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UIGEA Congressional Hearing Scheduled for April 2ndSun, Mar 30th, 2008 @ 12:00am The long-awaited Congressional hearing for the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) will take on April 2nd at 10 a.m. EST from the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington. The hearing is titled "Proposed UIGEA Regulations: Burden without Benefit?" and will be overseen by Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL). This hearing marks the first chance to examine the UIGEA, which was quickly passed as part of the SAFE Port Act, before many Congressman had the chance to read it. Since the UIGEA showed up in 2006, the American banking business has had nothing but problems. Among the alternatives to the UIGEA are Rep. Barney Frank's (D-MA) Internet Gambling Regulations Enforcement Act (IGREA), Rep. Robert Wexler's proposed exception for skill games and Rep. Pete McDermott's (D-WA) Internet Gambling Restriction and Taxation Enforcement Act (IGRTEA) are also options. Frank's IGREA would work to regulate online gaming, weeding out underage users and help problem gamblers. Wexler's Skill Game Protection ACt states that Poker, along with chess and mah-jongg, should be exempt, as in such games you can possess certain amounts of skill, reducing the amount of gamble. McDermott's IGRTEA resembles Frank's IGREA, but with added taxation information, so the U.S. would see millions in taxed dollars stay inside the borders. A live broadcast of the Congressional hearing will be offered by the Poker Players Alliance. Webcast information is available at pokerplayersalliance.org. _____________ Related news: Bill to Exempt Online Poker & Skill Games from UIGEA Introduced by Robert Wexler Bill to Legalize Online Poker & Online Gambling Introduced by Barney Frank
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PokerStars Launches New UK and Ireland Poker Tour PokerStars.com has announced the start of a new poker tour with stops throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland. The UK and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) will kick off in Galway, Ireland in mid-December, and the first event in the UK will be held in Manchester in February.
Peerless Media Agrees to Purchase World Poker Tour Enterprises According to a Monday press release, WPT Enterprises Inc., mothership of the World Poker Tour, is now the rightful property of Peerless Media, Ltd., subsidiary of online giant PartyGaming.
Tiffany Michelle and Maria Ho Hit the Amazing Race Rail After surviving six legs of the Amazing Race by the skin of their teeth, poker pros Tiffany Michelle and Maria Ho were finally eliminated in the CBS reality show's most recently aired episode. Michelle and Ho, the last women standing in the 2008 and 2007 World Series of Poker Main Events, gave reality television fans another chance to watch poker personalities compete away from the felt. Annie Duke garnered quite a following earlier in the year on another reality show competition, NBC's Celebrity Apprentice.
Isaac Baron Dominates Caesars Classic Main Event Isaac "westmenloAA" Baron ran over the final table of the Caesars Palace Classic $5,000 Main Event, amassing a huge chip lead and going home with the $246,928 first prize. It took two long days to narrow the 162-person field to the final ten. A very high percentage of the entrants were recognizable tournament circuit players, and unsurprisingly, the stacked field produced a tough final table lineup.
Tonight- ESPN shows Day Before WSOP Main Event Final Nine are Set- Oct 27 Tonight (Oct. 27) at 9pm ET, ESPN will broadcast highlights of action on the day before the Final Table of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event was set. Only 27 players remain when this one-hour show begins.
Frenchman Wins PokerStars EPT Warsaw Poker Tourney At the PokerStars European Poker Tour Warsaw No Limit Texas Hold'em main event that wrapped up yesterday, French businessman Christophe Benzimra finished first taking home 358,644 Euros in prize money, while Italian poker pro Alfio Battisti finished second in the tournament.
Vedes Conquers WPT Festa al Lago Final Table Tommy Vedes is the WPT's newest champion! Vedes outlasted 274 players to win the Festa al Lago title and the $1,218,225 first prize. Freddy Deeb, who began the final table with the chip lead, hoped to win his third WPT title and tie Gus Hansen's record. Instead, Deeb was forced to settle for 4th place, leaving room for a new WPT champ. Click here for in-depth coverage of the action and photos from the final table.
Will Hungarians Get Taxed on Poker Soon? Hungarian lawmakers have plans to tax poker winnings and regulate clubs to generate much-needed revenues during the country's worst economic crisis since the end of communism, reports Germany's Deutsche Weele.
Freddy Deeb Leads World Poker Tour Final Table The WPT Festa al Lago Main Event is down to the final six after five tough days of play. Two-time WPT champion Freddy Deeb brings the chip lead along with the benefit of his under-the-lights experience into Monday's televised final table. Deeb previously won the WPT Season III Aruba Poker Classic and the Season VII Celebrity Invitational. He also owns two World Series bracelets and has amassed over $6 million in tournament winnings. A win on Monday would add $1,218,225 to that total. Click here for photos from the felt and final table chip counts.
11 Remain in WPT Festa al Lago Main Event The fourth day of the Festa al Lago WPT $15,000 Championship began with 37 players, just ten eliminations away from the money. Though action was painfully slow at times, it hit break-neck speed before the end of the night, leaving only 11 players standing heading into Day 5. Click here for Day 4 photos and chip counts. |
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