Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 17, 2010 Posted in Poker Industry News | No Comments »

Earlier this week the Poker players Alliance released their 2010 Congressional Ratings Guide, grading each member of Congress’s support for poker. In their 2008 ratings the Poker players Alliance 258 members of Congress received a D or F grade. Compare this to the 2010 number of 194, andRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Aug 27, 2010 Posted in Poker Industry News | No Comments »

In the wake of Jeff Malkasian’s testimony during the hearings regarding HR 2267 –the bill that would legalize and regulate online gambling including poker—poker players have banded together, and some are even calling for a boycott of the popular California card-room until they officially change their position regardingRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jun 01, 2010 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

With the June 1st deadline upon us, as US poker players we are now faced with the full brunt of UIGEA legislation. The legislation passed in 2006, and was scheduled to take effect in December of 2009, but was delayed 6 months to give lawmakers a chance toRead Full Article

Posted by PokerFelts on May 14, 2010 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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The ongoing legal battle to overturn the US Government’s decision to make playing poker online in a number of states within America is still very much alive. Lee Rousso recently gave a testimony to the Supreme Court in Olympia surrounding the issue and now that this has beenRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Feb 19, 2010 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Last year I wrote how the PPA had gone into the lion’s den and set up shop at CPAC, a conference for conservatives to sound off on their ideals, and despite the inherent difference of opinion, there was apparently enough headway made that the PPA is making aRead Full Article