[Video] RawVegasTV – Daniel Negreanu Talks about Meeting Barack Obama (06/26/08)
June 27th, 2008
Poker Players Alliance News
[Video] Card Player TV talks to Howard Lederer about recent legislation related to the UIGEA (06/26/08)
June 27th, 2008
[Audio] PPA Executive Director John Pappas Joins PocketFives Podcast (06/26/08)
June 27th, 2008
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It’s been an eventful week for the online poker community. On Wednesday, the House Financial Services Committee struck down HR 5767, a bill proposed by Ron Paul and Barney Frank that would have paved the way for legalized and regulated online poker in the United States.
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Statement by PPA Chairman D'Amato on Mark Up of H.R. 5767
June 25th, 2008
Washington, D.C. (June 25, 2008) – Former Senator Alfonse D’Amato, chairman of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with over one million members nationwide, today issued the following statement on the House Financial Services Committee’s failure to pass H.R. 5767, the “Payment Systems Protection Act,” by a vote of 32-32.
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[MA] Lowell Sun – Teens at the Tables: As poker draws younger players, experts warn of dangers (06/25/08)
June 25th, 2008
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SALEM, N.H. — Like so many young men, he was drawn to poker through television.
“Watching the pros, I decided to learn about the game,” says this local 18-year-old athlete. “I love to compete. I do pretty well.”
[NM] Las Cruces Sun-News – State looks into legality of casino’s poker tournament (06/25/08)
June 25th, 2008
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LAS CRUCES — The New Mexico Gaming Control Board is investigating whether a poker tournament hosted earlier this week in Akela by the Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma was improper.
But the tribe contends the state has no jurisdiction over its 30-acre parcel of federal trust land, where the tournament took place.
South Florida Sun-Sentinel – Antigua, US set new deadline to settle gambling dispute (06/24/08)
June 25th, 2008
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ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – This Caribbean nation’s top finance official says another deadline has been set with Washington to resolve a feud over Internet gambling after recent talks have fizzled.
[Action Alert] House Committee to Vote to Clarify UIGEA, CALL TODAY! (06/24/08)
June 24th, 2008
Wednesday, the House Financial Services Committee will review a bill, H.R. 5767, that would block the implementation of UIGEA regulations. In order to get this bill out of Committee on onto the House Floor, we need your help. We need you to contact the committee and express your support for H.R. 5767, as well as the King amendment which will refine the bill language. PPA strongly supports H.R. 5767 and the King amendment, but this important bill and amendment won’t pass without your help! Read the rest of this entry »
[Charity] Poker News – Stars Set to Turn Out for ‘Ante Up For Africa’ Fundraiser (06/19/08)
June 24th, 2008
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Several big-name poker pros and celebrities have decided to ante up for a worthy cause. The second annual Ante Up For Africa poker tournament, co-founded by actor Don Cheadle and poker pro Annie Duke, will be played at the 2008 World Series of Poker. The tournament, designed to raise money for the victims and bolster public awareness of the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, Sudan, will start at 2 p.m. July 2 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, the WSOP announced in a news release Wednesday.
