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Greenstein speaks out on Rousso hearing
Two men appeared and spoke at the rally who are both world-class players and articulate voices defending the game: Andy Bloch and Barry Greenstein. I asked Greenstein in a phone interview Wednesday why he decided to make his voice heard in Seattle. "What I'm afraid of is if I don't do anything, we'll have other people who probably won't articulate things as well as I can. And I think a lot of people in the poker community look up to me as someone who can speak well about these concepts. "The main people I want to talk to are not the people who play poker, because let's face it, most of them will have a knee-jerk reaction because they like to play and won't listen that closely," said Greenstein. "The people I want to talk to are the people are the people who do have a problem with gambling and poker. I want to impress upon them that… we have to all be very careful when people are attacking our freedoms and our rights to do something in the privacy of our home. "Maybe it's against their moral code, or they've heard stories about kids in college playing too much online poker like some of us have heard. And maybe in this case it's not something that some of those people would do themselves, but maybe next time they'll be coming to take away their freedom." Kick the bums out Greenstein hopes that by lending his support to the efforts against the Washington state law that made playing online poker a Class C felony and other measures such as the UIGEA, he can convince more to vote against the politicians who have supported those laws. He cites the examples of politicians like Rep. Jim Leach (R-Iowa), who supported UIGEA in 2006 and then lost his seat in Congress in the subsequent election. "Poker players are very hard to get together as a group - we compare it sometimes to herding cats," Greenstein said. "But in the last election… a very big silent voting bloc… saw very quickly that people are trying to come into our houses and take away our freedom, and they voted them out of office." In particular he says he's concerned about those who put forth "ridiculous stories" that online poker is used by organized crime or terrorists to launder money. "I think that in a time when the economy is bad and the war in Iraq is troubling people, [poker's enemies] can say, 'These people playing poker, it's not what you think, it's much bigger than that. We're doing something against organized crime.' "I'm concerned that some people who are naive about this will say, 'Well, at least they're doing something. We heard that there are kids playing too much poker.' But in truth all they've done is invade people's privacy." "I don't know if it's more important to us as poker players or just as Americans that we have our rights protected here," said Greenstein. "This thing needs to be shot down as soon as we can." Down the road "I expect the UIGEA to be overturned after the next election," Greenstein said, echoing a sentiment that seems common among the most active voices in the poker community. So if that comes to pass, might it be that the UIGEA actually served a purpose? Could the law poker players despise so much have been a good thing? "I don't see that it's a good thing," said Greenstein. "But you can make the case that when this whole thing is over we'll have collectively learned a lesson that one of the main founding points of America is the protection of personal freedom." And in the end, once that lesson has been learned, Greenstein hopes that the economics of the poker industry will shift as a result. "I would want the online companies to have their bases in the United States instead of in small countries in Europe and South and Central America," he said. "The majority of the players come from the United States, so I think the companies should be based [here] and be taxed so some of the money will go back into the economy."Related Articles: Washington court rules against Lee RoussoLee Rousso on collision course with Washington StateHearing Date Set for Rousso CaseRousso Gives Update on Online Gambling CaseNet Gambling Fight Heads to Governor RaceNet Gambling Lawsuit Hits Snag in Washington Visit PokerListings.com
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Two men appeared and spoke at the rally who are both world-class players and articulate voices defending the game: Andy Bloch and Barry Greenstein. I asked Greenstein in a phone interview Wednesday why he decided to make his voice heard in Seattle. "What I'm afraid of is if I don't do anything, we'll have other people who probably won't articulate things as well as I can. And I think a lot of people in the poker community look up to me as someone who can speak well about these concepts. "The main people I want to talk to are not the people who play poker, because let's face it, most of them will have a knee-jerk reaction because they like to play and won't listen that closely," said Greenstein. "The people I want to talk to are the people are the people who do have a problem with gambling and poker. I want to impress upon them that… we have to all be very careful when people are attacking our freedoms and our rights to do something in the privacy