PPA to Rally Outside Hearing on Wash. State Poker Law

Court will Hear Lee Rousso's Case May 15

Lee Rousso, the Washington State attorney and former candidate for governor who is suing the state to try to eliminate the law that makes it a Class C felony to play online poker there, will get his day in King County Superior Court on May 15. In conjunction with the hearing, the Poker Players...

Thursday May 08, 2008

1 day ago

Wash. State Governor Candidate Talks About Poker Law

Dino Rossi Will Try to End Online Poker Felony Law if Elected

by Bob Pajich

Washington Republican politician Dino Rossi lost the closest race in the history of governor's races in the United States when he came just 133 votes from beating current governor Christine Gregoire in 2004. Poker players at the time couldn't imagine what that defeat meant for them there....

Friday May 02, 2008

7 days ago

Presidential Candidate Ron Paul Talks About UIGEA

Protector of Personal Freedoms, Helping End the UIGEA

by Bob Pajich

Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul is one of those rare politicians who seems to be in office for reasons other than ego or personal gain. Closer to being a Libertarian than a contemporary Republican, he has served more than 10 years representing Texans in the House of Representatives...

Monday Apr 28, 2008

11 days ago

Poker Players Fight the Law in South Carolina

Recent Raids Have Put Home Poker in the Spotlight

by Bob Pajich

In South Carolina authorities have taken up the task of wiping out home poker by investigating games and then raiding them with force usually reserved for drug busts. The law the police are using to nail these players has been on the books since 1802 and restricts the playing of any type of game...

Friday Apr 25, 2008

14 days ago

Poker Coach Bob Ciaffone Now a Democratic Delegate

It's One of the Many Hats This Card Player Columnist Wears

by Bob Pajich

Bob Ciaffone is a name familiar to anyone who has tried to better their poker game, but the longtime professional poker player is so much more than the "Poker Coach" that Card Player readers know him as. That title only describes one part of Ciaffone's life. Others that could be...

Friday Apr 25, 2008

14 days ago

Florida Poker Making Big Steps

Seminole Hard Rock Runs Largest Event in Florida History and Poker Rooms Host Big Buy-In Tournaments After July 2007 Law Change

by Kristy Arnett

Poker in Florida has come a long way in the last year, mostly due to the law change in July 2007 that loosened poker room regulations and, in part, allowed an increase in maximum buy-ins for tournaments. Poker rooms across the state began offering bigger events, and the demand for poker became...

Thursday Apr 24, 2008

15 days ago

South Carolina Home Poker Bill Stalls

Won't Be Voted on in 2008

by Bob Pajich

The South Carolina bill that would legalize home poker games will not be voted on this year. The bill was sent back to committee without debate yesterday, ending its chances in 2008. Introduced by Rep. Wallace Scarborough in Jan. 2007, it had remained in the Judiciary Committee since then, and...

Wednesday Apr 23, 2008

16 days ago

Congressmen Concerned about UIGEA Sends Letter

They've got the UIGEA in their Sites

by Bob Pajich

Congressmen Barney Frank, Ron Paul, Luis V. Gutierrez and Peter King have sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke expressing their concerns about the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). The letter is a consequence of a hearing...

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