2006 October 01 Poker News, Events and Happenings - Page 2
The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 has been passed by a recent vote in the US Senate, completing the process to pass it through the Congress. The US House of Representatives have already signed off on the bill, which is designed to target financial institutions that allow transactions funding accounts with online gambling sites. Tennessee Senator Bill Frist managed to get the bill attached to a Port Security bill, which essentially guaranteed that the bill would pass…
Poker is one of those games that has shelf life when it comes to age limits. The game of poker relies on a sharp mind, and as long as a person can think, they can play the game, as many seniors have shown over the years. Poker has exploded on to the internet in recent years, and much talk is made about the “young guns” of poker, the college age players who have burst onto the pro circuit scene…
The war over video poker has been a long and hard fought one in the southern state of North Carolina, and while it was the one fought mainly in the court rooms, a real tragedy occurred recently in Lincoln County related to poker machines. One Michael Segal is in custody according to police after a man died during an argument over a video poker machine. The argument was between Segal and one Delmer Sisk…
Laughlin, NV, October 01, 2006 –(PR.COM)– In 2004, the Laughlin Tourism Committee and the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority sought out Pochteca Media to develop a marketing program that would drive the Hispanic market to Laughlins resort casinos. Viva Laughlin!, a festival celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month featuring entertainment, sports and arts was created and is now running on its third year.A new addition to this years festival focuses on Hispanic gaming. For the first time, Co
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ — In a Congressional back room deal, opponents of Internet gambling have added language to port security legislation that would prohibit online wagering. The port security bill with the Internet gambling prohibition language included was approved by the U.S. House and Senate late on Friday evening and will be sent to the President to be signed into law.”This last minute deal reeks of political gamesmanship. The American people should be outraged that Congress h
The game of poker has been a part of the competitive card world for well over a couple of centuries. From the riverboats and bars of the Wild West of the past to today’s world of luxurious casinos and multi-tabled card rooms around the world…
There is nothing more exhilarating for a player than winning with nothing. The all-in bluff that brings you the whole pot does not matter whether it stands on a foundation of sensing weakness or because you feel that it is mathematically correct.
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