***Official PL article thread*** - Poker Legislation

i figured it would be a good idea to have a thread to post all the articles of interest that seem to pop up every few days, but arent quite deserving of their own thread

partypoker planning for a possible move back to the states

http://www.casinoscamreport.com/2011...play-hardball/

article on the payment processors

http://www.examiner.com/online-poker...ine-poker-2011

Quote

01-27-2011 , 01:45 PM

JQPublic777

veteran

Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2,944

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/15...thread-724042/

We've got one here if anybody else is interested in reading past articles

Quote

01-27-2011 , 04:06 PM

novahunterpa

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 5,244

Here is an interesting piece I found today at Pokerati by Stu Hoegner

Quote:

Vegas Comes to the Channel Islands
Alderney & Nevada Regulators Sign Memorandum of Understanding

http://pokerati.com/2011/01/27/vegas...understanding/

Here is the direct link to the statement by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission on the agreement between Alderney, the Channel Islands and Nevada

http://www.gamblingcontrol.org/userf...ement%20v2.pdf

Quote

03-28-2011 , 06:46 AM

kikadell

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 10,044

great piece by the sioux city journal

http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/news...41195e34e.html

Quote

04-01-2011 , 06:28 AM

kikadell

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 10,044

calvinayre.com 's idea for lobbying efforts

http://calvinayre.com/2011/03/31/bus...stry-lobbying/

Quote:

In the coming weeks, we’ll be unveiling details of our new “Join The Fight” program, whereby online gaming sites and affiliates can post a link on their sites from which bettors can make their own contributions to our lobbying efforts. After all, it’s their fight, too, so why not engage them in the struggle? The legislative roads must be made clear so that upstanding publicly traded companies can ride to victory.

Quote

04-01-2011 , 06:36 AM

PokerXanadu

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 10,583

Quote:

Originally Posted by kikadell

calvinayre.com 's idea for lobbying efforts

http://calvinayre.com/2011/03/31/bus...stry-lobbying/

Quote:

I'd rather see money go to the PPA PAC (or a similar organization formed for sports bettors) than go to pay Calvin Ayre's personal lobbyists.

Quote

04-12-2011 , 09:01 AM

PokerXanadu

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 10,583

Rating agency: Internet gambling legalization 'increasingly likely'

Quote

04-19-2011 , 12:25 AM

gobble gobble

journeyman

Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 232

This is from the NY Times. I think it was re-worked, as the title says "Online Poker Has Big Setback, Despite Lobbying" on top of my browser, but says "Foreign Money Fuels Faltering Bid to Push Online Poker," in the actual story.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/19/us...html?src=twrhp

Anybody seen the print edition to confirm if the story was drastically re-worked?

Also, still haven't seen any indication Holder or Obama see this as worthy of comment.

Quote

04-19-2011 , 12:32 AM

Studmuffino

journeyman

Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 225

I do not have a hard copy of the NYT. Reading this, though, it seems that the content of the article is relatively favorable to poker players. The headline is probably just to grab people's attention.

Quote

04-19-2011 , 12:50 AM

#10

gobble gobble

journeyman

Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 232

Quote:

Foreign Money Fuels Faltering Bid to Push Online Poker
By ERIC LIPTON
Published: April 18, 2011

WASHINGTON — For the past four years, the foreign companies that control the global Internet poker industry have helped bankroll an elaborate lobbying campaign here, seeking to keep the United States from shutting their American operations down.

This is a common ploy in local, state and federal races, to contend that a particular candidate or lobby is funded by someone foreign to the area, so that lobby's interests are less important because they didn't originate from the electorate.

How do you see this as favorable? The story calls the PPA a stooge organization for Poker Stars and Full Tilt.

Edit/ bottom of story states, "A version of this article appeared in print on April 19, 2011, on page A16 of the New York edition with the headline: Big Setback for Online Poker, Despite Lobbying Campaign."

Last edited by gobble gobble; 04-19-2011 at 01:03 AM.

Quote

04-19-2011 , 06:04 PM

#11

kwansolo

old hand

Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,991

http://curiouscapitalist.blogs.time....fe-from-poker/

Quote

04-19-2011 , 06:18 PM

#12

jchaannngggg

centurion

Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 128

This is a great piece from a reputable publication!!! Everyone should forward this to as many people as possible and post on their facebook pages.

Quote

04-19-2011 , 06:18 PM

#13

newschool2

banned

Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 5,291

nice

Quote

04-19-2011 , 06:24 PM

#14

TiltTheTilt

old hand

Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 1,920

Definitely good media attention there.

Quote

04-19-2011 , 06:24 PM

#15

jchaannngggg

centurion

Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 128

OP, please change the title of this thread if you can to something like "Time Magazine Opinion Piece: Keeping Us Safe From Poker" to make sure people read this. I think this is something our community can really rally behind.

Quote

04-19-2011 , 06:29 PM

#16

oldbookguy

veteran

Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 3,025

Time to set up an account, another comment thread we need to own.

All these articles being posted, we need to comment in mass on, we need our side told.

obg

Quote

04-19-2011 , 06:33 PM

#17

kwansolo

old hand

Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,991

Quote:

Originally Posted by jchaannngggg

think a mod has to do that (go ahead mods). i also x-posted to nvg.

Quote

04-19-2011 , 06:37 PM

#18

stevematador

old hand

Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,234

Saw this earlier on Twitter, we do need to re-tweet these types of stories to let our voices and side of this be heard!!

Quote

04-19-2011 , 06:40 PM

#19

Skallagrim

PPA Board Member/LSN Dir

Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 6,713

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevematador

Saw this earlier on Twitter, we do need to re-tweet these types of stories to let our voices and side of this be heard!!

Yes!

Quote

04-19-2011 , 06:43 PM

#20

kikadell

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 10,044

Time grabs headlines, well i never...

Quote

04-19-2011 , 08:23 PM

#21

James282

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 6,474

It's amazing because, like, not a single person has come forth and said, "Nice job, DOJ!" It's pretty much unanimous, right? Awesome representative govt. we have here!

Quote

04-19-2011 , 08:29 PM

#22

blink20

veteran

Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,164

Quote:

Likewise, Bhahara may be impotent against the real malefactors on Wall Street, but at the very least he can be a killjoy to one of the Street's favorite leisure pursuits. Now they'll have to go back to gambling with our money.

Read more: http://curiouscapitalist.blogs.time....#ixzz1K1DfmG16

awesome

Quote

04-19-2011 , 09:25 PM

#23

BAK

journeyman

Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 286

Quote:

Originally Posted by James282

It's amazing because, like, not a single person has come forth and said, "Nice job, DOJ!" It's pretty much unanimous, right? Awesome representative govt. we have here!

The Christian Science Monitor thought it was a great idea.

Quote

04-19-2011 , 09:44 PM

#24

savant111

veteran

Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 3,101

Reposted on my FB wall. Thanks!

Quote

04-19-2011 , 09:49 PM

#25

Lottery Larry

Home Poker Pimp

Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 19,603

Quote:

Originally Posted by kwansolo

http://curiouscapitalist.blogs.time....fe-from-poker/

"Puritan Preet's raid on Internet poker sites in a country where gambling is legal in all 50 states"

oops.... or did I miss a state or two changing their laws in the last few months?

Quote

Page 1 of 60

First

1 2 3 4 5 6 11 21 51

Last

Post Reply Subscribe

...

Page 1 of 60

First

1 2 3 4 5 6 11 21 51

Last