By Jay Lakin, The Kansas City Star
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
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The debate over internet gambling has raged since the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) was ushered through Congress in the fall of 2006.
By Poker Players Alliance
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
By Eunice Yoon, CNN
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
Eunice Yoon reports on efforts to promote poker in China.
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By Edward Sifuentes, North County Times
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
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The Pauma Band of Mission Indians launched a virtual casino on its Web site last month; it offers video slot machines, table games and card games.
By Patrick Malone, The Pueblo Chieftain
Monday, September 8th, 2008
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The raid of Larry Wittman’s suspected illegal poker room last week had been anticipated for some time by local poker players facing criminal charges from two earlier raids.
By Sarah Polson, PokerListings.com
Monday, September 8th, 2008
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iMEGA announced this week it has a new big gun helping the organization prepare its challenge of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act in the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals.
By Patrick Malone, The Pueblo Chieftain
Saturday, September 6th, 2008
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A Pueblo poker room that has been on law enforcement’s radar for four years finally was raided last week by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, according to court records made public on Thursday.
By iGaming News
Friday, September 5th, 2008
Joe Brennan is the President and CEO of the Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association (iMEGA), at the recent Next Generation in Gambling Conference in Montreal, Mr. Brennan took the time to speak with iGaming News about iMEGA’s missions and why they are opposed to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA)
By CardPlayer.com
Friday, September 5th, 2008
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The California bill that would tax and regulate an intrastate online poker industry will not go any further in 2008.
The bill, A.B. 2026, introduced by Assemblyman Lloyd Levine, has been put on the inactive legislative file by its author at the request of Poker Voters of America, who pushed for the law.
By Dan Cypra, The Poker News Daily
Thursday, September 4th, 2008
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Last night in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin addressed members of the party in the Xcel Energy Center. Across town, the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) and American Gaming Association (AGA) held a fundraiser to benefit the Paralyzed Veterans of America. At the end of the night, the city of Minneapolis was buzzing about Palin’s acclaimed speech as well as the play of Adam Radman, who won the charity poker tournament. Radman serves as the Programs and Communications Manager for the Americans for Tax Reform.
