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Rand Paul: "I'm Opposed to Restrictions on Online Gambling"
Republican Presidential hopeful Rand Paul (pictured), who announced his candidacy on Tuesday, has come out against Sheldon Adelson's Restoring America's Wire Act, or RAWA. The bill would ban internet...
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Poker Community Dismayed By RAWA Supporters' Ignorance
Wednesday's hearing on Restoration of America's Wire Actin the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations predictably featured much fear-mongering from the bill's advocates, contrasted with...
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PPA: "No Doubt" Anti-Internet Gambling Legislation Will Be Re-Introduced
We closed the 2014 calendar year focusing on legislation spearheaded by Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson called Restoring America's Wire Act. The bill, which would have banned internet...
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Adelson's Internet Gambling Prohibition Not Included in Final Spending Bill
The internet gambling world can breathe a collective sigh of relief, as, after a couple days' sweat, Sheldon Adelson's (pictured) pet project, Restoring America's Wire Act, did not make...
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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: "No Reason to Believe Sheldon Adelson Supports Online Poker in Any Form"
In recent days, PokerUpdate and others have brought up the possibility of the Sheldon Adelson-backed Restoration of America's Wire Act (S 2159, RAWA) adding a carve-out for online poker...