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Report: Bill to Halt Expansion of Online Poker Coming in US
According to the Poker Players Alliance, the main lobbying voice for poker players on Capitol Hill, a bill could be introduced in the US Congress that "would block new...
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PPA Blasts Lindsey Graham Over Introduction of RAWA in Senate
On Wednesday, while Congress was adjourned, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham (pictured) introduced Restoring America's Wire Act in the US Senate. The legislation, driven at the behest of Las...
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PPA Anticipates Mark-Up of RAWA
A week ago, a hearing in a House Subcommitteediscussed the merits of the Sheldon Adelson-backed Restoring America's Wire Act, or RAWA, which would ban online gambling in the US,...
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Is RAWA All About the Money?
In the last couple of weeks, we've learned that the main man in the US Senate championing Sheldon Adelson's (pictured) legislation to ban internet gambling, Lindsey Graham, has never...
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Lawmaker Trying to Outlaw Online Gambling Has Never Sent an E-Mail
This author went out and had a great evening stuffing his face with local foods and planned to sleep off his coma when he came home. But, any time...
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US Attorney General Nominee: Address Internet Gambling Through Legislation
In January, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) hijacked a critical Attorney General confirmation hearingto spread the gospel of Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson. The latter, whose properties include the...
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PPA: "Just Because It Isn't True Doesn't Mean Our Opponents Won't Say It"
This week, Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson hijacked the critical Attorney General confirmation proceedingsin the House Judiciary Committee. One of his minions, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who is...
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Sheldon Adelson Minion Asks About Wire Act During AG Confirmation
The Sheldon Adelson propaganda machine is in full swing. Just a couple of days after PocketFives reported that Adelson met with Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee, the...
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Harry Reid: "Proliferation of Gambling on the Internet is Not Good for Our Country"
If you wanted to know where Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV, pictured) stood on internet gambling, look no further than an article published on Friday in the Las...
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PokerStars in "Time Out" in New Jersey
In case you're wondering why PokerStarshas not been approved for a license in New Jersey, the reason is that the site is in "time out," according to internet gambling...