***Official PL article thread***
 

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

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

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

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

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

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great piece by the sioux city journal

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

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calvinayre.com 's idea for lobbying efforts

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

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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.

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Black Friday articles
 

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.

Re: NY Times story shifted from neutral to anti-PPA angle?
 

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.

Re: NY Times story shifted from neutral to anti-PPA angle?
 

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."

Time Magazine Opinion Piece: Keeping Us Safe From Poker
 

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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.

Re: Time: Keeping Us Safe From Poker
 

nice

Re: Time: Keeping Us Safe From Poker
 

Definitely good media attention there.

Re: Time: Keeping Us Safe From Poker
 

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.

Re: Time: Keeping Us Safe From Poker
 

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

Re: Time: Keeping Us Safe From Poker
 

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

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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!!

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Yes!

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Time grabs headlines, well i never...

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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!

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awesome

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The Christian Science Monitor thought it was a great idea.

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Reposted on my FB wall. Thanks!

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"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?