2007 October 23 Poker News, Events and Happenings

Those who have participated in previous Justice McNeeley Foundation Quad/Poker Runs know what great fun they can be. At the inaugural event held in the summer of 2004 at Sidewinders in Pine, three years ago, my son and two granddaughters participated.

Poker might not be a sport, but it is a game of skill. That’s according to the Poker Players Alliance, which is mobilizing support today and Wednesday for legislation that would end federal restrictions against playing for money online. Nearly 100 of the PPA’s 809,000 members, from professional players to former U.S. senator Al D’Amato, R-N.Y., will lobby for changes to Internet gaming bills. …

Joseph Navarro has gone from catching spies to catching bluffers at the poker table.

The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) is making new strides in the fight against the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). Starting last night, and continuing over the next two days, the PPA will host a series of policy conferences…

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Dutch authorities raised the ire of many in the EU on Tuesday, when they arrested and detained Unibet CEO Petter Nylander. Nylander was boarding a plane in Holland, bound for his home in the U.K. when authorities pulled him aside…

Sony announced today in the UK Poker game Promo editions of Memory Stick Micro and MicroVault Midi USB keys. The special edition Sony Memory Stick Micro, available as 1GB or 2GB models, offers a free Midnight HoldEm POKER game to download onto a Son…