of our home. "Maybe it's against their moral code, or they've heard stories about kids in college playing too much online poker like some of us have heard. And maybe in this case it's not something that some of those people would do themselves, but maybe next time they'll be coming to take away their freedom." Kick the bums out Greenstein hopes that by lending his support to the efforts against the Washington state law that made playing online poker a Class C felony and other measures such as the UIGEA, he can convince more to vote against the politicians who have supported those laws. He cites the examples of politicians like Rep. Jim Leach (R-Iowa), who supported UIGEA in 2006 and then lost his seat in Congress in the subsequent election. "Poker players are very hard to get together as a group - we compare it sometimes to herding cats," Greenstein said. "But in the last election… a very big silent voting bloc… saw very quickly that people are trying to come into our houses and take away our freedom, and they voted them out of office." In particular he says he's concerned about those who put forth "ridiculous stories" that online poker is used by organized crime or terrorists to launder money. "I think that in a time when the economy is bad and the war in Iraq is troubling people, [poker's enemies] can say, 'These people playing poker, it's not what you think, it's much bigger than that. We're doing something against organized crime.' "I'm concerned that some people who are naive about this will say, 'Well, at least they're doing something. We heard that there are kids playing too much poker.' But in truth all they've done is invade people's privacy." "I don't know if it's more important to us as poker players or just as Americans that we have our rights protected here," said Greenstein. "This thing needs to be shot down as soon as we can." Down the road "I expect the UIGEA to be overturned after the next election," Greenstein said, echoing a sentiment that seems common among the most active voices in the poker community. So if that comes to pass, might it be that the UIGEA actually served a purpose? Could the law poker players despise so much have been a good thing? "I don't see that it's a good thing," said Greenstein. "But you can make the case that when this whole thing is over we'll have collectively learned a lesson that one of the main founding points of America is the protection of personal freedom." And in the end, once that lesson has been learned, Greenstein hopes that the economics of the poker industry will shift as a result. "I would want the online companies to have their bases in the United States instead of in small countries in Europe and South and Central America," he said. "The majority of the players come from the United States, so I think the companies should be based [here] and be taxed so some of the money will go back into the economy."Related Articles: Washington court rules against Lee RoussoLee Rousso on collision course with Washington StateHearing Date Set for Rousso CaseRousso Gives Update on Online Gambling CaseNet Gambling Fight Heads to Governor RaceNet Gambling Lawsuit Hits Snag in Washington Visit PokerListings.com
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WSOP Champions: Where are they now, part 7
Noel Furlong (1999) The story goes that Noel Furlong only came to the WSOP for the first time because his friend Terry Rogers bought the tickets without telling him. Since his 1999 Main Event championship, Furlong must have been keeping an eye on all his friends because he hasn't made a peep at the Series ever since. But Furlong was never a professional player in the first place (he was a businessman) so his absence from the WSOP results in the intervening years comes as no surprise. The first and only Irish champ hasn't been entirely absent from poker since his win, though. He has played on several made-for-TV poker tournaments in England, including the original Late Night Poker, Poker Million, and the 888.com Poker Nations Cup. Furlong has also picked up wins in several small buy-in events at festivals in Dublin since his big win. Poker continues to be a hobby rather than a life pursuit for the man whose carpet distribution business does nine-figure business annually. Chris Ferguson (2000) #img: chris-ferguson_17745.jpg: left: Chris Ferguson has been very busy since winning it all at the WSOP in 2000.# Chris Ferguson was already a fairly accomplished poker player when he won the Main Event, with 16 WSOP cashes and one bracelet to his name in May 2000. His win over TJ Cloutier that year cemented his status as one of the game's great minds, and he has spent the years since proving he's the real deal. The WSOP has been Ferguson's friendly confines since 2000. He has won another three bracelets since then, adding another 16 final tables and 35 total cashes to boot. His total career WSOP earnings come to $3,268,152, good for 17th all-time, and he ranks 5th in all-time WSOP cashes with 51. Ferguson hasn't had to stay at the WSOP for success. He recently won the 2008 NBC National Heads Up Championship final over fellow Full Tilter Andy Bloch, after having previously placed 2nd in the event in 2005 & 2006. He also has two WSOP Circuit wins