August 19th, 2008
A former United States Senator and the Chairman of the Poker Players Alliance, Alfonse D’Amato has extensive experience with and insight into both US politics and online gambling. At the opening keynote of the Next Generation in Gambling Conference in Montreal, he offered some insight into how the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) was made into law.
August 14th, 2008
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SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. — Police said an illegal gambling operation is no longer in business in Shelbyville after a raid and dozens of arrests.
Officers said that several times during the week, people would line up outside a small building for a chance to play high-dollar poker.
The building was dubbed Little Tunica by police, and officers said with full admission price, people got access to poker and a full buffet of food.
August 13th, 2008
August 11th, 2008
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A major player in the online gambling world has decided to endorse the recent bill that congress passed attempting to clarify the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act.
The bill, which is titled H.R. 6663 or the Unlawful Internet Enforcement Clarification and Implementation Act UIGEACIA, was introduced to congress by Pete Sessions last week and will attempt to define what falls under the scope unlawful internet gambling.
August 8th, 2008
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Fahrenkopf was Chairman of the Republican Party for six years while Ronald Reagan was President. He’s been the CEO of the AGA since 1995. Over the past 13 years, he’s developed a keen understanding of what challenges the AGA must overcome in order to continue to be influential in the U.S.: “We know from the public opinion polling that 80-85% of the American public has no problem with gambling. However, there’s a hardcore 15% of the population who are opposed to all forms of gambling on moral grounds. That segment is led by the Methodist Church and the Presbyterian Church, where the dictates provide that gambling is a sin. Also, too many state legislators think that gambling is the ‘golden goose.’ They believe that you can milk the golden goose by raising tax rates to levels that are untouchable.”
August 8th, 2008
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. lawmakers have urged the U.S. Justice Department to suspend its investigation of European Internet gambling companies for possible criminal violations that occurred before Congress passed a law in 2006 to crack down on online gambling.
August 7th, 2008
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A new deadline has been put in effect for Antigua and the US to reach an agreement concerning the ongoing online gaming dispute.
August 6th, 2008
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Missouri voters will take up the state’s unique loss limits in the November election.
The initiative petition to put the measure on the ballot has been certified, Secretary of State Robin Carnahan said in a Tuesday release.
