May 19th, 2008
House members are expected to vote on a compromise version of the Texas Hold ‘Em bill, which would levy a lower tax than first proposed.
A revised version of the bill passed the Senate late last week, and now moves on to the House.
Read the rest of this entry »
May 19th, 2008
May 18th, 2008
May 18th, 2008
All across America, people are playing poker in their homes, fire halls and even community centers that also house local police headquarters. Those playing include the politicians, attorneys, law enforcement agents, and citizens from all walks of life. In many of the states, thanks to antiquated and often confusing gambling laws, these citizens are breaking the law and don’t even know it.
Read the rest of this entry »
May 17th, 2008
The Poker Players Alliance’s Washington state director, Lee Rousso, had his day in court Thursday challenging the state’s anti-online poker law. To liven things up, the PPA held a rally outside the hearing venue at the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent, Wash.
Read the rest of this entry »
May 16th, 2008
May 15th, 2008
The debate on gambling in Pennsylvania shifted Thursday, if only briefly, to craps, poker and blackjack, instead of whether the Legislature set up a flawed regulatory mechanism to vet who should win a slot-machine casino license.
The Democratic-led House Gaming Oversight Committee took the first step on a bill to legalize table games at the state’s licensed slots casinos, holding a hearing on it despite heavy opposition in the Senate to expanding the state’s gambling platter.
Read the rest of this entry »
May 15th, 2008
“The pursuit of happiness:” To one Renton man, that includes the right to play poker online. He makes his argument today (Thursday) in King County Superior Court that a state law that quashes that right is unconstitutional. KUOW’s Phyllis Fletcher reports.
Read the rest of this entry »
