By Jeff Montgomery
Monday, July 7th, 2008
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The House tonight approved legislation that would increase the size of some charitable and non-profit group bingo prizes and overhaul rules for Texas Hold’em Poker.
Both games are important sources of funding for non-profit groups.
By Poker Aficionado
Monday, July 7th, 2008
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POTTERVILLE — Poker Aficionado, along with the Athena Room, is opening a new charitable gaming poker room a.k.a. Gizzard City Poker Room (GCPR) inside the Athena Room at 217 W. Main St., Potterville.
The GCPR can accommodate up to 120 players and is a non-smoking facility. Players will enjoy playing on the Vegas-style poker tables, and using high-end cards and chips. At each event, there will also be a 65-inch high definition satellite TV so that no other special events are missed.
By Michael Scherer And Michael Weisskopf
Monday, July 7th, 2008
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The casino craps player is a social animal, a thrill seeker who wants not just to win but to win with a crowd. Unlike cards or a roulette wheel, well-thrown dice reward most everyone on the rail, yielding a collective yawp that drowns out the slots. It is a game for showmen, Hollywood stars and basketball legends with girls on their arms. It is also a favorite pastime of the presumptive Republican nominee for President, John McCain.
By Anthony York
Monday, July 7th, 2008
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A seemingly innocuous bill that would implore the Department of Justice to begin investigating the future of online poker has quietly been one of the most closely watched bills among tribal gaming interests this year.
By Erin Neff
Monday, July 7th, 2008
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I asked McCain about sports betting and Internet gaming, and whether any Nevada Republicans or gaming industry representatives had approached him about those issues.
“The issue of college betting is not going anywhere. … The sports betting thing, that was over years ago,” he added. “I’ve faced reality. It’s just like with immigration reform. Americans want a secure border.”
On Internet gaming, McCain was just off his game. First he tried to back away from his position because he hasn’t been involved in it lately. Then he said it was really fellow Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl’s deal.
By Chris Conrad
Monday, July 7th, 2008
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CENTRAL POINT — Police are warning local poker players to be mindful of state laws outlining the rules of hosting gambling games in private homes.
Jackson County sheriff’s detectives say they are keeping a close eye on a popular weekly Texas Hold’em poker game hosted by Richard Troutman, who operates a game out of his home on Beall Lane in Central Point.
By Laura E. Davis
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Celebrities turned out Wednesday to donate to Darfur charities — and to show their fellow stars just who the real card sharks were.
“I’m looking forward to whipping a lot of celebrity rear end,” talk show host Montel Williams said before beginning play in a charity Texas Hold ‘em tournament at the World Series of Poker. “I tweaked my game, and my game is really solid.”
By Don Ross
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
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IN SA, as elsewhere, whenever there is public debate about the regulation of commercial gambling, whether gambling at casinos or online, one of the topics that receives central attention is problem gambling.
It is generally supposed that the more gambling opportunities are around, the more problem gamblers there will be. This is often said to be the main reason why most people in democracies think that although some gambling should be allowed, it should be carefully restricted.
By Chuck Blount
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
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There may be a time when the online poker industry is completely legal and regulated by the U.S. government, but dont expect it to happen anytime soon.
Last week the House Financial Services Committee defeated a bill submitted by congressmen Barney Frank, D-Mass., and Ron Paul, R-Texas, that would have helped put online poker on the fast track for legalization.
By Rep. Ron Paul
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
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The most basic principle to being a free American is the notion that we as individuals are responsible for our own lives and decisions. We do not have the right to rob our neighbors to make up for our mistakes, neither does our neighbor have any right to tell us how to live, so long as we aren’t infringing on their rights. Freedom to make bad decisions is inherent in the freedom to make good ones. If we are only free to make good decisions, we are not really free.
