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The Nightly Turbo: PokerStars Cracks Down on U.S., Alan Meltzer Passes Away, & More

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Nightly Turbo

Big news out of Las Vegas broke on Monday as MGM Resorts International and Boyd Gaming announced they will join with bwin.party to form an online poker site when legislation passes in the U.S. Also in this edition of the Nightly Turbo, we bring you an exclusive report regarding Kim Kardashian's divorce from Kris Humphries. Just kidding. We do, however, have news about PokerStars cracking down on players in the U.S., the tragic death of Alan Meltzer, and more.

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I understand why PokerStars has to enforce the US DOJ sponsored ``Poker Prohibition`` against US citizens. The good thing about this sad situation is that it unmasks in clear language the US DOJ position regarding US citizens and poker: It is a poker prohibition and the DOJ directly and clearly forbids US citizens to play online poker. Nice ... land of the free.

It is sad to say but the only alternative is to face the fact that pro poker players are being forced out of their country by an arm of their government. Insane, I agree, but what can you do ...

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10-31-2011 17:22

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You really need an age on the Meltzer story. He looks young in the pic. If so, surely that's the angle

11-01-2011 03:21

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