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Online poker will be illegal in US 'until 2013'
Poker NewsFebruary 20, 2012 Online poker will remain illegal in the United States until 2013 at the earliest, a leading analyst has claimed. Macquarie Securities gaming expert Chad Beynon told investors that US poker players will have to wait 'at least' another 12 months for the industry to reborn. It came after politicians in Washington shunned the chance to include an online gaming bill in tax legislation last... |
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PokerStars in chaos as CEO Gabi Campos quits
Poker NewsJanuary 18, 2012 POKERSTARS was left in limbo today as the site's Chief Executive unexpectedly quit. Gabi Campos, a former 888 executive who only joined the online giant in October 2010, will leave his job in just two weeks. The world's biggest poker room - which has also lost European Poker Tour Chief Executive John Duthie and Tournament Director Thomas Kremser in the last eight months - must now start a... |
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US 'close' to legalising online poker
Poker NewsJuly 29, 2010 ONLINE poker could soon be making a return to the United States after a crucial vote was passed in Washington yesterday. The House Financial Services Committee passed a measure that would see online gambling regulated and taxed. Internet poker has effectively been illegal in the world's biggest gaming market since the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) was passed in... |
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Congressman: Poker players are like heroin addicts
Poker NewsJuly 22, 2010 An American congressman has compared poker players to drug addicts in a key debate about the future of the online game. Alabama Republican Spencer Bachus claimed poker was not a game of skill and told the The House Financial Services Committee 'young people' would get lured into becoming addicts in their bedrooms. He told the hearing, which is considering HR2267 – a bill... |
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Cometh the hour, cometh Barney Frank...
Poker NewsJuly 20, 2010 A crucial debate will take place tomorrow that could pave the way for online poker to be fully regulated and legalised in America. The world's biggest gaming market has been flat since the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) was passed in 2006. The controversial law, which was bundled through by George Bush with unrelated anti-terrorism legislation, bans the transfer... |
