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- MeanGene Takes on Senator Jon Kyl
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!I really don’t have much to comment on this other than to say that MeanGene has probably summed up everything I felt when I read Senator Jon Kyl’s boasting about the UIGEA. Go give MeanGene some love.
- A Message For Bill Frist
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- Kyl Proves To Be A Complete Scumbag
Haley has the text of a letter Sen Kyl sent to President Bush back in March. Of note was this passage:
As we noted in our letter dated October 30 of last year, the best blocking procedures vary by the type of payment system. For instance, credit cards code their merchant accounts by type of [...]
- What Can Barney Frank Really Do?
Of course, everyone is giddy with excitement now that Barney Frank has declared his intention to have the law overturned. Being the glass half-full type of guy that I am, I’m waiting to see how this plays out before popping the champagne. Let’s just be honest for a second here folks; online gambling [...]
- Another Look At Online Poker’s Numbers
Now that we’re several months into the new year I wanted to take a moment to discuss the current state of affairs in online poker.
Neteller’s Jan pullout from the US market had a pretty negative impact on the overall industry. Of six big name card rooms, peak players dropped from about 42,000 [...]
- Barney Frank Fights to Overturn the UIGEA
The Financial Times is reporting that US Senator Congressman Barney Frank is working to overturn the UIGEA. Of course, you have to be a subscriber to read it on the FT site so I waited patiently for the news to show up elsewhere. Then eGaming Review posted that they saw the story on [...]
- Speculation Regarding Neteller Founders
Gambling911 is speculating that the sudden jump in gaming stocks may be attributed to rumors that the DOJ will drop its case against Neteller.
The Guardian (who Gambling911 was basing their story on) said:
Elsewhere the gaming sector was in demand. 888 added 4p to 120p on talk that Ladbrokes was about to come out [...]
- A Reponse To Jay Greenspan on Underage Gambling
Jay Greenspan has an interesting post that I submitted a drunken reply to that didn’t really completely make my case for why I think that Jay is technically correct but focusing on the wrong issues as it pertains to the UIGEA. Jay says:
Another problem with outrage is that it keeps you from addressing the [...]
- Perspectives Weekly - March 9th, 2007
The newest edition from the APCW:
Good News From Europe
Bad News From the WSOP
Gambling and Terrorism
- Email From PPA Confirms Everything We Already Knew
Senator Alfonse D’Amato Takes Leadership Position with the Poker Players Alliance
Dear PPA Member:
You probably have heard that the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) has enlisted a key ally to support our cause. Yesterday, we announced that former U.S. Senator Alfonse D’Amato is joining the PPA as Chairman of the Board and to help lead our [...]