and five WSOPC final tables to his credit. In all, the man also known as "Jesus" has total career earnings in excess of $6.6M, which ranks him 17th on all-time money list. While his poker resume made him a natural choice as one of the original members of Team Full Tilt, it may be his trademark style of long hair, beard, sunglasses and cowboy hat that was really the perfect fit. That style has made him one of the handful of poker players recognized even by people who don't follow the game. Away from the tables, Ferguson has made a name for himself in the poker industry. He helped to found TiltWare, LLC, a software design and licensing company that created the programs powering the Full Tilt Poker online card room. He also testified before Congress in 2006 about online poker, just months before Senate leaders surreptitiously passed the UIGEA. In 2006, Ferguson and six other players filed an antitrust complaint against WPT Enterprises in federal district court, claiming that WPTE and its partner casinos had "unlawfully conspired to eliminate competition for the services and intellectual property rights of top, high stakes professional poker players." WPTE waited two years before settling the complaint by formulating a new player release for its tournaments, which Ferguson said in a statement he was "excited to participate in…once again." Juan Carlos Mortensen (2001) #img: carls-mortensen_6759.jpg: right: Unsatisfied with one poker championship Carlos Mortensen decided to win another.# Juan Carlos Mortensen wasn't exactly an amateur when won the 2001 WSOP Main Event, with two tournament wins and a WSOP cash to his credit before his big win. He may not have been as accomplished as his predecessor Ferguson at the time of his win, but Mortensen has used his WSOP triumph as a springboard to long-term poker success. The bulk of Mortensen's success since the 2001 WSOP has been on the World Poker Tour. In fact, he became the only player ever to win the WSOP Main Event and the WPT Championship when he emerged victorious at Bellagio in 2007. That win was worth $3,970,415, and was actually the second WPT title for the Spaniard. He first took down a TV table in 2004 when he won the Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship. Mortensen has one other TV table and 11 total cashes in WPT events on his resume. Mortensen has also enjoyed some success at the WSOP since his big win, though it has been a bit more muted than his WPT track record. In 2003 he won the $5,000 Limit Hold'em bracelet, and he has a total of 5 final tables and 12 total cashes since 2001. All in all, the Matador's career earnings are in excess of $8,500,000, good for 10th on the all-time money list. He ranks 2nd on the WPT all-time money list (just $231,000 behind Daniel Negreanu) and 32nd on WSOP all-time money list.Related Articles: WSOP champions: Where are they now, Part 6WSOP champions: Where are they now, Part 5WSOP champions: Where are they now, Part 4WSOP champions: Where are they now, Part 3WSOP champions: Where are they now, Part 2WSOP Champions: Where are they now, Part 1 Visit PokerListings.com
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Noel Furlong (1999) The story goes that Noel Furlong only came to the WSOP for the first time because his friend Terry Rogers bought the tickets without telling him. Since his 1999 Main Event championship, Furlong must have been keeping an eye on all his friends because he hasn't made a peep at the Series ever since. But Furlong was never a professional player in the first place (he was a businessman) so his absence from the WSOP results in the intervening years comes as no surprise. The first and only Irish champ hasn't been entirely absent from poker since his win, though. He has played on several made-for-TV poker tournaments in England, including the original Late Night Poker, Poker Million, and the 888.com Poker Nations Cup. Furlong has also picked up wins in several small buy-in events at festivals in Dublin since his big win. Poker continues to be a hobby rather than a life pursuit for the man whose carpet distribution business does nine-figure business annually. Chris Ferguson (2000) #img: chris-ferguson_17745.jpg: left: Chris Ferguson has been very busy since winning it all at the WSOP in 2000.# Chris Ferguson was already a fairly accomplished poker player when he won the Main Event, with 16 WSOP cashes and one bracelet to his name in May 2000. His win over TJ Cloutier that year cemented his status as one of the game's great minds, and he has spent the years since proving he's the real deal. The WSOP has been Ferguson's friendly confines since 2000. He has won another three bracelets since then, adding another 16 final tables and 35 total cashes to boot. His total career WSOP earnings come to $3,268,152, good for 17th all-time, and he ranks 5th in all-time WSOP cashes with 51. Ferguson hasn't had to stay at the WSOP for success. He recently won the 2008 NBC National Heads Up Championship final over fellow Full Tilter Andy Bloch, after having previously placed 2nd in the event in 2005 & 2006. He also has two WSOP Circuit wins and five WSOPC final tables to his credit. In all, the man also known as "Jesus" has total career earnings in excess of $6.6M, which