Archive for April, 2010
Kentucky Sues Full Tilt Poker
Written by Matt W | Sunday, April 11th, 2010
Hitting out all fronts that dare to offer online gambling and poker to state citizens, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear has decided to go for the jugular. State officials have launched a lawsuit against the US facing online poker room, Full Tilt Poker.
Lithuania Declares that Poker is a Sport
Written by Renee K | Sunday, April 11th, 2010
While the United States battles out its own poker and gambling laws on a state and federal level, the East European country of Lithuania has quietly made a progressive decision to declare poker an official sport.
Cake Poker Drops France (Francais) Players
Written by Roger S | Friday, April 9th, 2010
Cake Poker announced today that they would be dropping all players located and residing in France. This includes all skin sites on the Cake Network such as Doylesroom, the Greek, Sportsinteraction, power poker and dozens more casinos and sportsbook that use the casino or poker platform for their players.
PPA: Sleeping with the Enemy of Poker Legislation
Written by Renee K | Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
With the June 1st deadline just around the corner, the PPA Executive Director, John Pappas admitted this week that the group had even approached poker’s Public Enemy No. 1, Senator Jon Kyl, is a bid to get him to support their demand that peer-to-peer games (poker included) be excluded from the UIGEA legislation.
Online Poker Players Targeted in New Massachusetts Gambling Bill
Written by Roger S | Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
While it was considered good news for a while that Massachusetts was on the right path when it came to gambling legislation, a further blow was dealt to online poker fans when they learned that they are being specifically targeted in one of the clauses of the bill.
Phil Ivey, Howard Lederer and other Full Tilt Pros to Jail?
Written by Renee K | Tuesday, April 6th, 2010
The hottest news on the poker circuit is that a grand jury in Manhattan is set to investigate leading online poker site, Full Tilt Poker on charges on money laundering and the breaking of online gambling laws.
Long March But a Fun One
Written by Roger S | Monday, April 5th, 2010
Thinking back at the beginning of March seems like such a long time ago. I ended up doing a ton of traveling and now I’m finally back….ancy to go somewhere else.
New Hampshire Governor Lynch to Unveil Online Gambling Plans
Written by Matt W | Monday, April 5th, 2010
While New Hampshire Governor John Lynch may have expressed his opposition to legislation recently introduced that would have seen the legalization of 17,000 slot machines and table games such as poker in the state, he has surprised his opponents with his own idea to close a growing budget deficit – the introduction of online gambling.
