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Barney Frank's hearing date should also be announced this week, which is a huge step for the online poker industry. We'll be looking forward to the announcement.
articles: Hearing on UIGEA Rules Slated for Wednesday (CardPlayer, 03/28/08) Gambling Raid Aftermath (WINK, 03/30/08 - FL) Cave Spring grad and professional poker player holds workshop (The Roanoke Times, 03/31/08 - VA) Poker President (Poker Player Newspaper, 03/30/08) Editorial: Gambling losses (The Courier-Journal, 03/30/08 - KY) GamCare, eCOGRA preach responsible gambling (PokerListings, 03/28/08) Poker and a pint, forget the dry martini (Scotland on Sunday, 03/29/08) media: Gambling Raid Aftermath (WINK, 03/30/08 - FL) [video] press release: Congress’s Online Gambling Ban – Burden Without Benefit, Says Study (CEI, 03/27/08) blog: Del. should revise laws that ban social gambling (Hempman, 03/30/08 - DE)
Selected Coverage of UIGEA Hearing (04/02/08) articles: Feds Say Internet Gambling Law Ambiguous (Associated Press, 04/02/08) Jeff Haney reports that the legal fight over a law that virtually outlaws Internet gambling in the U.S. isn’t over (Las Vegas Sun, 04/02/08) Playing Their Hands on the Hill (The Washington Post, 04/02/08) Poker gaining players and fans in Tucson (The Arizona Daily Star, 04/02/08 - AZ) Where it's legal, and where it isn't (The Arizona Daily Star, 04/03/08 - AZ) Poker has a dark side, too — addiction (The Arizona Daily Star, 04/02/03 - AZ) Texas Hold ‘Em brings together young, old (The Champion, 04/02/08 - PA) 5 questions for gambling guru (Concord Monitor, 04/02/08 - NH) High limit poker comes to Northern Quest Casino (KHQ, 04/01/08 - WA) Poker bill could mean longer gaming hours (Miami Herald, 04/02/08 - FL) Gubernatorial candidate: I fold (Tri-City Herald, 04/01/08 - WA) media: Capitol Hill debates online poker regulations (MSNBC, 04/02/08) [video]
Selected Coverage of UIGEA Hearing (04/02/08) articles: Online Poker Ban Reappears in Massachusetts Slots Bill- Source ID'd (Poker Pages, 04/04/08 - MA) Florida's Recent Poker Casino Expansion Worries Mississippi (Poker Pages, 04/02/08 - MS) Online Poker Industry Fearful of Proposed 60 Minutes Expose (Gambling911, 04/03/08) Gambling and the Law: Internet Gambling And The Presidential Race (Eye On Gambling, 04/04/08) Casino industry loses 2 in a row (The Wichita Eagle, 04/03/08) Legislative committee kills proposal for Oxford County casino (Maine Today, 04/03/08 - ME)
articles: Accused gambler aims to fight charges (The Post and Courier, 04/07/08 - SC) Attorney Speaks Out Against Clients' Gambling Charges (Live 5 News, 04/07/08 - SC) Two arrested in poker raid get probation (The News-Journal, 04/05/08 - DE) Track keeping pledge to hire from Clay for poker room (My Clay Sun, 04/03/08 - FL) Heartland Poker Tour Finding Success on the Road (CardPlayer, 04/05/08) Editorial: Casino defeats give public time to consider the future of gambling (The Herald-Dispatch, 04/06/08 - OH) Saipan gaming proposal back from the dead (Saipan Tribune, 04/08/08) Some lawyers say playing poker helps sharpen their legal skills (Daily Business Review, 04/07/08) media: Politics of Poker (Reason TV, 04/05/08) [video] Deputy Solicitor Involved in Major Gambling Bust (WCIV, 04/05/08 - SC) [video] Attorney Speaks Out Against Clients' Gambling Charges (Live 5 News, 04/07/08 - SC) [video]