A new bill that would limit the Internet gambling ban to sports betting while exempting poker and other online wagering is splitting poker advocates.
The Poker Players Alliance, a group that lobbies Congress against the ban, is opposed to the bill. Former Sen. Alfonse D’Amato, R- N.Y., who is the alliance chairman, said it does nothing [...]
Internet Gambling Bill in Limbo
August 9th, 2008 No Comments
Tags: Gambling Study · Gene Green · internet poker · Jesse Jackson Jr · Marion Berry · Pete Sessions · poker players alliance · Shelley Berkley · William Delahunt
PurePlay: US Legal Internet Poker Club Raises Funding
May 6th, 2008 No Comments
According to VentureBeat, PurePlay, a poker and proto-gambling site that today announced $15 million in funding from various venture capital firms and other investment sources.
PurePlay is an online gambling site where everyone, including US residents can play for, and win, money in online poker games. There is only one other popular online poker website that [...]
Tags: game of skill · internet poker · pureplay
