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States citizens draw attention to their demands Massachusetts residents who made the ballot initiative deadline set by Attorney General Martha Coakley this week rushed to file proposed initiatives on everything from rolling back a sales tax hike to legalising online poker, reports the Associated Press news service. The suggestions are the first step in a long road to the 2010 ballot....

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SMC's service makes cip transfer between online poker sites more secure The secure transfer between online poker sites of chips in a business gaining significant ground in the online poker sector, with a new service from Send My Chips.com leading the way. Major sites...

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New Jersey Democrat to launch new bill Thursday A new bid to license and regulate online poker will be launched today (Thursday) by New Jersey Democrat, Senator Robert Menendez, a member of the senator's staff told the Dow Jones news service this week. The proposal seeks to create a regulatory framework allowing o...

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Minister considers allowing poker outside casinos - but the monopoly continues. Is the Dutch government starting to adopt a more enlightened approach to poker? This would appear to be a possibility following reports that Justice Minister Ernst Hirsch Ballin wants to increase the number of venues where Dutch residents can legally play poker for money in an effort to meet growing demand...

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Boss Media's loss is iPoker's gain The popular and well established online poker site CelebPoker.com is to switch networks, moving from Boss Media's International Poker Netwo...

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PokerStars boosts seat award budget by a million Pokerheads looking to win seats for the upcoming PokerStars World Championship of Poker (WCOOP) in satellites have a million dollar's worth of additional chances this year following a major addition to the seat sponsorship budget. Running from August 4th to 16th...

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Message board scuttle-butt speculates on some interesting possibilities A flurry of posts by industry observers, players and some insiders on major online poker message boards like PocketFives and 2+2 suggests that a fresh software upgrade is imminent at the giant online poker web...

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Bluff Magazine professional joins Poker News as editor-in-chief The start of August 2009 sees a new man in charge at the respected poker publication "Poker News". Matthew Parvis, who has four years in editorial management at rival Bluff Magazine on his resume, joins Poker News as editor-in-chief, taking over from...

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$9 million the price tag for live tournament and online subscription poker group Last week's announcment of World Poker Tour Enterprises's second profitable quarter after some time in the doldrums (see previous InfoPowa reports) has, ironically, been followed by reports that it has largely been bought for just over $9 million by private investment group Gamynia. The consideration agre...

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Euro 200 000 win for Manchester's Matt Perrins Surviving a field of 439 players - many of them pro players - this week was Manchester, UK poker pro Matt Perrins (21), who won himself Euro 200 000 in taking down the Venice stop o...

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Critics like new book on a card game that has become a global fave. Most poker players know that current U.S. President Barack Obama likes to play a hand of poker now and then, but did you know that former president Richard Nixon financed his first run for office with poker winnings earned during his WWII service? That's...

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Paradise Series of Poker will play 12 tournaments in London Paradise Poker, an online poker brand owned by 888.com but operati...

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New features introduced The planet's second largest online poker company, Full Tilt Poker.com, has launched a new software upgrade with some interesting new features. Among the improvements is a selection of lobby views for players to consider: "basic view" is an easy-to-follow beginner’s guide to playing...

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Absolute Poker and Ultimatebet to offer 7-Deuce Hold 'Em Ultimatebet and Absolute Poker in the C...

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Tabilio will continue to advise, but is moving on. Poker Voters of America, a grassroots non-profit association of U.S. poker players who vote and support political leaders who will protect the right to play the game, is looking for a new president following the resignation this week of founder-president Jim Tabilio....

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