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Fantasy Football Ruled Skill, Poker Still a Game of Chance

Nov 13, 2008

To some, the rulings decided on by the Federal Reserve and Treasury in the United States has been surprising. There has been a rush to finalize regulations that wi...

Harrah’s Says Odds Good for US Online Poker Legalization

Nov 11, 2008

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for Harrah’s Entertainment in the United States, Gary Loveman, has stated the odds have improved for online poker to...

Poker a Game of Luck in Netherlands

Oct 29, 2008

The Dutch Minister of Justice, Hirsch Ballin, of the Netherlands, has stated that even if poker were to be ruled as a game of skill the Netherlands would never lic...

New Hope Arises with HR6870

Sep 12, 2008
House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Brank has introduced HR 6870, if your unfirmiliar with what HR 6870 is it's the Payment System Protection Ac...

Poker Players lose to Religious Conservatives

Aug 27, 2008
Have you ever thought you won to find out later you really lost?  Well that's what pretty much just happened to online poker. 

Judge Denies Hearing Case will go Trial

Aug 22, 2008

A   Mount Pleasant judge in  South Carolina has refused to throw out a court case involving an alleged illegal poker game. The five players that are...

Poker Players Post on Republic Platform

Aug 14, 2008

Online poker players are making their voices heard over 160 of them to be more exact.  Players from across the nation have posted comments that urge the Repub...

SC Men Fighting Poker Charges

Jul 16, 2008
Back in October of 2006 police raided a home outside of Charleston and cited 23 players that were playing a $20 dollar tournament.  At the time five men w...

Hopes of Online Poker Legalization Fade

Jul 12, 2008
There may come a time when players from the United States can play online poker completely legally but it's not going to happen any time soon.  &n...

Online Poker Law to Benefit Californians

Jul 11, 2008

Assemblyman Lloyd Levine says that protection is the main issue with the new online poker law that could take effect in California.  The proposed law would be...

Police Raid Illegal Poker Den

Jul 1, 2008

Saturday night an illegal poker den was raided by local police due to an inside source.  The current occupant of the residence, Jose Luis Esquivel, assistant ...

Anders Borg Said No to Int. Poker Network

Jun 27, 2008
Sweden's Finance Minister, Anders Borg, has denied permission for Svenska Spel to create an international poker network with other state-controlled gaming comp...

PPA's Statement on H.R. 5767

Jun 26, 2008
Former Senator Alfonse D'Amoto is chairman of the Poker Players Alliance, a leading poker grassroots advocacy group that has over one million members nationwid...

One Bill Fails While One Passes in California

Jun 26, 2008
While one bill we were all hoping for didn't get passed another, the AB2026 did.  This bill will legalize online poker in California and was originally pr...

PPA's New Campaign Encourages Poker Players to Vote

Jun 18, 2008
A new campaign by the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) is aiming to increase poker's political presence in Washington as we lead up to the 2008 presidential electi...

New Poker Taxes in New Hampshire

Jun 3, 2008

Legislatures in New Hampshire have passed a new tax on Texas Hold;em and other poker games that are run by charities.  They have also raised the maximum bet l...

Indiana Police Call for Backup At Local Free Poker Game

May 31, 2008

Indiana Excise Police took notice of a free poker tournament held at a local bar in Muncie Indiana. One hundred poker players sat hunched over poker tables when ex...

PPA Present at 2008 WSOP

May 30, 2008


Poker Fans at the 2008 WSOP will be able to stand up for their rights as poker players to t...

South Africa Approves Internet Gambling Law

May 19, 2008
South Africa's parliament has approved a new Internet Gambling law that will regulate the industry that was being plagued by crime and used to launder mo...

Lee Rousso and PPA Gear UP for May 15th Hearing

May 9, 2008

Lee Rousso is a Washington State attorney and former candidate for governor who is suing the state to try and get rid of the law that makes it a Class C felony to ...

Tama Casino Will Allow Players 18-21 in June

May 8, 2008

There is good news for poker players that are under 21 in Iowa, the Maskawi Indian Tribe is now planning to offer poker to players that are 18 and up next month at...

SC Bill to Legalize Poker in Homes Failed

Apr 24, 2008
The bill that would have made playing poker at resident's homes in South Carolina has failed.  A measure that could have legalized recreational poker game...

PPA Launches New Voter Registration Program

Apr 22, 2008

The Poker Player Alliance (PPA) has reported that they have gone over the one million membership mark earlier this month.  At the time this was written they h...

California Investigates Legalizing Online Gambling

Apr 18, 2008

California is busy investigation whether they should legalize online gambling and if they do decide to legalize online gambling what should be permitted in the sta...

Lee Russo's Fight For Online Poker Delayed Til May 15th

Apr 14, 2008

The new court date for the Washington State Online Gamblin and Poker is now May 15th.  Lee Russo is the former gubernatorial candidate and Poker Players ...