ranks him 17th on all-time money list. While his poker resume made him a natural choice as one of the original members of Team Full Tilt, it may be his trademark style of long hair, beard, sunglasses and cowboy hat that was really the perfect fit. That style has made him one of the handful of poker players recognized even by people who don't follow the game. Away from the tables, Ferguson has made a name for himself in the poker industry. He helped to found TiltWare, LLC, a software design and licensing company that created the programs powering the Full Tilt Poker online card room. He also testified before Congress in 2006 about online poker, just months before Senate leaders surreptitiously passed the UIGEA. In 2006, Ferguson and six other players filed an antitrust complaint against WPT Enterprises in federal district court, claiming that WPTE and its partner casinos had "unlawfully conspired to eliminate competition for the services and intellectual property rights of top, high stakes professional poker players." WPTE waited two years before settling the complaint by formulating a new player release for its tournaments, which Ferguson said in a statement he was "excited to participate in…once again." Juan Carlos Mortensen (2001) #img: carls-mortensen_6759.jpg: right: Unsatisfied with one poker championship Carlos Mortensen decided to win another.# Juan Carlos Mortensen wasn't exactly an amateur when won the 2001 WSOP Main Event, with two tournament wins and a WSOP cash to his credit before his big win. He may not have been as accomplished as his predecessor Ferguson at the time of his win, but Mortensen has used his WSOP triumph as a springboard to long-term poker success. The bulk of Mortensen's success since the 2001 WSOP has been on the World Poker Tour. In fact, he became the only player ever to win the WSOP Main Event and the WPT Championship when he emerged victorious at Bellagio in 2007. That win was worth $3,970,415, and was actually the second WPT title for the Spaniard. He first took down a TV table in 2004 when he won the Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship. Mortensen has one other TV table and 11 total cashes in WPT events on his resume. Mortensen has also enjoyed some success at the WSOP since his big win, though it has been a bit more muted than his WPT track record. In 2003 he won the $5,000 Limit Hold'em bracelet, and he has a total of 5 final tables and 12 total cashes since 2001. All in all, the Matador's career earnings are in excess of $8,500,000, good for 10th on the all-time money list. He ranks 2nd on the WPT all-time money list (just $231,000 behind Daniel Negreanu) and 32nd on WSOP all-time money list.Related Articles: WSOP champions: Where are they now, Part 6WSOP champions: Where are they now, Part 5WSOP champions: Where are they now, Part 4WSOP champions: Where are they now, Part 3WSOP champions: Where are they now, Part 2WSOP Champions: Where are they now, Part 1 Visit PokerListings.com
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PartyGaming looks to settle with U.S. DOJ
PartyGaming PLC, which runs online gaming sites like PartyPoker.com, PartyBingo.com and PartyCasino.com, was forced to shut the doors to the U.S. market when the government passed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) in October 2006. The company has been in talks with the U.S. government since the law passed to clear any uncertainty regarding possible law enforcements retroactively enforcing the online gambling ban. "These discussions are progressing constructively and I remain confident that we will reach a resolution in 2008," said PartyGaming CEO Mitch Garber in the interview with Forbes. "It's very hard to predict. There's some fluidity to it. We're in the midst of a process and our attorney's tell us it is moving in the right direction and at the right speed." PartyGaming PLC is a publicly traded company and resides on the London Stock exchange as PRTY.L. This differentiates them from competition like PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Bodog, which are private companies and continue to do business with U.S. costumers.Related Articles: PartyGaming CEO to step downPartyPoker Players Can Turn $1 into a Trip to the WSOPPartyPoker Putting Up $10k Super Bowl PartyLocal Wins PartyPoker Irish Poker ChampionshipVisit PokerListings.com
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PartyGaming PLC, which runs online gaming sites like PartyPoker.com, PartyBingo.com and PartyCasino.com, was forced to shut the doors to the U.S. market when the government passed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) in October 2006. The company has been in talks with the U.S. government since the law passed to clear any uncertainty regarding possible law enforcements retroactively enforcing the online gambling ban. "These discussions are progressing constructively and I remain confident that we will reach a resolution in 2008," said PartyGaming CEO Mitch Garber in the interview with Forbes. "It's very hard to predict. There's some fluidity to it. We're in the midst of a process and our attorney's tell us it is moving in the right direction and at the right speed." PartyGaming PLC is a publicly traded company and resides on the London Stock exchange as PRTY.L. This differentiates them from competition like PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Bodog, which are private companies and continue to do business with U.S. costumers.Related Articles: PartyGaming CEO to step downPartyPoker Players Can Turn $1 into a Trip to the WSOPPartyPoker Putting Up $10k Super Bowl PartyLocal Wins PartyPoker Irish Poker ChampionshipVisit PokerListings.com
