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Clonie Gowen Lawsuit Dismissed

Feb 15, 2010

For a while now the battle between poker pro Clonie Gowen and Full Tilt Poker has been ongoing. Gowen has been trying to get compensation from the online poker roo...

Twenty People Arrested in Topless Poker Bust

Jan 25, 2010

Sometimes you may wonder how smart a person is especially when they are doing something illegal and decide to post it on the internet. The Grand Rapids Poker Club ...

UK Poker Player could be extradited to United States

Nov 19, 2009

Marcus Bebb-Jones is a successful UK poker player who is facing extradition to the United States. It is alleged that Bebb-Jones murdered his wife twelve years ago ...

WPT Enterprises purchased by Peerless Media

Nov 4, 2009

WPT Enterprises Inc., the mother ship of the World Poker Tour released a press release this past Monday which read that WPT Enterprises Inc. is now the property of...

Poker Pro Sues Harrah’s for using name and likeness

Nov 2, 2009

Sally Ann Boyer is the 2007 World Series of Poker Ladies Event champion and she recently filed a lawsuit against Harrah’s. The lawsuit was filed because Boye...

Castardi Could Get Twenty Four Years for Running Gambling Club

Oct 28, 2009

Jeff Castardi plead guilty this past Monday to felony charges that were filed against him. Castardi was charged with violating the Colorado Organized Crime Control...

Clonie Gowen’s Lawsuit against Full Tilt Dismissed Again

Oct 26, 2009

Clonie Gowen has been trying to sue Full Tilt Poker for breach of contract for some time now and her lawsuit was dismissed yet again by a federal judge. This is th...

Danish Poker Player Forced to Forfeit Poker Winnings

Sep 11, 2009

Denmark has a law against playing poker professionally online. This law states that it is illegal. One man recently was ordered by the Supreme Court of Denmark to ...

Golfer Denied Amateur Status After Betting on Sport and Poker

Jul 20, 2009

Dusty Schmidt is a golfer who was recently denied amateur status by the USGA for issuing a million dollar challenge to anyone who could beat him at 72 rounds of go...

Red Cherry Poker Ads Banned by ASA

Jun 10, 2009

Red Cherry Poker, formally known as Swank Poker, have attracted a good bit of attention to their online poker room as they offer something that no other online pok...

Minnesota tries to Block Gambling Websites; PPA Releases Statement

May 7, 2009

An announcement was recently made by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety to try and block state citizens from playing on commercial gambling websites, which ...

Denmark Ends Long Running Gambling Monopoly

Apr 22, 2009

The Denmark Government recently announced that they have decided to deregulate gambling in the country. Denmark has seen a gaming monopoly run for sixty years in t...

Bodog Regains Control of Domain Name

Apr 21, 2009

It has been two years since Bodog began fighting in court to regain control of their domain name. After the long battle they finally have regained control and can ...

New Australian Blacklist Leaked Online or Was It?

Mar 19, 2009

Online news sites have been buzzing about a supposed blacklist that has leaked online that lists thousands of websites that will be banned by the Australian govern...

Israel Poker Association Banned from Holding Annual Championship

Mar 12, 2009

The Israel Poker Association holds a yearly championship in Tel Aviv and this year the Association will be unable to hold their annual event. The Israel Police hav...

Alfonse D’Amato Calls for Regulation of Online Poker

Feb 9, 2009

The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) work hard to try and get the online poker industry regulated. The group has thousands of members who all believe that poker should...

Pennsylvania Judge Rules Poker a Game of Skill

Jan 19, 2009

This past Friday during an illegal gambling case a Pennsylvania Judge ruled that poker is a game of skill. This ruling could have a major impact on the decision to...

New York Rep Reintroduces Midnight Rule Act

Jan 16, 2009

New York Representative Jerrold Nadler has reintroduced his Midnight Rule Act to be considered by members of congress. The Act would mandate that all regulatory ch...

Poker Players Alliance Announces New Nevada State Director

Dec 15, 2008

Dianna Donofrio was recently named the new Nevada State Director for the Poker Players Alliance (PPA). Donofrio will be recruiting as well as playing the role as t...

Russia Recognizes Poker as a Sport

Dec 12, 2008

As many countries are undecided or on both sides of the fence considering the classification of the game of poker, Russia has decided where they stand. The country...

Poker Players Alliance Begin Advertising Campaign

Dec 11, 2008

The Poker Players Alliance has decided to begin an advertising campaign that will be directed at federal lawmakers who are debating the regulation and legalization...

Texas State Representative Wants to Legalize Poker

Nov 28, 2008

Jose Menendez, the State Representative for Texas has created a bill that would create a poker gaming commission to oversee the poker card room industry in the sta...

Fantasy Football Ruled Skill, Poker Still a Game of Chance

Nov 13, 2008

To some, the rulings decided on by the Federal Reserve and Treasury in the United States has been surprising. There has been a rush to finalize regulations that wi...

