2007 September 03 Poker News, Events and Happenings - Page 2
The behind-the-scenes voice of animated character Bart Simpson is inviting people into her home to play a little poker, and the Honorary Mayor of the North San Fernando Valley will be on hand to welcome guests - they just happen to be the same person. Nancy Cartwright will host the 2nd Annual Monte Carlo Night in her own home, kicking things off with a Texas Holdem tourney to raise money for PALS (Police Activities League Supporters) Youth Center. Buy in is a $500 donation and prizes up for grabs include seats in a World Series of Poker satellite.
It may seem like poker rooms these days are unstoppable juggernauts, plunging ahead through barely chartered internet waters, breaking the ice and steaming for their destination with no real obstacles, but a recent incident involving an online poker room shows that they are still vulnerable. Not only do they have to be concerned with legal movement in various countries, such as the UIGEA in the United States, but sometimes a sally from an unexpected corner can send them reeling. Recently a big name online poker room was involved in a dispute over the domain name they are known by and had to shut things down when the courts ruled against them…
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