Poker Group Suggests Legalizing, Taxing Internet Games
Washington (July 20, 2006) - In response to a bill that would ban Internet poker, the nonprofit Poker Players Alliance has released a study making a case for the online games to be legalized and taxed by the federal government.
Related Poker News:
- Legalizing video poker could be a big fight in state
- Online gambling stories make case for legalizing, regulating and taxing
- MGM, Harrah’s Step up the Pressure on Congress for Online Poker Legislation
- Counties opting out of video poker could complicate state building plans
- Most Pennsylvanians favor video poker, poll shows
- Poker Players Alliance Study: U.S. could collect billions by taxing online poker
- Pa. GOP Leaders Against Legalizing Video Poker
- Congressman Jim McDermott Interview
- California considers legalizing Internet poker
- Hearing at WCCC will focus on legalizing video poker
- Americans Favor Legalizing Online Poker
- New Bodog Pro Musumeci Speaks Out
Useful poker terms:
- FACE CARD - A jack, queen or king (a card with a face on it, not joker).
- SEVENTH STREET - The seventh card dealt in 7-card stud.
- OMAHA - A variant of Hold'em where each player receives 4 hole cards and must use exactly two of them (together with 3 of 5 board cards) to make a hand. Often played high-low split with an 8 qualifier for low.
- PAT - Holding or being dealt a pat hand. "I'm pat" would mean "I don't want to draw any cards.
- HOLE CARDS - In Stud and Hold'em, the face-down cards dealt to each player.
- POCKET ROCKETS - In Hold'em, a pair of aces for hole cards.
RSS feed