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PPA rep reiterates UIGEA flaws
Ken Illgen, the Nevada director for the Poker Players Alliance, wrote a letter to the editor of the Las Vegas Review-Journal stressing the flaws that were identified in the UIGEA during a House subcommittee hearing about it April 2. "As the Nevada director for the Poker Players Alliance, a grass-roots poker advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide and 12,870 in Nevada, I was concerned to read that Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) wants to speed up enforcement of the vaguely and broadly written law banning Internet gambling - the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act ('Internet gambling ban architect frustrated with regulation delays,' Wednesday Review-Journal)," Illgen wrote. Kyl was one of the UIGEA's chief supporters as it was coming up through the House and Senate, and he was instrumental in getting the bill added to the SAFE Port act in order to get it passed into law. However, during the April 2 hearing on the new law, representatives from the banking industry, which will be tasked with enforcing the UIGEA, pointed out issues with the law that need to be settled before it can be implemented. Representatives from the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve, both tasked with coming up with the regulations to implement the law, also expressed concerns over being able to come up with a way to put the law into force with the problems they're encountering. "Frankly, the confusion regulators are dealing with as they develop the regulations to enforce the law is a direct result of how this act was written and sneaked into a must-pass port security bill in the dead of night, allowing no time for review and debate," Illgen wrote. He also points out that the most glaring flaw in the bill is that it doesn't define "unlawful Internet gambling," which is something that should be stated in legislation that concerns illegal online gambling. "This law is clearly unworkable, as regulators, bankers and several members of Nevada's congressional delegation have publicly stated," Illgen wrote. "To truly place checks and balances on Internet gambling, Congress should look to existing legislation that would seek to regulate online gambling in order to protect children and problem gamblers and collect billions of dollars in lost tax revenue from these transactions." Rather than blaming regulators for struggling to enact a flawed and ambiguous bill, as Kyl seems to be doing, Illgen suggests lawmakers "start looking for workable solutions to truly regulate this growing online industry." That solution could be found in Rep. Barney Frank's Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act. Frank (D-Mass.) introduced the bill last year as a way to overturn the online gambling ban in the United States and set up a framework to license and regulate the industry instead. Frank and Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) also recently introduced legislation to stop the implementation of the UIGEA after hearing the concerns expressed at the April 2 subcommittee hearing. Related Articles: Bill to stop UIGEA gains supportersCongressmen suggest stopping work on UIGEA48th cosponsor signs on to IGREAVisit PokerListings.com
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Ken Illgen, the Nevada director for the Poker Players Alliance, wrote a letter to the editor of the Las Vegas Review-Journal stressing the flaws that were identified in the UIGEA during a House subcommittee hearing about it April 2. "As the Nevada director for the Poker Players Alliance, a grass-roots poker advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide and 12,870 in Nevada, I was concerned to read that Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) wants to speed up enforcement of the vaguely and broadly written law banning Internet gambling - the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act ('Internet gambling ban architect frustrated with regulation delays,' Wednesday Review-Journal)," Illgen wrote. Kyl was one of the UIGEA's chief supporters as it was coming up through the House and Senate, and he was instrumental in getting the bill added to the SAFE Port act in order to get it passed into law. However, during the April 2 hearing on the new law, representatives from the banking industry, which will be tasked with enforcing the UIGEA, pointed out issues with the law that need to be settled before it can be implemented. Representatives from the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve, both tasked with coming up with the regulations to implement the law, also expressed concerns over being able to come up with a way to put the law into force with the problems they're encountering. "Frankly, the