Posted by Steve Ruddock on Feb 08, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Senator John Boozman (R-AR) penned a letter on Facebook aimed at quelling the enormous amount of comments he has been receiving from the online poker community. The letter, which can be interpreted as either an olive branch to the pro-poker advocates, or as a sleight of hand aimedRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Nov 28, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

16-term Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) has decided to call it a career in Congress and will not seek reelection in 2012. Frank made a public statement on Monday where he cited the redistricting in Massachusetts as a main reason for his decision –Frank has historically represented a blue-collarRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jun 22, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Unlike previous attempts Congress has made in its efforts to pass legislation for the online gaming industry, the forthcoming legislation by Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) will focus solely on online poker, a game Barton himself has called “a game of skill”, instead of trying to legalize poker asRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Nov 05, 2010 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
election results for poker

The landscape of the US House of Representatives and Senate are drastically changed after the 2010 mid-term elections which saw the Republican Party sweep into power in the House, and close the gap in the Senate. This has left online poker players wondering what the chances are ofRead Full Article