[Press Release] PPA Disappointed in Ruling in KY Domain Name Seizure Case (10/16/08)
By Poker Players Alliance
Thursday, October 16th, 2008
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[Press Release] PPA Unveils 2008 Congressional Ratings Guide (10/14/08)
By Poker Players Alliance
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
[Press Release] Poker Pros Visit Recovering Soldiers at Walter Reed (10/14/08)
By Poker Players Alliance
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
[S3616] Online poker legalization making noise in Senate (10/09/08)
By Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News
Friday, October 10th, 2008
excerpt:
It seems like it has been a while since any good news has come out of either Wall Street or Washington when it comes to finances.
Everybody is out of money, and lawmakers are scratching their heads wondering how to get more and solve the problems that we have.
The State of Poker 2008 – ESPN (10/08/08)
By Jay Busbee, Bluff Magazine
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
excerpt:
These are strange days for the poker industry. While the dilettantes have gone on to the next fad — mixed martial arts, perhaps — the diehards and the newfound converts are settling in for the long haul.
We’re past the “fad” stage with poker now. Unlike, say, grunge music or brick-wall comedy clubs, poker isn’t going anywhere. Tens of thousands of players still make their way to Vegas every summer for the World Series of Poker. The highest-profile poker TV shows continue to draw solid ratings even as they approach a decade on the air. Online poker traffic shows no signs of slowing.
Gaming: Anthony Cabot, Gaming Law Expert – Las Vegas Business Press (10/07/08)
By Valerie Miller, Las Vegas Business Press
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
excerpt:
As the economy continues its slide, casinos are increasingly going after unpaid gambling debts. And the man now sitting in the Las Vegas office of Lewis and Roca was instrumental in giving casino operators that option. Anthony Cabot authored the legislation in the 1980s allowing for collection. It is part of a long list of achievements for one of the state’s best-known gaming lawyers.
[KY] Attorneys fight against Ky. Web gambling lawsuit – Associated Press (10/07/08)
By Joe Biesk, Associated Press
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
excerpt:
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Lawyers from around the country packed a Franklin County courtroom Tuesday asking a local circuit judge to dismiss Kentucky’s attempt at blocking residents’ access to numerous online gambling Web sites.
[MO] Charitable poker dances at law's edge – The Kansas City Star (10/06/08)
By Rick Alm, The Kansas City Star
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
excerpt:
Texas Hold ‘Em charity poker tournaments have been proliferating for years at the fringe of state gambling laws.
The latest manifestation is scheduled for Saturday night[10-11] in Kansas City and aims to raise money for a very good cause — the area YouthFriends[vf] mentoring program.
[NC] Yadkin Road poker bust nets 40 people, $21,000 – The Fayetteville Observer (10/06/08)
By Nancy McCleary, The Fayetteville Observer
Monday, October 6th, 2008
excerpt:
Police seized $21,000, drugs and weapons when they raided an illegal poker game in a building off Yadkin Road on Friday.
Misdemeanor citations were issued to 40 people, many of them identified as Fort Bragg soldiers, said Lt. Chris Davis of the Fayetteville Police Department.
[NC] Poker Bust in Fayetteville – Triangle Poker Journal Blog (10/03/08)
By Triangle Poker Journal Blog
Monday, October 6th, 2008
Hello fellow poker players, I have news of the latest bust! I was at a game in Fayetteville last night on Yadkin Road otherwise known as Yadkin poker house and we we’re raided at about 10pm. There about 50 to 60 people there playing a “freeroll Friday tourney” and they shut it down, arrested everyone, and confiscated everything including our money in our pockets which was not even on the table.
