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Senator's Reid and Kyl Send Open Letter to AG
U.S. Senator Harry Reid was one part of a strongly worded letter sent to Attorney General Eric Holder asking the Department of Justice (DoJ) to clear up its position on online gambling. That really would come as no surprise if it wasn’t for the co-author of the letter, U.S. Senator Jon Kyl. To many online players Senator Kyl is the ultimate villain as he orchestrated the last minute addition and of the UIGEA to the Port Security bill. -
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Bodog Gets First License Under New U.K. Requirements
The U.K. government announced yesterday that overseas bookmakers offering online gaming in the UK will need a license from the Gambling Commission, currently licenses obtained in certain jurisdictions were treated as if they were licensed in Britain. According to John Penrose, the minister responsible for gambling policy, the regulations would be based on the “point of consumption rather than production”.
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American Gaming Association (AGA) to Propose Online Poker Bill
The American Gaming Association (AGA) publically showed a cool response to Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) federal online poker bill last week. In an address last week AGA chief Frank Fahrenkopf said his group was “not opposing [Barton’s bill], but we are not supporting it.” He said the AGA would throw its entire wait into a mystery bill.Fahrenkopf then said this mystery bill would differ from Barton’s proposal mainly in the way states are involved.
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U.K. Online Gambling Reforms Coming
The dominoes are still falling after the 51 page indictment by the U.S. Department of Justice and now the British government is taking notice. It is Full Tilt Poker again at the center as they have left hundreds of British poker players, just like other online poker players who played there, left without being able to get a hold of their funds.
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Betfair Complains to EU About Germany's Gambling Treaty
A draft over Germany’s gambling rules, which is still being considered by German authorities has Betfair Group Plc, a British online gambling site, already calling foul. According to Betfair, the draft will force it to pay over 16% on all stakes and it will also restrict licenses for private betting companies to seven. According to Betfair these new rules would be “discriminatory and protectionist.” Betfair complained to the European Union this week over this draft proposal.
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European Investors to Buy Full Tilt Poker
About 2 months ago Full Tilt Poker was dealing cards as one the top three internet poker sites. How quickly things can turn. April 15th brought down FBI indictments and a loss of their domain along with Pokerstars, Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet.
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Guru Play Casino Offers up to £/€300 to Play Live Dealer Games!
Guru Play live casino is offering a 150% bonus up to £/€300 to new customers so they can play live dealer games, like blackjack, baccarat and roulette! Plus, UK area regular players at Guru Play live casino can get a weekly bonus to play live games as well. You can read all about it in our Guru Play Casino promotions review, which is on our current casino promotions page, and find out by using deposit code MATCH150 will give you a bonus for your first deposit.
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Rep. Joe Barton Proposes State's Control Online Poker
On Friday Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, introduced online poker legislation that would allow individual states to choose whether online poker should be allowed or not within their borders. Barton who claims to have bipartisan support, would require poker websites to obtain a license in at least one state and the U.S.
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COPA Signs Deal with Playtech
There are currently two bills that have been proposed to California lawmakers in recent months and currently both seem to be stalled. Senator Lou Correa has a bill that would basically authorize intrastate poker on a set number of platforms while Senator Rod Wright has a broader based platform and includes an emergency clause that gives it a high priority to be heard.
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Get 1500 Free Bets at Platinum Play Casino!
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The Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act
In a letter after our Constitution was established Ben Franklin wrote”… in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Well over 200 years later, this still seems to be the standard. The Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act, H.R. 2230 was introduced Thursday that will require online gambling companies to withhold taxes from net winnings.
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Paddy Power Casino New Bonuses - Get up to £/€500 Free!
Paddy Power Casino is now offering up to £/€500 free to new players in Europe and UK areas, with a 100% match choice in three new bonuses! You can choose 100% up to £/€50, or 100% up to £/€250, or 100% up to £/€500.These three new bonuses at Paddy Power casino will allow new customers to choose which bonus suits their craving for online game play.
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$470,00 of Seized Online Gambling Funds Go to Police Department
“The cooperation between our department and [ICE HIS] investigation goes far beyond normal law enforcement task forces,” County Police Chief James Teare Sr. of the Anne Arundel County Police Department said. Ice being the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s and HIS being the Homeland Security Investigations division.
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Tikal Treasure Slots - Get $25 Free at Slotland Casino!
Tikal Treasure slots were recently released at Slotland online casino, with 5-reels, 25-paylines, a Mayan bonus game, and a stacked wild that appears on nearly every spin! Better yet, you can get $15 free right now through Sunday, June 5th 2011, just by having an account at Slotland Casino.
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New Microgaming Slots for June 2011!
Microgaming casinos have four new slots coming out on June 9th, Sterling Silver 3D slots, Gold Factory slots, Sonic 7s slot, and Jacks or Better Video poker slots! Ok, maybe three new slots and one with a twist to it, since it’s a lot like a video poker game in video slot format. These four new Microgaming slots can be found in our new slots section with a brief review on each game.
