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CLIFFS: California Online Poker Bill SB-678 (The Lou Correa Bill) 22 Aug 2013 | 02:31 am
This week, California Senator Lou Correa amended SB-678, the bill for Internet poker that he introduced in February as a placeholder. The bill now has the full text required to implement a program for...
Poker Still Needs the Skill Game Argument 20 Aug 2013 | 04:03 pm
Last week, QuadJacks.com’s Marco Valerio wrote a column discussing the changing role of the argument that poker is a skill game. I agree that the current political environment is a great fit for econo...
Is it time to ditch the “poker is a skill game” argument? 17 Aug 2013 | 02:29 am
Despite notable political progress in the last few years, online poker is still a misunderstood issue at best and a divisive and controversial one at worst. As with any cause that is constantly battli...
Doug Polk gets superusered, identifies likely culprit and pens compelling essay exposing him. Theater ensues. 7 Aug 2013 | 12:08 am
The Two Plus Two forums can be a lot of things to a lot of people. Most go there to keep up with the news, views and gossip. Of course, it’s historically been a great place to learn and discuss poker ...
American Poker Player Writes His Own Federal Bill for Regulation of Online Poker 31 Jul 2013 | 01:33 am
The Internet Wagering Citizens Protection Act is meant to be a blueprint for effective and responsible regulation of online poker at the federal level, putting ahead the interests of the poker-playing...
Why I continued to play at the Venetian poker room this week in spite of the boycott 27 Jul 2013 | 03:30 am
Six months ago, I made the move from Connecticut to Las Vegas. I’m from the online world, and I was doing well until Black Friday. (More about my story here.) For a year and a half I was making good m...
Poker community boycott having “no impact at all” on Venetian poker room, says staff. 24 Jul 2013 | 02:29 am
First day goes by without any notable effects. I stopped by the Venetian poker room yesterday, during the first day of the poker players’ boycott inspired and led by Nolan Dalla, only to find the room...
The 20 Funniest and/or Most Interesting Hallway Interviews of the 2013 World Series of Poker 23 Jul 2013 | 01:10 am
From the hilarious rants by Grafton and Marafioti, to the serious confrontations between Greg Merson and Gus Hansen, we look back at our most watchable, memorable and exciting moments of the 2013 Worl...
Gus Hansen: “I was playing Open Face Chinese instead of the Main Event.” 11 Jul 2013 | 06:50 am
Gus Hansen may not do a ton of interviews, but when he starts talking he holds nothing back. After busting from the WSOP Main Event (he showed up on time for Day 2 after blinding out during the entire...
CLIFFS: The Internet Poker Freedom Act of 2013 by Rep. Joe Barton 11 Jul 2013 | 04:17 am
As anticipated, Representative Joe Barton (R-TX) has introduced the Internet Poker Freedom Act of 2013 (HR 2666) to the U.S. House of Representatives. Not surprisingly, this new bill is very similar t...