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RAWA Hearing Scheduled for December 9
According to the Poker Players Alliance, a hearing in the House Oversight Committee about the Sheldon Adelson-backed Restoring America's Wire Act, or RAWA, is on tap for December 9....
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PPA: Next Wave of Full Tilt Refunds Will Total $4 Million
According to the Poker Players Alliance(PPA), the next wave of Full Tilt Poker refunds for US players will be sent out by the end of August at the latest....
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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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PPA Calls House Subcommittee Hearing to Ban i-Gaming "A Real Threat"
Last week, PocketFives brought you an article about a hearing scheduled for March 5in the House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations to discuss a bill from...
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PPA: No Hearing to Ban Internet Gambling During Lame Duck
According to a Tweet from the Poker Players Alliance(PPA), there will not be a hearing during the lame duck session of Congress to ban internet gambling in the United...
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PPA Singles Out "Poker Jokers"
It's almost election time in the United States, which means one-third of the Senate and the entire House of Representatives will be up for grabs. Voters will head to...
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PPA: PokerStars Sale is "Encouraging News for Millions of American Players"
One of the biggest headlines in the history of online poker came down on Thursday night, when it was announced that Amaya Gaming had purchased the parent company of...
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PPA Takes a Stand, Calls Chaffetz/Graham Legislation "Misguided"
On Thursday, the Poker Players Alliance, the primary lobbying voice for poker players in the US, called legislation from Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) "misguided"...