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Posts Tagged ‘UIGEA’
US House Thinks About Internet Gambling
19/10/2011Jeffrey “JGB146″ Blake touches on the upcoming meeting of a subcommittee of the US House of Representatives to discuss internet gambling. For more information, see www.pocketfives.com He also touches on HR2366, a bill being proposed to legalize, regulate, and license online poker in the US. See the full text at thomas.loc.gov For poker strategy, visit www.grinderschool.com
Rats! More Black Friday Fallout! APCW Perspectives Weekly for June 10th, 2011
16/07/2011This week’s online gambling news comes from New York City, where a “Black Friday” defendant has been denied bail. Plus, is legal Internet betting in Washington DC in jeopardy? Also, updates from Merge Poker, Intertops, and QuickTender.
My first poker tournament on Intertops. Part 3 of 6
28/06/2011This is a very small buy in (2$) tournament on Intertops. My first tournament and my first commentary. More to come.. please like and subscribe if you want to see more… Have a good one! If you want to play with me.. click here: affiliate.intertops.com
Online Poker Shutdown – Interviews with McLean Karr and Jonathan Aguiar (Part 2 of 2)
03/06/2011bit.ly Poker Sites Shutdown interview with professional players McLean Karr, WTP Title Holder, and Jonathan Aguiar, former Full Tilt Pro. The recent poker sites shutdown has had many implications for many different groups of people and since “Black Friday” the internet has been exploding with opinions from every side so SportsbookReview and Judie Russell present an insight from the pros. Go to our YouTube home page if you’d like to watch Part 1.Below are the topics discussed in Part 2. 10. Of the sites still open to Americans such as Bodog, ipoker and 888 poker, will the pro poker players relocate to play at these sites and why? 11. Opinions about Party poker for those outside the US. 12. “Many online players don’t quite make the transition to becoming great live players.” What is their opinion of this? 13. The Nevada Legislation Bill and the future of PartyPoker if online poker is legalized in the future. 14. Casinos such as Wynn and Fertitta Interactive and their future developing strategic alliances with online poker companies that are already established. 15. A report was made stating that after the UIGEA there was a 28% drop in World Series of Poker entries but that the closure of PokerStars and Full Tilt will have an even more dramatic effect- players don’t have an opportunity to increase their funds, players might not be able to access their funds and there won’t be any main event prize packages for US residents. What do they think the effect will be on the World …
Mike Sexton – Stu Ungar and Phil Ivey
31/05/2011Mike Sexton gives an extraordinary account of his good friend, the legendary Stu Ungar, and how his style of poker foreshadowed today’s young internet players. He then compares Stu to today’s best poker player, Phil Ivey.
Is Poker a Game of Skill or Chance?
30/05/2011www.pokerplayernewspaper.com Is poker a game of skill or a game of chance? Gambling Expert, Stanley R. Sludikoff, Founder and Publisher of Poker Player Newspaper, discusses the recent indictments that came down on the three major online poker sites Poker Stars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute…
Poker Police
29/05/2011This is just a rant about the recent enforcement of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). I’m upset because this just delays the launce of my poker career.
4/15/11 – PokerStars, Full Tilt, Absolute Poker Charged By FBI
22/04/2011www.pokerstrategy.com Executives at PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, UltimateBet and AbsolutePoker have been charged with several felonies such as illegal gambling, money laundering and fraud. The main internet domains of these poker rooms were seized and now show an FBI notice. The FBI apparently also seized or froze more than 75 bank accounts of poker payment processors located in the US. The main subjects of the charges are eleven poker executives such as Isai Steinberg of PokerStars and Raymond Bitar of Full Tilt Poker. Thus far there have been two arrests in the US, but neither are thought to be poker executives. The other defendents aren’t currently on US soil according to a statement by the US Department of Justice. If arrested and convicted, the defendants could face very significant fines and possibly even jail time. 11 Executives Indicted: Isai Scheinberg, Raymond Bitar, Scott Tom, Brent Beckley, Nelson Burtnick, Paul Tate, Ryan Lang, Bradley Franzen, Ira Rubin, Chad Elie John Campos.
