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WSOP Finalist Michael ``The Grinder'' Mizrachi Works To Reduce Tax Lien

 

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Tom Durrrr Dwan Up Nearly $1 Million In August

 

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Security Fraud Con Artist Ordered to Play in Poker Tournaments

 

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More Deals For PartyGaming?

 

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Will Harry Reid Support Online Poker Legislation? Reps Confident

 

The three Nevadans in the House of Representatives are rallying to support the legalization of Internet gaming.

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Poker Pro Phil Laak Bloodied Badly in ATV Accident

 

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Lady Gaga Needs to Start an Online Poker Site

 

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Parasol, De Leon Won’t Be Party Poopers

 

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Barney Frank: PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker Could Still Get Licensed in U.S.

 

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Congressman Barney Frank Talks Online Poker Measure With Gambling911

 

This week Gambling911.com Senior International Correspondent Jenny Woo sat down with House Financial Services Committee Chairman Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass) to discuss HR 2267, a measure he sponsored that would ultimately legalize online poker. 

While the road ahead may still be long, an important milestone was reached last week when the measure passed in a House Subcommittee and will now move into the House and Senate. 

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Phil Ivey and Tom Durrrr Dwan Clean Up on Full Tilt Poker

 

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Canadian Open Poker Championships and the English Poker Open

 

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Barney Frank: Online Poker Bill Will Pass With Help From The People

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Connecticut Killer Omar Thornton a Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Fan

Mass murders and poker the perfect mix?  Or so it seems.

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Team UB’s Annie Duke will Host $10 Buy-in Second Sundays Fundraiser

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Online Poker Traffic Rises 2.2 Percent

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PokerStars Launches Ladies Only Poker League

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888.com Wants to Discuss Mergers Also: Ladbrokes?

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PartyGaming to Report 2010 Half Year Results Friday

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Poker Pro Joins Libertarian National Congressional Committee

 

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ABC News: Legalized Online Gambling a “Crap Shoot”

 

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Donald Trump Says He Supports Legalized Online Gambling

 

Speaking to the New York Post this past week, real estate and casino magnate Donald Trump said that he supported efforts to legalize online gambling.

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What’s Next for the Online Gambling Bill HR 2267? It’s Complicated

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European Online Gambling Firms Want Into U.S. Market: Hopes Are High

 

Nearly all European online gambling firms, including the poker sites, have shied away from the U.S. market for the past 3 years following passage of the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act (UIGEA) back in October 2006.  The first step towards appealing that law took place Wednesday with a markup in a House subcommittee.  Now it’s off to the House and Senate where further amendments are likely.

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New Online Gambling Company Would Be Worth $3.7 Billion

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Doyle Brunson Former Publicist Living on $14 a Day and Homeless

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HR 2267 Might Have Tough Time in House: Pelosi No Fan

An important milestone was met Wednesday when HR 2267, legislation that looks to fully legalize online poker in the U.S., passed by markup in the House Subcommittee. 

Specifically, HR 2267 amends title 31, United States Code, to provide for the licensing of Internet gambling activities by the Secretary of the Treasury, to provide for consumer protections on the Internet, to enforce the tax code, and for other purposes.

Next stop:  The House, where HR 2267 author Barney Frank has some degree of sway.  But there is one slight obstacle.

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UB.com Rewards World Series of Poker Reps Generously

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Online Poker: Unleashed Poker Vows to Give Best Customer Care

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PokerStars Reacts to Successful Markup of H.R. 2267

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