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Australian Legislator Looks to Overturn Australia’s Gaming Ban

Earl Burton, Sep 18, 2017 01:40 UTC

The States of America isn’t the only country that has issues with the subject of online gaming and poker. In Australia, an outright ban on the activity was passed through

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Brandt Iden Introduces Michigan Online Gambling Bill

Cliff S, Sep 12, 2017 11:06 UTC

State Rep. Brandt Iden submitted an online gambling bill to the Michigan House of Representatives, so Michigan could pass an iGaming law in the coming months. On Wednesday morning, the

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Kentucky Governor Will Not Sign Casino Legalization Bill

Cliff S, Sep 10, 2017 12:59 UTC

Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin said in a radio interview this week that neither casino gambling nor marijuana would become legal in his state while he governs. Gov. Bevin was asked

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Poker Players Help Hurricane Harvey Survivors in Texas

Cliff S, Sep 3, 2017 01:49 UTC

Several professional poker players have helped in Texas rescue efforts in the wake of the Hurricane Harvey devastation. Ray Henson, Gavin Smith, Chance Kornuth, Doc Sands, and Kevin Hart are

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Ron Paul Criticizes Charlie Dent’s Online Gambling Bill

Cliff S, Aug 31, 2017 11:40 UTC

Former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R) criticized a proposed online gambling ban in a PennLive opinion piece this week. Rep. Paul, who ran for U.S. president in 2008 and 2012,

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Bovada Relaunches Its Online Poker Site

Cliff S, Aug 24, 2017 11:23 UTC

After a year of inactivity, Bovada re-opened its online poker room this week. Bovada Online Poker accepts players from nine countries at present: The United States, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Colombia,

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PartyPoker Leaving Australian Poker Market on August 31

Cliff S, Aug 23, 2017 07:49 UTC

PartyPoker announced it plans to withdraw from the Australian market, due to passage of the Internet Gambling Amendment 2016 earlier this month. PartyPoker’s decision to leave Australia’s gaming market was

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Absolute Poker/Ultimate Bet Players to Receive $33+ Million

Cliff S, Aug 21, 2017 03:39 UTC

Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet players are set to receive $33,500,000 in reimbursements from funds lost during the Black Friday scandal of 2011. Customers of the Cereus Network of poker

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Texas Poker Clubs Operate in Legal Gray Area

Cliff S, Aug 14, 2017 05:33 UTC

New Texas poker rooms are opening in the Lone Star State, but brick-and-mortar card rooms exist in a legal gray area. As the poker clubs toy around with new moneymaking

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PokerStars Changes Policies to Help Casual Poker Players

Cliff S, Aug 13, 2017 09:20 UTC

PokerStars continues to change player rewards policies to protect casual players by de-incentivizing play by the sharks on the site. Stars Group made changes about 18 months ago, but has

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