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Alderney Commission comment on Full Tilt

19. January 2012

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The Alderney Gambling Control Commission “AGCC” past licenser of Full tilt Poker, issued a press release to prior Full tilt Poker players stating they no longer provide a permit for Full Tilt and moreover does not have any power to arbitrate in relation to Full Tilt players and problems with the internet poker website. The [...]

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Viktor ‘Isuldur1’ Blom win PCA High Roller event for $1.25M

9. January 2012

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The 1st High buy-in event of 2012, Pokerstars’ PCA ends with Viktor Blom besting a tough field to win the $100,000.00 Super High Roller event for $1,250,000.00. The stacked final table included former EPT winner Mike McDonald, 2010 PCA Main Event champ Galen Hall, WSOP main event winner and recently robbed Jonathan Duhamel, and crowd [...]

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New Jersey, Nevada race to approve online poker rooms

5. January 2012

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A recent U.S. DOJ decision stating in-state online wagering doesn’t break federal laws has prompted a New Jersey Senator to press his cohorts to OK a bill legalizing internet gambling inside the state’s borders. State Sen. Raymond Lesniak says that he will attempt to get a bill to Gov. Chris Christie’s offices as early as [...]

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California may be the first state to legalize online poker

2. January 2012

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California Sen. Lou Correa, D-Anaheim, explained that his proposed SB40 bill brings the cash strapped state a quick $250 M by requiring advance licensing fees from online poker rooms. Previous finance manager Timothy Gage predicted it could generate more than 1,200 jobs and adds $1.4B to state coffers over the next decade.   Correa’s proposed [...]

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