confusion regulators are dealing with as they develop the regulations to enforce the law is a direct result of how this act was written and sneaked into a must-pass port security bill in the dead of night, allowing no time for review and debate," Illgen wrote. He also points out that the most glaring flaw in the bill is that it doesn't define "unlawful Internet gambling," which is something that should be stated in legislation that concerns illegal online gambling. "This law is clearly unworkable, as regulators, bankers and several members of Nevada's congressional delegation have publicly stated," Illgen wrote. "To truly place checks and balances on Internet gambling, Congress should look to existing legislation that would seek to regulate online gambling in order to protect children and problem gamblers and collect billions of dollars in lost tax revenue from these transactions." Rather than blaming regulators for struggling to enact a flawed and ambiguous bill, as Kyl seems to be doing, Illgen suggests lawmakers "start looking for workable solutions to truly regulate this growing online industry." That solution could be found in Rep. Barney Frank's Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act. Frank (D-Mass.) introduced the bill last year as a way to overturn the online gambling ban in the United States and set up a framework to license and regulate the industry instead. Frank and Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) also recently introduced legislation to stop the implementation of the UIGEA after hearing the concerns expressed at the April 2 subcommittee hearing. Related Articles: Bill to stop UIGEA gains supportersCongressmen suggest stopping work on UIGEA48th cosponsor signs on to IGREAVisit PokerListings.com
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Kyl Puts Heat on Federal Agencies to Accelerate UIGEA Implementation
Aware of the growing sentiment against the implementation of the United States 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), US Senator John Kyl (R-AZ), has stepped up his own political maneuvers in an effort...
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Aware of the growing sentiment against the implementation of the United States 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), US Senator John Kyl (R-AZ), has stepped up his own political maneuvers in an effort...
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Presidential Candidate Ron Paul Talks About UIGEA
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul is one of those rare politicians who seems to be in office for reasons other than ego or personal gain. Closer to being a Libertarian than a contemporary Republican, he has served more than 10 years representing Texans in the House of Representatives...
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Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul is one of those rare politicians who seems to be in office for reasons other than ego or personal gain. Closer to being a Libertarian than a contemporary Republican, he has served more than 10 years representing Texans in the House of Representatives...
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Bill to stop UIGEA gains supporters
H.R. 5767 was introduced in the House of Representatives April 10 by Frank (D-Mass.) with Paul (R-Texas) as its initial cosponsor. The bill is meant to prohibit the Treasury Department and U.S. Federal Reserve from continuing work on the UIGEA. Frank and Paul introduced the bill after a hearing conducted by the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology that showed the weaknesses and problems with the UIGEA. At least 10 more Representatives have shown their agreement that the UIGEA implementation needs to be stopped as the following Congressmen signed onto the bill April 24: Gary Ackerman (D-N.Y.)Shelley Berkley (D-Nev.)William Lacy Clay (D-Mo.)Bob Filner (D-Calif.)Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.)Michael Honda (D-Calif.) Peter King (R-N.Y.)James McGovern (D-Mass.)James Moran (D-Va.)Robert Wexler (D-Fla.) All 10 news supporters are also co-sponsors of Frank's bill to legalize and regulate online gambling as well. H.R. 2046, the Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act, has 48 co-sponsors and is still making its way through committees in order to go to a vote on the House floor. Rep. Robert Wexler has his own bill regarding online poker that he introduced in the House in June 2007. H.R. 2610, the Skill Game Protection Act, would provide an exemption in the UIGEA and other online gambling laws for the game of poker. Rep. Shelley Berkley also has a bill still under consideration by the House that would initiate a study into online gambling in the United States. She introduced H.R. 2140 in May 2007 proposing a study be done by the National Academy of Sciences to determine what the United States should do about Internet gambling. Related Articles: Congressmen suggest stopping work on UIGEA48th cosponsor signs on to IGREAVisit PokerListings.com