Lawyer in Pennsylvania Says Drop The Poker Charges

Apr 12, 2008
A lawyer that was recently charged with operating illegal poker games says that they weren't illegal at all.  Larry Burns, 63, lives in Westmoreland Count...

Bill in Florida Made it Through one Committee

Apr 8, 2008

People in the US are trying to make poker an acceptable game and some people are trying to get legislature passed so that poker can be played in more states and ev...

Poker Player Alliance Statement on UIGEA Hearing

Apr 2, 2008
Former Senator Alfonse D'Amato is the Chairman of the Poker Player Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group that is comprised of almost on...

Florida Expands and Mississippi Worries

Apr 2, 2008

The Seminole Casino expansion and recent bills that have expanded their poker and greyhound racetracks that won approval from the Florida Senate Committee on Tue...

PPA Launches Litigation Support Network

Mar 24, 2008

The Poker Player Alliance has announced the launch of a free Litigation Support Network (LSN) that will provide basic poker legal advice and it will also provide...

MA Bill To Criminalize Onling Gambling Defeateded

Mar 22, 2008

The controversial bill in Massachusetts that would have allowed three new resort style casinos while making online gambling illegal was defeated by a House vote ...

Harvard Law Group Rallys Agains Gov.'s Plan

Mar 17, 2008
A Harvard Law professor and his poker playing students are going to stage a protest outside of the State House to rally against Governor Deval Patrick's casi...

Drew Lesofski Joins Poker Player Alliance

Mar 10, 2008

It was formally announced today that Drew Lesofski has joined the Poker Player Alliance (PPA) as their director of Grassroots and External Affairs.  Lesofsk...

North Carolina Raised 2 Much $$ For Charity

Mar 8, 2008

The North Carolina charity tournament is no longer as they have apparently tried to raise too much money.  One would think that raiseing a lot of money for ...

Ottowa's Government Trying to Ban Online Gaming

Mar 5, 2008
Canada's federal government in Ottawa has considered the 400 online poker and gambling sites in the Kahnawake Mohawk Territory (Canada's First Nations) t...

US Casino Players Face New Tax Rule

Mar 3, 2008
Poker Players aren't going to be able to bluff the IRS about their poker winnings anymore on Tuesday.  Casinos are now going to have record winnings of ...

Isreal's New Bill...Sound Firmiliar

Mar 3, 2008

There is currently a bill being proposed in Israel that will automatically block access to onlin...

Poker Player Alliance Lobbys Fed. Government

Feb 25, 2008
The Poker Player Alliance says that they represent 800,000 poker players nationwide and spent over $900,000 in 2007 to lobby the federal government about onl...

Powerhouse Club Won't Get Gambling License

Feb 22, 2008

The new owners of the well known poker club, Powerhouse Sporting Club is going to have to set a £250 gambling limit on their tables after losing their bit ...

Lee Rousso Gets His Hearing

Feb 22, 2008

Lee Rousso will finally get his day in court, he has filed a lawsuit against the State of Washington in the US in regards to their online gambling ban. In a stat...

Attempts To Put Online Poker Back in California

Feb 20, 2008

Back in 2006 Congress tried to stop the booming online poker industry and since then people ...

Five Million Spent to Stop Gambling in Pennsylvania

Feb 17, 2008

Five million dollars worth of grants are soon to be distributed to local jurisdictions in order to help eliminate illegal gambling in statewide private clubs.&nb...

Dice and Cards Legal Only in Church

Feb 17, 2008
In South Carolina a senate committee approved a bill that would allow legalized gambling in churches, even though it isn't allowed throughout the rest of the...

Battles Over Poker Brew in Europe

Feb 12, 2008

There are battles brewing over online poker in Europe, European Union and National Governmen...

Superior Poker Owner Looking at 165 Years

Feb 11, 2008

One time part owner of Superior Poker is now facing more than 165 years in prison for the online gambling offenses that accrued according to sources. 

No More Pokies says Australian Gov.

Feb 10, 2008

News came from Australia that a new plan could rid Clubs of Pokies in about five to ten years.  Tens of thousands of pokies are going to have to find a new ...

Illegal Gambling Bust....No Biggie

Feb 9, 2008
The first person involved with last May's poker busts in Winnipeg pled guilty yesterday but received no punishment.  Neil Faderon who is 27 was granted ...

Gambling Firms to Pay Addiction Tax

Feb 5, 2008

Over the weekend the Sunday Mail reported that Kenneth Gibson, a Scottish politician, has stated he would like to see a mandatory tax brought on all gambling fir...

Swedish Government to Recover Taxes from Undeclared Income

Feb 1, 2008

Last year the Swedish government were investigating online poker players and gaming affiliates. The Swedish tax authorities have released some of their findings ...

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