Daily news from poker and online poker world http://www.pokernews.com/news/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:45:47 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/i/logo-pn2.gif http://www.pokernews.com/news/ en-us Copyright 2003-2008, PokerNews.com http://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/06/uigea-clarifying-measure-fails-to-clear-committee.htm A measure proposed by Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) and Ron Paul (R-TX) to block implementation of regulations called for by the United States' 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act was pulled from consideration after... poker/news/Poker, Law and Society Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:46:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/06/tuesday-house-hearing-uigea-block-Paul-Frank.htm A hearing is scheduled today in the US House of Representatives for H.R. 5767, the bill proposed by Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) and Sen. Ron Paul (R-TX) to block implementation of regulations called for under the 2006 Unlawful Internet... poker/news/Poker, Law and Society Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:00:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/06/esi-citadel-commerce-agreement-usao.htm On Thursday, the United States Attorney's Office announced that it had entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with ESI Entertainment Systems, which between 2003 and 2007 offered its Citadel Commerce online payment processing... poker/news/Poker, Law and Society Sat, 07 Jun 2008 04:22:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/05/sweden-considers-online-gambling-privatization.htm Faced with continuing pressure from the European Union and the pending threat of being called before the European Court of Justice, Sweden is considering selling off some of the "less addictive" of its state-run gambling services... poker/news/Poker, Law and Society Wed, 28 May 2008 07:04:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/05/dealers-union-protest-mgm-foxwoods-opening.htm Roughly 300 Foxwoods dealers and their labor and political supporters held a protest rally in front of MGM Foxwoods on Sunday, the first day that this 800-room hotel and casino opened its doors to the general public. The primary issue... poker/news/Poker, Law and Society Tue, 20 May 2008 15:08:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/05/washington-judge-rejects-overturn-online-poker.htm In a closely watched case that could have significant consequences for the online gaming industry, a King County judge on Thursday upheld a Washington state statute that outlaws Internet gambling... poker/news/Poker, Law and Society http://www.pokernews.com/poker-forum/topic3482/ Fri, 16 May 2008 21:13:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/05/danish-supreme-court-ruling-encourages-poker-players.htm After five months of worrying about the future of Danish poker, the game's enthusiasts finally have received some good news. The Supreme Court in Denmark has decided to bring up the case where the question is: Should tournament poker... poker/news/Poker, Law and Society Wed, 14 May 2008 08:21:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/05/massachusetts-casino-bill-revival-rumored.htm Several published sources are claiming that the Massachusetts land-based casino bill championed by Governor Deval Patrick may soon re-emerge. This time, however, the bill being worked on reportedly does not include the controversial online... poker/news/Poker, Law and Society Fri, 09 May 2008 23:54:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/05/ppa-rally-rousso-hearing-washington.htm As the case brought by Renton, WA attorney Lee Rousso against the state of Washington's felony ban against online gambling comes up for an important legal hearing, the Poker Players Alliance has announced a rally in support... poker/news/Poker, Law and Society Fri, 09 May 2008 15:26:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/05/new-hampshire-poker-tax-edges-forward.htm A bill designed to take a 10% slice of monies raised through charitable gambling events including poker continues to work its way through that state's legislature, despite opposition from charitable groups. Though New Hampshire... poker/news/Poker, Law and Society Sun, 04 May 2008 01:39:00 -0700