Harrah’s Says Odds Good for US Online Poker Legalization

Nov 11, 2008

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for Harrah’s Entertainment in the United States, Gary Loveman, has stated the odds have improved for online poker to...

Poker a Game of Luck in Netherlands

Oct 29, 2008

The Dutch Minister of Justice, Hirsch Ballin, of the Netherlands, has stated that even if poker were to be ruled as a game of skill the Netherlands would never lic...

New Hope Arises with HR6870

Sep 12, 2008
House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Brank has introduced HR 6870, if your unfirmiliar with what HR 6870 is it's the Payment System Protection Ac...

Poker Players lose to Religious Conservatives

Aug 27, 2008
Have you ever thought you won to find out later you really lost?  Well that's what pretty much just happened to online poker. 

Judge Denies Hearing Case will go Trial

Aug 22, 2008

A   Mount Pleasant judge in  South Carolina has refused to throw out a court case involving an alleged illegal poker game. The five players that are...

Poker Players Post on Republic Platform

Aug 14, 2008

Online poker players are making their voices heard over 160 of them to be more exact.  Players from across the nation have posted comments that urge the Repub...

SC Men Fighting Poker Charges

Jul 16, 2008
Back in October of 2006 police raided a home outside of Charleston and cited 23 players that were playing a $20 dollar tournament.  At the time five men w...

Hopes of Online Poker Legalization Fade

Jul 12, 2008
There may come a time when players from the United States can play online poker completely legally but it's not going to happen any time soon.  &n...

Online Poker Law to Benefit Californians

Jul 11, 2008

Assemblyman Lloyd Levine says that protection is the main issue with the new online poker law that could take effect in California.  The proposed law would be...

Police Raid Illegal Poker Den

Jul 1, 2008

Saturday night an illegal poker den was raided by local police due to an inside source.  The current occupant of the residence, Jose Luis Esquivel, assistant ...

Anders Borg Said No to Int. Poker Network

Jun 27, 2008
Sweden's Finance Minister, Anders Borg, has denied permission for Svenska Spel to create an international poker network with other state-controlled gaming comp...

PPA's Statement on H.R. 5767

Jun 26, 2008
Former Senator Alfonse D'Amoto is chairman of the Poker Players Alliance, a leading poker grassroots advocacy group that has over one million members nationwid...

One Bill Fails While One Passes in California

Jun 26, 2008
While one bill we were all hoping for didn't get passed another, the AB2026 did.  This bill will legalize online poker in California and was originally pr...

PPA's New Campaign Encourages Poker Players to Vote

Jun 18, 2008
A new campaign by the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) is aiming to increase poker's political presence in Washington as we lead up to the 2008 presidential electi...

New Poker Taxes in New Hampshire

Jun 3, 2008

Legislatures in New Hampshire have passed a new tax on Texas Hold;em and other poker games that are run by charities.  They have also raised the maximum bet l...

Indiana Police Call for Backup At Local Free Poker Game

May 31, 2008

Indiana Excise Police took notice of a free poker tournament held at a local bar in Muncie Indiana. One hundred poker players sat hunched over poker tables when ex...

PPA Present at 2008 WSOP

May 30, 2008


Poker Fans at the 2008 WSOP will be able to stand up for their rights as poker players to t...


South Africa Approves Internet Gambling Law

May 19, 2008
South Africa's parliament has approved a new Internet Gambling law that will regulate the industry that was being plagued by crime and used to launder mo...

Lee Rousso and PPA Gear UP for May 15th Hearing

May 9, 2008

Lee Rousso is a Washington State attorney and former candidate for governor who is suing the state to try and get rid of the law that makes it a Class C felony to ...

Tama Casino Will Allow Players 18-21 in June

May 8, 2008

There is good news for poker players that are under 21 in Iowa, the Maskawi Indian Tribe is now planning to offer poker to players that are 18 and up next month at...

SC Bill to Legalize Poker in Homes Failed

Apr 24, 2008
The bill that would have made playing poker at resident's homes in South Carolina has failed.  A measure that could have legalized recreational poker game...

PPA Launches New Voter Registration Program

Apr 22, 2008

The Poker Player Alliance (PPA) has reported that they have gone over the one million membership mark earlier this month.  At the time this was written they h...

California Investigates Legalizing Online Gambling

Apr 18, 2008

California is busy investigation whether they should legalize online gambling and if they do decide to legalize online gambling what should be permitted in the sta...

Lee Russo's Fight For Online Poker Delayed Til May 15th

Apr 14, 2008

The new court date for the Washington State Online Gamblin and Poker is now May 15th.  Lee Russo is the former gubernatorial candidate and Poker Players ...

Lawyer in Pennsylvania Says Drop The Poker Charges

Apr 12, 2008
A lawyer that was recently charged with operating illegal poker games says that they weren't illegal at all.  Larry Burns, 63, lives in Westmoreland Count...

Bill in Florida Made it Through one Committee

Apr 8, 2008

People in the US are trying to make poker an acceptable game and some people are trying to get legislature passed so that poker can be played in more states and ev...

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