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Here you will find stories relating to poker law, and how poker relates to society. Updates stories on the UIGEA, and all poker related legislation will also be found here, along with updates on the legal situation poker faces in countries all over the world.

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		Dutch Professor Cites Poker as Skill Game October 07, 2008		Using a formula which has been part of the Dutch government's official determination for games of skill when compared to games of chance, Dutch mathematics professor Ben van der Genugten has criticized the Netherlands' official... more


		Opinion: Inside the 'Internet Skill Game Licensing and Control Act' October 04, 2008		The recent introduction of the Internet Skill Game Licensing and Control Act of 2008 by U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) is important for its specific mention of online poker as a game needing protecting in the form of definition... more


		Menendez Introduces Internet Skill Game Licensing and Control Act September 30, 2008		The latest attempt at creating a safe, regulatory framework at the federal level for skill games such as poker has come about in the form of the Internet Skill Game Licensing and Control Act, S. 3616, introduced by Senator Robert... more


		Kahnawake Gaming Commission Announces Sanctions on UltimateBet: Russ Hamilton Named September 29, 2008		In a release issued late on Monday afternoon, the Kahnawake Gaming Commission announced sanctions imposed as a result of the insider cheating scandal at UltimateBet. Named specifically in the announcement was UB official... more


		Forfeiture Action Frozen, Continuation Granted in KY Domain Seizure Case September 27, 2008		A hearing in Frankfort, Kentucky on Friday involving the court-ordered forfeiture of 141 domain names connected to online gambling resulted in a short-term victory for pro-poker forces when the forfeiture action was ordered... more


		PPA Submits Amicus Brief in Kentucky Online-Gambling Domain Seizure September 26, 2008		As a hearing commenced today in the forfeiture portion of a court case regarding the seizure by Kentucky officials of 141 Internet domains connected to online gambling, the Poker Players Alliance filed an amicus brief... more


		Kentucky Governor Attempts Mass Domain-Name Seizure Targeting Online Gambling Sites September 23, 2008		In a surprise political move termed separately as a 'stunt' and a 'blatant protectionist move' by interested observers, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear on Thursday pushed through a court order to seize domain names connected... more


		European Union/US Online Gambling Dispute Likely Headed to WTO September 19, 2008		A report from Reuters on Thursday indicates that the dispute over online gambling between European Union countries and the United States is increasingly likely to result in a formal World Trade Organization complaint, opening the way... more


		Barney Frank's Payments System Protection Act Passes Committee Vote September 17, 2008		U.S. Congressman Barney Frank's second try at bringing about clarification and restriction to the 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) jumped off to a better start than his first attempt when his new measure... more


		Frank Reintroduces Payment Systems Protection Act September 13, 2008		U.S. Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) has introduced his "Payment Systems Protection Act of 2008" as part of his continuing effort to overturn the 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. Frank, the chairman of the powerful House... more


		WMS Entitled to More Damages in PartyGaming Lawsuit September 12, 2008		If there is a lessoned to be learned from the recent decision by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, it is simply: show up to court. On September 8th, the United State Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit... more


		UPDATE: Republicans Remove Internet Gambling Language From Party Platform August 26, 2008		In a surprising turnaround, the Republican Platform Committee today stripped language urging a prohibition of Internet gambling from its draft platform. Considering one of the leading opponents of an internet gambling ban... more


		Poker and Politics: The PPA and the Republican Platform August 26, 2008		With the Republican National Convention just a week away, supporters of online gambling have turned their attention to two troubling sentences of the Republican Party's platform... more


		Guilty Pleas for Three Minor Defendants in BetOnSports Case August 09, 2008		The federal case against people connected with former US-facing sportsbook site BetOnSports moved forward with the acceptance of guilty pleas from three relatively minor defendants on Wednesday. The three Florida defendants... more


		Sessions Introduces UIGEA 'Clarification' Bill; PPA Pans Measure's Language August 05, 2008		A new bill introduced by Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX), the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Clarification and Implementation Act of 2008 (H.R. 6663), attempts to offer further insight on what America's 2006 UIGEA is supposed... more


		US Postpones Trade Meetings with EU Regarding Online Gambling August 03, 2008		The United States abruptly announced a postponement in scheduled trade talks with representatives of the European Union that were to discuss online gambling and the stance of the current US administration, which in the EU's view... more


		Lead-free Chips for California Casinos August 02, 2008		In the aftermath of a television expose concerning lead content in chips and a subsequent outcry from a health-and-safety citizen's group, 21 California casinos will soon convert to lead-free poker chips at their tables... more


		Pennsylvania Seeks Funds Seizure in 'Skill vs. Chance' Poker Case August 01, 2008		The battle over poker games run in rural Westmoreland County, PA by attorney Larry Burns has resulted in a petition being filed by Pennsylvania's state attorney general office to seize over $40,000 alleged as proceeds... more


		Four Republican Congressman Call for UIGEA 'Unlawful Internet Gambling' Clarification July 31, 2008		An open letter written by four Republican Congressman to the heads of the Federal Reserve Board and U.S. Treasury calls for a more 'deliberative' approach for crafting regulations for the implementation of the UIGEA... more


		Poker News Bytes, July 29, 2008 July 29, 2008		A poker player who took his winnings to a brothel, only to get robbed, West Virgina fireman taking heat over charity poker tournaments, and PokerTek secures new financing - all today in this issue of Poker News Bytes... more

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