Forum: Poker Legislation
12-13-2006, 07:25 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 154
Re: PPA President on Bloomberg
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The PPA is looking into how to respond, which probably could include some type of defamation claim.
The PPA has given probably in excess of $500k in lobbying efforts on...
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Forum: Poker Legislation
12-13-2006, 05:14 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 154
Re: PPA President on Bloomberg
The PPA is looking into how to respond, which probably could include some type of defamation claim.
The PPA has given probably in excess of $500k in lobbying efforts on behalf of poker players,...
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Forum: Poker Legislation
12-13-2006, 11:36 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 154
Re: PPA President on Bloomberg
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Who gives a rats azz if 2+2 supports the PPA or not? People can read the threads and decide for themselves. It is not like membership is going to shoot up to a million if mighty 2+2...
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Forum: Poker Legislation
12-13-2006, 09:39 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 154
Re: PPA President on Bloomberg
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Yep, I believe 2+2 shotty due diligence work did nothing but hurt the cause of poker players.
As someone posted yesterday, it just takes a little research to see the PPA gave $220,000...
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Forum: Poker Legislation
12-13-2006, 09:38 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 154
Re: PPA President on Bloomberg
Yep, I believe 2+2 shotty due diligence work did nothing but hurt the cause of poker players.
As someone posted yesterday, it just takes a little research to see the PPA gave $220,000 in 2005 to...
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Forum: Poker Legislation
12-12-2006, 01:01 PM
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Replies: 86
Views: 336
Re: New Thread on 2+2\'s Statement Re the PPA
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It's just my guess, but I think we will see that GT due diligence did not even include visiting the main office or speaking with the president. That's horrible... And again, I...
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Forum: Poker Legislation
12-12-2006, 09:38 AM
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Replies: 86
Views: 336
Re: New Thread on 2+2\'s Statement Re the PPA
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Both of those things like really bad for GT IMO, and I have a family member who works for GT, so I have no agenda against them.
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Meanwhile back at the...
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Forum: Poker Legislation
12-11-2006, 11:25 PM
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Replies: 86
Views: 336
Re: New Thread on 2+2\'s Statement Re the PPA
I totally agree that there is a transparency issue that needs to be addressed, but to me, it's pretty obvious the GT due diligence was very weak.
There are no statements at all from Michael B. ...
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Forum: Poker Legislation
12-11-2006, 07:28 PM
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Replies: 86
Views: 336
Re: New Thread on 2+2\'s Statement Re the PPA
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Wow, that memo from Greenberg Traurig is incredibly half-assed. I really hope 2+2 didn't pay much for it. My guess is that it probably involved a whopping 5 hours of work -- a document...
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Forum: Poker Legislation
12-10-2006, 05:44 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 77
Re: play on party again
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...and re-register with a non-US physical address.
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and create a new neteller account or some other way to withdraw you money.
And, you'll need a ton of people to do...
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Forum: Poker Legislation
12-10-2006, 02:22 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 447
Re: American company opens Online gaming site
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Not really, the MGM was not allowed to offer a play-for-free version in the US, because Nevada Gaming said that was gambling. (Clearly that strict line for non-Nevada licensees has changed...
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Forum: Poker Legislation
12-10-2006, 02:22 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 447
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Forum: Poker Legislation
12-10-2006, 02:17 PM
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Replies: 86
Views: 336
Re: New Thread on 2+2\'s Statement Re the PPA
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As a tax accountant, the PPA could be in trouble (as Sniper mentioned) by not having their Form 990 (http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f990.pdf) available for public inspection. It's a...
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Forum: Poker Legislation
12-10-2006, 02:17 PM
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Replies: 86
Views: 336
Re: New Thread on 2+2\'s Statement Re the PPA
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As a tax accountant, the PPA could be in trouble (as Sniper mentioned) by not having their Form 990 (http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f990.pdf) available for public inspection. It's a...
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Forum: Poker Legislation
12-10-2006, 01:37 PM
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Replies: 86
Views: 336
Re: Regulation versus market driven innovation
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"any other highlights from the conference worth sharing"
Basically, there were some good insights into the regulatory quagmire that would bog down any internet gaming regulatory effort....
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Forum: Poker Legislation
12-06-2006, 04:23 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 88
Re: Why not have a monopoly Poker stars?
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I was talking about game selection, not rakeback.
A site with my choice of 60 5/10 nlhe games would make up for no rakeback.
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Take a class in business and economics and...
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Forum: News, Views, and Gossip
12-05-2006, 09:05 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 124
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Forum: High Stakes
12-05-2006, 08:59 AM
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Replies: 119
Views: 484
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Forum: STT Strategy
12-04-2006, 10:53 PM
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Replies: 124
Views: 380
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Forum: High Stakes
12-04-2006, 10:34 PM
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Replies: 119
Views: 484
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Forum: High Stakes
12-04-2006, 09:40 PM
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Replies: 119
Views: 484
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Forum: High Stakes
12-04-2006, 08:08 PM
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Replies: 119
Views: 484
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Forum: High Stakes
12-04-2006, 08:00 PM
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Replies: 119
Views: 484
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Forum: News, Views, and Gossip
12-04-2006, 07:56 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 124
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Forum: Poker Legislation
12-03-2006, 10:32 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 94
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