http://www.pokernews.com/news/poker-law-society/ Daily news from poker and online poker world Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:19:02 -0800 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/11/poker-players-alliance-still-confident-in-geithner-7547.htm Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:15:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/11/poker-players-alliance-still-confident-in-geithner-7547.htm Two weeks remain before the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) takes full effect. A pending petition before Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is the last hope to delay the Dec. 1 compliance date. There is... http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/11/a-bump-in-the-road-for-online-poker-7515.htm Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/11/a-bump-in-the-road-for-online-poker-7515.htm Senator Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) and Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.) co-signed a letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke last week opposing calls to delay the Dec. 1 compliance date of the Unlawful Internet... http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/11/online-poker-is-winning-the-media-battle-7481.htm Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/11/online-poker-is-winning-the-media-battle-7481.htm If winning the battle in the media is a prelude to success in Congress for the argument to license and regulate online poker, then two recent articles are sure to help. Two high-profile newspapers have spoken out on the issue over the past few... http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/10/should-poker-put-the-skill-game-issue-aside-7451.htm Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/10/should-poker-put-the-skill-game-issue-aside-7451.htm Ever since the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act was passed by Congress three years ago, poker advocates have been trying to distinguish poker from other forms of gambling as a skill game. http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/10/australian-productivity-commission-recommends-legalization-7443.htm Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:50:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/10/australian-productivity-commission-recommends-legalization-7443.htm In what looks like a big win for online poker The Australian Productivity commission, the Australian Federal Government's independent advisory for the body on microeconomic reform today released a draft report supporting the managed liberalization... http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/10/full-tilt-poker-sotware-partners-win-two-cases-7435.htm Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/10/full-tilt-poker-sotware-partners-win-two-cases-7435.htm Full Tilt Poker and its software providers have had their share of legal battles over the last year, but the online site and its partners continue to remain unscathed after two lawsuits against the site's software providers recently came to a close... http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/10/federally-regulated-online-gaming-laws-may-take-years-to-mat-7413.htm Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:30:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/10/federally-regulated-online-gaming-laws-may-take-years-to-mat-7413.htm It's time for people to lower expectations on when licensed and regulated Internet poker will be available in the United States. It's not going to be this year. It probably won't be next year. But it likely will happen eventually, at the... http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/10/poker-player-alliance-files-petition-to-delay-uigea-complian-7373.htm Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:10:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/10/poker-player-alliance-files-petition-to-delay-uigea-complian-7373.htm With the date of compliance for the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act less than two months away and legislation to push back enforcement failing to make progress in Congress, the Poker Players Alliance is trying a new method to delay the... http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/10/what-the-future-could-look-like-for-online-poker-7345.htm Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/10/what-the-future-could-look-like-for-online-poker-7345.htm A future in which online poker is legalized and regulated is the ultimate objective of the Poker Players Alliance. It's a common goal that has famous poker professionals and amateurs alike making trips to Washington D.C. to meet with their... http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/09/a-new-strategy-for-the-poker-players-alliance-7305.htm Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/09/a-new-strategy-for-the-poker-players-alliance-7305.htm With the date for banks to comply with the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act nearly two months away, the Poker Players Alliance is turning its full attention to delaying the regulations until legislation in Congress to legalize and regulate...