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[TX] Texas law says no dice to charitable poker – Stephenville Empire-Tribune (10/03/08)

By Amanda Kimble, Stephenville Empire-Tribune
Monday, October 6th, 2008

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All bets are off.

That was the news organizers of Erath County United Way’s benefit poker tournament received just days before the charitable game was set to get rolling.

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[KY] Bluegrass Institute calls emergency summit on infringement of Internet freedom – BlueGrass Institute (10/03/08)

By BlueGrass Institute
Friday, October 3rd, 2008

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A big deal – Philadelphia Daily News (10/01/08)

By Chuck Darrow, Philadelphia Daily News
Friday, October 3rd, 2008

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IT MAY NOT BE moving the pop-culture needle as far into the red zone as it did earlier in this decade, but we’re still going all-in for poker.

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[HR6870] Barney Frank Online Gambling Bill Will Have To Wait Until Next Year – CasinoGamblingWeb (10/02/08)

By Terry Goodwin, CasinoGamblingWeb
Friday, October 3rd, 2008

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A Bill was supposed to be voted on this week in the House of Representatives that, if approved, would have forced the government to make a list of what is, or is not, legal as far as online gambling goes.

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[INTL] CAP releases statement on ASOP tournament raid – PokerListings (10/03/08)

By Arthur Crowson, PokerListings.com
Friday, October 3rd, 2008

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Late last month in Barcelona, Spanish undercover police raided an event held by CasinoAffiliatePrograms.com (CAP) called the Affiliate Series of Poker (ASOP). Now, roughly a week after the incident occurred, CAP has issued an official statement on the raid.

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[CO] DA cleared to prosecute poker cases – The Pueblo Chieftain (10/03/08)

By Patrick Malone, The Pueblo Chieftain
Friday, October 3rd, 2008

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Despite allegations that its top brass had ties to the local poker scene, the district attorney’s office in Pueblo will not be disqualified from prosecuting a handful of defendants accused of participating in illegal card games.

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[INTL] Dutch Professor Challenges Poker's Chance Classification with Formula – PokerPages (10/03/08)

By PokerPages
Friday, October 3rd, 2008

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This past Friday, Professor Ben van der Genugten, an expert in probability and mathematical statistics, challenged the Dutch Supreme Court’s classification of poker as a game of chance, citing how a formula he co-developed and is used by the courts pegs poker at a higher skill level than most fantasy sports, which the court rules are a game of skill. Because of this inconsistency, the Professor is calling for the court to revoke the classification of poker as a game of chance.

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Selected Coverage of Introduction of S.3616: The Internet Skill Game Licensing and Control Act

By Poker Players Alliance
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008



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articles:

Online poker legalization making noise in Senate – San Antonio Express-News (10/09/08)

Opinion: Inside the ‘Internet Skill Game Licensing and Control Act’ – PokerNews (10/04/08)

Senate bill calls for regulating, not banning, online poker – Las Vegas Review-Journal (10/01/08)

Skill Game Internet Gambling Legislation Introduced – PocketFives.com (10/01/08)

Robert Menendez Introduces S 3616 to Legalize Internet Skill Games – Poker News Daily (10/01/08)

[Press Release] PPA Applauds Introduction of S. 3616 – PPA (10/01/08)


blogs:

Bill Collector: Senator Introduces Internet Skill Game Licensing and Control Act of 2008 (S. 3616) – Hard-Boiled Poker (10/06/08)

Special Interest Update: New Senate Poker Bill – Pokerati.com (10/01/08)


discussions:

S. 3616, the Internet Skill Game Licensing and Control Act of 2008 – Two Plus Two


[S3616] Senate bill calls for regulating, not banning, online poker – Las Vegas Review-Journal (10/01/08)

By Tony Batt, Las Vegas Review-Journal
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

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The effort to roll back an Internet gambling ban has reached the Senate, with a bill by Sen. Robert Menendez that calls for licensing and regulating online poker and other “games of skill” instead of outlawing them.

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PPA October 2008 Newsletter

By Poker Players Alliance
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

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