2011 October 25 Poker News, Events and Happenings

WASHINGTON — Rep. Joe Barton , R-Texas, is a big poker player, traveling to Indian casinos in Oklahoma several times a year to try his hand — don’t say “luck,” as the lawmaker insists it’s a game of skill. So he wants all lovers of the game to be able to play any time, and that means online.

In June 2006 Howard Lederer joined the board of directors of the Poker Players Alliance, a Washington lobbying group that billed itself as a grassroots organization representing American poker players. One month later Chris “Jesus” Ferguson joined Lederer on the PPA’s board. Both Lederer and Ferguson were famous poker players, […]

WASHINGTON - A House chairwoman urged Congress on Tuesday to go slow in considering whether to legalize online poker, saying it is a complex issue that should not be rushed into action this year.The comments by Rep. Mary Bono Mack , R-Calif., came after

Poker players in Europe are taking phone surveys about Full Tilt Poker, and Chris Moneymaker has signed a sponsorship deal with an eyewear company. Find out more in the Nightly Turbo.

Members of the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, during a hearing on the Internet poker industry on Tuesday morning, expressed their concern regarding the ability of a regulatory agency to provide player protections and keep underage players from gaining access to online poker sites.

PokerNews’ Live Reporting Manager Donnie Peters lets you know about the best tournaments and places he’s been to and where you should be planning to head.

A former US senator who now represents poker players compared US efforts to curb online gambling to Prohibition on Tuesday as he argued for legislation that would allow Internet gaming.