2007 April 26 Poker News, Events and Happenings

Barney Frank, the U.S. Congressman (D-CT) who has been outspoken of his criticism of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act [UIGEA] in recent weeks, today introduced legislation designed to overturn the UIGEA….

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation has seized documents and records from the Wheat Ridge office of the Amateur Poker Tour as part of an investigation into suspected illegal gambling operations.

Last Saturday the first of 639 players sat down at the Bellagio Casino in Las Vegas with one thing on their minds… to win the WPT Championship. Four days later, there are 54 players left to chase down that dream….

World Poker Tour Enterprises, Inc., owner of the popular World Poker Tour, has announced the signing of a three-year deal with CryptoLogic, Inc., for the game-engine operation and connectivity of a WPT-branded online poker room…

Metropolitan police arrested a man they say owns two illegal poker clubs in Marion County. Donald J. Willis, 44, Noblesville was arrested on a felony charge of promoting professional gambling…



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Europe’s biggest poker club may be set up in Nottingham.



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The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), a grassroots organization of more than 400,000 poker-playing members, supports House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank’s introduction of sensible Internet gambling legislation.