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Phil Ivey Boycotts WSOP Over Non-Payments
The World Series of Poker will have 58 events starting today and going through till mid-July. Fortunes will be made and legends will be born but one poker player, considered by many to be the best in the world, will not be attending. Phil Ivey is boycotting this year’s WSOP and has filed suit against Tiltware. Tiltware is the software and marketing company behind Full Tilt Poker.
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Full Tilt Poker No Closer to Allowing Withdrawals
New about U.S. refunds has been slow in coming from Full Tilt Poker after FBI indictments shut down there site on April 15th. Even after a an agreement was made with U.S. prosecutors to release the Full Tilt domain for the purpose of allowing U.S. online poker players to withdraw their money, nothing has been coming and very little has been said from Full Tilt. With growing concerns from players and word coming that PokerStars has refunded more than $100 million to U.S.
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QuickTender Payment Processor Discontinues Service
Just a few days ago Quicktender issued a statement which in it they said: “We have operated a reputable & reliable payment mechanism for US customers since 2006. Our reputation is important to us, & until recently there has never been any question that players & merchants would be paid.” Today when you go to Quicktender.com you get a one sentence web site: “With regret, the Quicktender service has been discontinued.
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Fruitful 7s Slot - Get $11 Free for Playing at Win A Day Casino!
Accepts all Players Play WinADay Casino’s new Fruitful 7s slot, with 5-reels, 21-lines, wilds and free spins, and get $11 free just for playing! This is one of Win A Day’s first new slots that don’t have a progressive jackpot. And since Win A Day uses online flash casino software, that means nearly anyone can play and nearly anywhere around the world.
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Bradley Franzen, Online Poker Payment Processor, Cuts Deal
Bradley Franzen is the first of the 11 people indicted on April 15th, which those in the online poker industry dub Black Friday, to see U.S. court. Franzen is a resident of Illinois and Costa Rica and he admitted in federal court yesterday, he was a payment processor for PokerStars, Full Tilt and absolute poker.
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New Indictments Coming Down for Online Poker Sites
It seems the U.S government isn’t done with its legal wrangling with online poker rooms allowing U.S players to play. 10 more domains were seized today including Doylesroom.com and Truepoker.com. Also included were two gambling businesses, three defendants and 11 more bank accounts.
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Quicktender Issues Statement About Withdrawals
The management of Quicktender would like to make the following statement regarding the current situation with UseMyWallet/Quicktender withdrawals:’ “We have operated a reputable & reliable payment mechanism for US customers since 2006. Our reputation is important to us, & until recently there has never been any question that players & merchants would be paid.
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PokerStars Returns $100 Million to U.S. Poker Players
There were 4 online poker sites named in the FBI indictment on April 15th and an agreement was reached on April 20th by two of those sites, Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars to be able to use their domains again to process U.S. poker players request for withdrawal. So far PokerStars is the only site that has publically commented on those withdrawals. Since the very beginning, PokerStars has had this on the FAQ page about U.S. players. Your account balance is completely safe.
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Doyle Brunson Leaves DoylesRoom.com
Collateral damage? Maybe, but it has been announced that Doyle Brunson will be leaving the online poker site that bears his name, DoylesRoom.com. It seems in the wake of the FBI indictments and “Black Friday”; Brunson is leaving the site but has mentioned a possible return when the United States fully legalizes online poker.According to a DoylesRoom representative, “Doyle Brunson was a sponsored pro of DoylesRoom and he has left his endorsement contract.
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Queen of Bingo Sends Out Garden Party Invites
With so much royalty in the news recently, we’d be remiss not to mention the latest happenings of the Queen of Bingo at Jackpot Joy. New online bingo players who deposit just £10 into their new accounts will get £30 to play with, courtesy of the Jackpot Joy welcoming committtee.
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Paddy Power Casino's Race to Dublin and Euro Vision Drop Contest!
Accepts UK Area Players Join the Race to Dublin at Paddy Power casino for a chance at £/€3,000 in daily prizes, plus, play the Euro Vision Drop Contest with £/€4,000 in prizes! There’s really more to the Race to Dublin than just £/€3000 in daily prizes, players also have a chance to get VIP tickets to the Europa League Final in Dublin and a special VIP trip to Dublin.
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Absolute Poker Signs Agreement to Return U.S. Players Funds
Now it seems that Absolute Poker will be paying back U.S. poker players according to prosecutors on New York City. Wednesday the announcement was made that Absolute Poker signed an agreement with the U.S. government to allow withdrawals to U.S. players and to continue operations to all foreign players. According to U.S.
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Top Trumps World Football Stars Slot - Play it at Playtech Casinos!
Top Trumps World Football Stars online slots have 5-reels and 25-paylines, with bonus games, two-way play, wilds, scatters and free games, plus a gamble feature you can play! Read our Top Trumps World Football Stars slot review to get all the information on how the game is played.
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Costa Rica Agents Raid Absolute Poker Offices and Residents
April 15th 2011, known as “Black Friday” in online poker circles, is when Federal indictments were handed down and the U.S. government shut down Absolute Poker, UB Poker, PokerStars and Full Tilt poker. Since then PokerStars and Full Tilt reached agreement with the U.S. to regain usage of their websites for the sole purpose of letting U.S.