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H.R. 5767 was introduced in the House of Representatives April 10 by Frank (D-Mass.) with Paul (R-Texas) as its initial cosponsor. The bill is meant to prohibit the Treasury Department and U.S. Federal Reserve from continuing work on the UIGEA. Frank and Paul introduced the bill after a hearing conducted by the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology that showed the weaknesses and problems with the UIGEA. At least 10 more Representatives have shown their agreement that the UIGEA implementation needs to be stopped as the following Congressmen signed onto the bill April 24: Gary Ackerman (D-N.Y.)Shelley Berkley (D-Nev.)William Lacy Clay (D-Mo.)Bob Filner (D-Calif.)Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.)Michael Honda (D-Calif.) Peter King (R-N.Y.)James McGovern (D-Mass.)James Moran (D-Va.)Robert Wexler (D-Fla.) All 10 news supporters are also co-sponsors of Frank's bill to legalize and regulate online gambling as well. H.R. 2046, the Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act, has 48 co-sponsors and is still making its way through committees in order to go to a vote on the House floor. Rep. Robert Wexler has his own bill regarding online poker that he introduced in the House in June 2007. H.R. 2610, the Skill Game Protection Act, would provide an exemption in the UIGEA and other online gambling laws for the game of poker. Rep. Shelley Berkley also has a bill still under consideration by the House that would initiate a study into online gambling in the United States. She introduced H.R. 2140 in May 2007 proposing a study be done by the National Academy of Sciences to determine what the United States should do about Internet gambling. Related Articles: Congressmen suggest stopping work on UIGEA48th cosponsor signs on to IGREAVisit PokerListings.com
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Kyl, Bachus Pen Pro-UIGEA Letter to Congress
Senator John Kyl (R-AZ) and Representative Spencer Bachus (R-AL) are getting nervous.<span ...
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Senator John Kyl (R-AZ) and Representative Spencer Bachus (R-AL) are getting nervous.<span ...
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Frank, Paul Move to Block UIGEA Regulations
Thoroughly disgusted with the UIGEA and its proposed regulations, Representatives Barney Frank ...
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Thoroughly disgusted with the UIGEA and its proposed regulations, Representatives Barney Frank ...
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The Drew Carey Show - Poker Edition
Carey, who came to fame via his hit prime TV show The Drew Carey Show and currently hosts The Price is Right, came out swinging in his recent video titled "Texas Close Em" and took the U.S. government to task for a recent paramilitary style raid at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1837 in Dallas."Poker is about as American as baseball and apple pie," Carey said. "It was born here in America. Mark Twain loved it. He's a great American. Until recently, Supreme Court justices had a monthly game. They're great Americans. You'd think playing poker in the VFW hall would be about as American as anything you can do."Carey went on to say the raid is part of a broader move to shut down poker games, arrest players and seize property - even in low stakes games benefiting charity, like at the VFW. In the show Carey interviewed a number of the patrons at the VFW in Dallas and they said that all the proceeds from the weekly poker game went to maintaining the VFW hall or to other charitable causes.A few months after the police raided the veterans' hall it was forced to shut down due to lack of funding.The Comedian also weighed in on the issue of federal ban on internet gambling (UIGEA) by calling it "misguided."To watch the video be sure to check out www.reason.tvVisit PokerListings.com
PokerListings.com – Dec 4, 2007 5:05 PM [GMT] ¦ 1 comment
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Carey, who came to fame via his hit prime TV show The Drew Carey Show and currently hosts The Price is Right, came out swinging in his recent video titled "Texas Close Em" and took the U.S. government to task for a recent paramilitary style raid at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1837 in Dallas."Poker is about as American as baseball and apple pie," Carey said. "It was born here in America. Mark Twain loved it. He's a great American. Until recently, Supreme Court justices had a monthly game. They're great Americans. You'd think playing poker in the VFW hall would be about as American as anything you can do."Carey went on to say the raid is part of a broader move to shut down poker games, arrest players and seize property - even in low stakes games benefiting charity, like at the VFW. In the show Carey interviewed a number of the patrons at the VFW in Dallas and they said that all the proceeds from the weekly poker game went to maintaining the VFW hall or to other charitable causes.A few months after the police raided the veterans' hall it was forced to shut down due to lack of funding.The Comedian also weighed in on the issue of federal ban on internet gambling (UIGEA) by calling it "misguided."To watch the video be sure to check out www.reason.tvVisit PokerListings.com
PokerListings.com – Dec 4, 2007 5:05 PM [GMT] ¦ 1 comment
found in Sports: Poker