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  • Politics and Poker: The Next Sin Tax?

    Wednesday, December 31, 2008, Denis Campbell
    Editors' note: Contributing columnist Denis Campbell brings an independent and experienced eye to poker's political scene. Campbell has worked closely in the past with former Cabinet Secretaries in the Carter and Clinton administrations, Am...more

  • Utah State Rep. Introduces Bill Asserting State's Rights over Gambling Legislation

    Tuesday, December 30, 2008, Martin Harris
    Republican Utah state representative Sheryl Allen has introduced a resolution in the Utah state House calling for any legislation related to gambling -- including online gambling -- to be left to the state rather than be made subject to fed...more

  • Private Arizona Poker Club Folds

    Tuesday, December 23, 2008, Haley Hintze
    A private Tucson, Arizona poker club whose opening served as a challenge to that state's gambling regulations has agreed to close in the face of legal pressure. Club Royale, opened by former judge Harold Lee and Donna and Johnny Ray Rogers,...more

  • PartyGaming Releases Statement Regarding Dikshit / US DoJ Settlement Reports

    Tuesday, December 16, 2008, Haley Hintze
    Reports late Monday by UK business stalwart The Financial Times have led PartyGaming to issue a release today clarifying the company's ongoing negotiations with the United States Department of Justice. According to the Times, PartyGaming wa...more

  • PartyGaming Co-founder Anurag Dikshit Settles with US Department of Justice

    Tuesday, December 16, 2008, Haley Hintze
    PartyGaming co-founder Anurag Dikshit agreed to a plea deal with the United States Department of Justice on Tuesday, in accordance with reports published over the past 24 hours. The terms of the agreement found Dikshit pleading guilty befor...more

  • PartyGaming Founder Anurag Dikshit Reported to Settle with US Authorities

    Monday, December 15, 2008, Haley Hintze
    Several UK services have broken the news that PartyGaming co-founder Anurag Dikshit has agreed to plead guilty to one or more charges relating to illegal online wagering, and pay US authorities a massive fine reported as $300 million (£196...more

  • Arguments Heard in Kentucky Appellate Hearing on Domain Seizures

    Saturday, December 13, 2008, Haley Hintze
    A three-judge appellate panel heard arguments in Louisville on Friday surrounding the Commonwealth of Kentucky's court-ordered seizure of 141 Internet domain names connected to online gambling. Many prominent online poker sites are among th...more

  • PPA Targets DC Officials with Gambling-Regulation Print Ads

    Friday, December 12, 2008, Haley Hintze
    The Poker Players Alliance has completed a print advertising campaign that promotes its call for US federal regulation of online poker and targets politicians and federal officials in the Washington D.C. area. The PPA's ad (reproduced below...more

  • Absolute Poker, UltimateBet Scandals Featured in '60 Minutes', Washington Post Pieces

    Monday, December 1, 2008, Haley Hintze
    A cooperative mainstream investigatory piece offering an overview of the Absolute Poker and UltimateBet insider cheating scandals was aired by "60 Minutes" and published by the Washington Post on Sunday, though it shed little new light on a...more

  • KGC, PPA Issue Statements Following '60 Minutes' and Washington Post Exposés

    Monday, December 1, 2008, Haley Hintze
    Following a widely anticipated segment from "60 Minutes" and two articles in the Washington Post covering the Absolute Poker and UltimateBet online poker cheating scandals, both the Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC) and the Poker Players Al...more