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Illlinois racing to be international hub for Web gambling – Quad City Times http://pokerconsultant.com/2012/05/20/illlinois-racing-to-be-international-hub-for-web-gambling-quad-city-times-2/ http://pokerconsultant.com/2012/05/20/illlinois-racing-to-be-international-hub-for-web-gambling-quad-city-times-2/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 01:08:53 +0000 admin http://pokerconsultant.com/2012/05/20/illlinois-racing-to-be-international-hub-for-web-gambling-quad-city-times-2/
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Illlinois racing to be international hub for Web gambling
Quad City Times
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois is not alone in the rush to expand legalized gambling to the Internet. According to US Internet Gambling Regulatory Tracker, nine other states are reviewing legislation dealing with Internet poker and online casino gambling.
Senate leader wants to legalize online pokerChicago Tribune
Online poker in Illinois?Peoria Journal Star (blog)
Online Poker Finds Friends In IllinoisEat My Stack
Bluff Magazine -PartTimePoker News
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White House Responds to Online Poker Petition
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The response is what many expected in an election year in the US — keeping doors open for legislation that would regulate online poker, but stopping short of endorsing any such legislation. Thank you for taking the time to participate in the “We the …
Online Poker Petition Receives White House ReplyCompatiblePoker
Keeping Kids Away from GamblingADI News

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ADI News Keeping Kids Away from Gambling ADI News This committee met after the progress of the online poker legislation bill is seeing. Peter Berhard led this committee, and this committee has advised the governor of Nevada to study the problems and the challenges that would result from legalizing …

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]]> http://pokerconsultant.com/2012/05/20/keeping-kids-away-from-gambling-adi-news/feed/ 0 State not alone in pursuing online gambling – The Southern http://pokerconsultant.com/2012/05/20/state-not-alone-in-pursuing-online-gambling-the-southern-2/ http://pokerconsultant.com/2012/05/20/state-not-alone-in-pursuing-online-gambling-the-southern-2/#comments Sun, 20 May 2012 10:13:32 +0000 admin http://pokerconsultant.com/2012/05/20/state-not-alone-in-pursuing-online-gambling-the-southern-2/
State not alone in pursuing online gambling
The Southern
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois is not alone in the rush to expand legalized gambling to the Internet. According to US Internet Gambling Regulatory Tracker, nine other states are reviewing legislation dealing with Internet poker and online casino gambling.
US legislative activity to increaseInterGame

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Nation's Leading Family Advocacy Groups Call on Congress to Act to Stop Holder …
MarketWatch (press release)
Unfortunately Congress' clear intent in the Unlawful Internet Gambling Act of 2006 (UIGEA) is now under assault and we are writing to urge you to work once again to protect those most at risk from the proliferation of illegal internet gambling.

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Nation's Leading Family Advocacy Groups Call on Congress to Act to Stop Holder …
Christian News Wire (press release)
Unfortunately Congress' clear intent in the Unlawful Internet Gambling Act of 2006 (UIGEA) is now under assault and we are writing to urge you to work once again to protect those most at risk from the proliferation of illegal internet gambling.

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]]> http://pokerconsultant.com/2012/05/17/nations-leading-family-advocacy-groups-call-on-congress-to-act-to-stop-holder-christian-news-wire-press-release/feed/ 0 Vegas casinos gamble on online partners with a past – Reuters India http://pokerconsultant.com/2012/05/16/vegas-casinos-gamble-on-online-partners-with-a-past-reuters-india/ http://pokerconsultant.com/2012/05/16/vegas-casinos-gamble-on-online-partners-with-a-past-reuters-india/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 04:02:19 +0000 admin http://pokerconsultant.com/2012/05/16/vegas-casinos-gamble-on-online-partners-with-a-past-reuters-india/
Vegas casinos gamble on online partners with a past
Reuters India
In 2006, Congress clarified the matter by passing the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, or UIGEA, explicitly barring processing interstate or international poker transactions where state laws forbade such gambling.

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]]> http://pokerconsultant.com/2012/05/16/vegas-casinos-gamble-on-online-partners-with-a-past-reuters-india/feed/ 0 US Senate Candidate Sarah Steelman On The Rams’ Dome Proposal: “That’s Blackmail” – InsideSTL http://pokerconsultant.com/2012/05/16/us-senate-candidate-sarah-steelman-on-the-rams-dome-proposal-thats-blackmail-insidestl/ http://pokerconsultant.com/2012/05/16/us-senate-candidate-sarah-steelman-on-the-rams-dome-proposal-thats-blackmail-insidestl/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 12:33:02 +0000 admin http://pokerconsultant.com/2012/05/16/us-senate-candidate-sarah-steelman-on-the-rams-dome-proposal-thats-blackmail-insidestl/
US Senate Candidate Sarah Steelman On The Rams' Dome Proposal: “That's Blackmail”
InsideSTL
One of the main issues we discussed was the UIGEA (The Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act) and her stance on the regulation and taxation of online poker. Considering one of her opponents, Todd Akin, had co-sponsored the legislation and then, …

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]]> http://pokerconsultant.com/2012/05/16/us-senate-candidate-sarah-steelman-on-the-rams-dome-proposal-thats-blackmail-insidestl/feed/ 0 California offered piece of the action from Internet poker – Los Angeles Times http://pokerconsultant.com/2012/05/14/california-offered-piece-of-the-action-from-internet-poker-los-angeles-times-2/ http://pokerconsultant.com/2012/05/14/california-offered-piece-of-the-action-from-internet-poker-los-angeles-times-2/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 05:18:46 +0000 admin http://pokerconsultant.com/2012/05/14/california-offered-piece-of-the-action-from-internet-poker-los-angeles-times-2/
California offered piece of the action from Internet poker
Los Angeles Times
"It gives California lawmakers a green light,'' said Whittier Law School professor I. Nelson Rose, an expert on the gambling industry. The opinion by the US Department of Justice has given impetus to states scrambling for a share of online poker wagers …

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]]> http://pokerconsultant.com/2012/05/14/california-offered-piece-of-the-action-from-internet-poker-los-angeles-times-2/feed/ 0 MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren Says Federal Law For Online Poker Not … – CardPlayer.com http://pokerconsultant.com/2012/05/14/mgm-resorts-international-ceo-jim-murren-says-federal-law-for-online-poker-not-cardplayer-com-2/ http://pokerconsultant.com/2012/05/14/mgm-resorts-international-ceo-jim-murren-says-federal-law-for-online-poker-not-cardplayer-com-2/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 20:34:10 +0000 admin http://pokerconsultant.com/2012/05/14/mgm-resorts-international-ceo-jim-murren-says-federal-law-for-online-poker-not-cardplayer-com-2/
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MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren Says Federal Law For Online Poker Not …
CardPlayer.com
by Julio Rodriguez | Published: May 14, 2012 | MGM Resorts International Chairman and CEO Jim Murren took the podium for his keynote speech at the 19th Southern Gaming Summit in Biloxi, Mississippi last week and proudly proclaimed that “Internet gaming …
U.S. Online Poker Regulation Updates From Mainstream MediaPartTimePoker News
Cybersecurity at issue as Gaming Policy Committee discusses Internet gamblingVEGAS INC
First Nevada Online Poker Licenses Within a MonthCompatiblePoker

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