forced to enter bankruptcy, leaving American card players with money on deposit with the Absolute and UB poker sites at least temporarily empty handed. I’m not one of those with money on deposit, but I am pissed [...]
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Posted on May 10, 2011 by doclotto | Filed Under Analysis, Business, Poker, Politics
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Skill or Chance? South Carolina Judges to Decide (In Their Opinion) What Kind of Game Poker is…..
The South Carolina State Supreme Court is considering whether or not to overturn a Charleston judge’s 2009 decision that poker is a game of skill, therefore overturning the conviction of five Mount Pleasant gamers arrested in 2006. This will be interesting. I mean, beyond South Carolina, I can’t see this decision having any relevance at [...]
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Posted on October 21, 2010 by doclotto | Filed Under Analysis, Legal, Poker, Poker Players, Politics
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Second Robber Arrested, Charged with Taking Part in Berlin Poker Tournament Heist
A few days after one of the robbers turned himself in for the Poker Stars European Poker Tour-Berline heist, a second suspect was charged and arrested. Someone was talking to the cops, because 20 year-old Ahmad el-Awayti was spotted in a subway station, according to the Associated Press. “Police said he acknowledged to officers that [...]
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Posted on March 20, 2010 by doclotto | Filed Under Analysis, Fallacies, Poker
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High Drama at German Poker Tournament; Armed Robbers Steal $1.1 Million
Did you see what happened in Germany recently? When armed robbers hit a Berlin hotel where a poker tournament was happening and stole $1.1 million? Much of it was actually caught on tape. One report said the gang – armed with assault rifles and hand grenades – made off with the tournament jackpot of 800,000 [...]
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Posted on March 9, 2010 by doclotto | Filed Under Analysis, Culture, German, Poker, Poker Players
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2010 Poker Stars: Who Will Shine in the Spotlight? Some Fast Guesswork
Now that we’re almost two weeks into 2010 I’ve been researching some of the new players you might be seeing on the WSOP circuit. Future stars, as it were. I like Tom Dwan to have a good year. He has been a winner in the past. Almost dominant. But now he has a new sponsorship [...]
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Posted on January 13, 2010 by doclotto | Filed Under Analysis, Poker, Poker Players
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NBC’s Poker After Dark Show Scheduling Up in the Air; Will it be Moved to 2:35 a.m.?
Due to some reshuffling at NBC, that network’s late night poker show, Poker After Dark, could find itself airing even later than it does now or not airing at all. Are you addicted to the NBC TV show Poker After Dark, like I am? The show…for those who don’t know…airs after Carson Daly’s late, late [...]
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Posted on January 12, 2010 by doclotto | Filed Under Advice, Analysis, Culture
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