Tuesday, 20 November 2007
The Chairman of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) pressure group, Alfonse D'Amato, has announced that he expects online poker to be legalised in the United States within 18 months.
The Chairman of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) pressure group, Alfonse D'Amato, has announced that he expects online poker to be legalised in the United States within 18 months. Speaking at Las Vegas’ Global Gaming Expo (G2E) trade show, the former US Senator said that pending sanctions by the World Trade Organisation due to The White House’s current policy on Internet gambling could be the major driver for legalisation. He stated that non-gaming corporations likely to be affected by any sanctions could put pressure on Congress to make changes in its current anti-online gambling approach. D’Amato’s comments came during the State of the Industry: Internet Gambling at the Crossroads keynote session at G2E where he was joined by Terrence Lanni, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for MGM Mirage, Gary Loveman, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President for Harrah's Entertainment and Andre Wilsenach, Chief Executive Officer of the Alderney Gambling Control Commission. The panellists agreed that online poker would likely be legalised before other online casino-style games and that it is possible to successfully regulate Internet gambling to prevent underage gambling and ensure player protection. However, with the US ban on Internet gambling financial transactions keeping well-known, reputable companies out of the marketplace, the panel expressed concern about player protection in an environment dominated by unregulated or poorly regulated sites. 'I am afraid the US customer today is very exposed, there's no player protection,' said Wilsenach.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off a second three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Fans of the Oh Hell trick-taking game will soon be able to enjoy real-money competitions online after Hell Club announced that it will be launching its new Oh Hell Stackpot innovation from Sunday.
Tuesday is the deadline for all working Americans to have submitted their income tax returns to the federal government and Juicy Stakes and Intertops Poker are set to mark this annual occasion by holding a special freeroll competition featuring a $1,000 top prize.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes cASINO are giving online poker players another chance to win their way to the Caribbean.
Win your way to the Caribbean in online satellites at Intertops and Juicy Stakes.
“We run a lot of higher stakes tournaments for our more hard-core players,” said Intertops’ poker manager. “But since our network is generally pretty soft, we created this series to give less competitive players a shot at winning.”
$200 GTD ‘East of Eden’ Poker Tournament Monday night at Intertops Poker will be a freezeout tournament with no re-buys or add-ons.
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