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Bills! Bills! Bills! - APCW Perspectives Weekly for June 24th,2011

Online gambling bills from Congressmen in Texas and Washington State are ready to follow in the success of Barney Frank’s efforts! Plus, Internet betting is almost ready to launch in Washington DC...

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Texans continue California gold (ring) rush

Coming up in Texas poker is tough. In addition to fading the normal variance of the game, players have to fight exorbitant rakes and dodge robberies and raids. Spots come and go often, with no...

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More Talk about Internet Gambling From Texas lottery to Vegas casinos

A gaming columnist for the LVRJ agrees with BJ … don’t expect changes to online gambling laws anytime soon, simply because Congress is busy with more pressing matters: After checking with Washington,...

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Write Your Congressional Calendars Committee It just got easier

Jeff over at LegalizePokerinTexas has updated his site to make it even easier for you to reach out to the 13 key members of the Texas House of Representatives who currently hold the fate of poker in...

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Texas’“Cowboy Capitol” becomes “Poker Capitol”

More than 250 players from 98 towns and four different states drove in to Stephenville, TX, for the 6th Annual Cowboy Capitol Poker Tournament. ($300+0 NLH) I feel compelled to explain that I am...

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Poker Wars Report: Texas Frontlines

This is the week … that’s what I’ve hearing from people in Austin and DC regarding legalized racetrack (and Indian Casino) poker in Texas. All seem to be staying on message, too, because that’s the...

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RE: Political WTF in Texas (3) Menendez explains WTF

Rep. Jose Menendez stepped away briefly from the House floor to talk me off of tilt learn-me-some political sportsmanship and let concerned Pokeratizens know that no, HB 222 isn’t dead yet … but he may...

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Money Plays: Perry Takes More Gambling Money than Most

Our non-friends at Texans Against Gambling told their influential members that they needed to combat big-time casino lobbying dollars supposedly pushing HB 222. However, they don’t tell you who...

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Twitter Your Governor

From the PPA: Hi all, Texas Gov. Perry is blocking the vote on HB222 (the bill that legalized land-based poker in Texas).  Let’s all amp up the pressure! Contact info: Phone: (800) 252-9600 Twitter:...

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Texas Poker Bill, Death of

Watching this almost makes me wanna cry. Do you realize how close we were to turning Texas race tracks into full-fledged poker rooms? I don’t think you do! But alas, in the end we were killed by...

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(Way) Outside the WSOP – Day 26

Finishing up Saturday’s action from the WSOP… Lisandro Pulls the Triple Double at the Rio Jeff Lisandro became the third double bracelet winner of this year’s 2009 WSOP when he took down the $10,000 7...

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WinStar Nation Closer to Owning Lone Star Park Poker-friendly Indians coming...

Oklahoma Indians have long fought against gambling in Texas, but one tribe might be willing to switch teams if they can have this piece of land for $27 million. Whether it’s a hedge on their part or a...

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Poker Robbery Thwarted at Texas Oldtimers Game Senior players chase down,...

Details still coming it … but so far it sounds like the feel-good poker robbery of the year: Last night two masked, pistol-wielding youngins reportedly ganked about $7,000 from a NL Hold’em game of...

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RE: Poker Robbery Thwarted at Texas Oldtimers Game

The robbers were almost definitely amateur thieves, allegedly. Their names: Chaz White and Travis Thomas, ages 18 and 19. One of these fellas supposedly had played in the game recently while the other...

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Hank, We Hardly Knew Ya …

Hank Gilbert could become the most poker-friendly agricultural commissioner Texas has seen this century. I gotta say, I was kinda tickled when Hank Gilbert, a Democratic candidate for Texas Governor,...

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Texas Primed for Gambling Push - Casino resorts and poker bill on the...

source: Texas Tribune Hungry for Change? Texans apparently are ready for laws that keep gaming dollars in their cash-starved state. Gaming legislation will again be on the agenda in Pokerati’s beloved...

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Texas: Casino Gaming Should Be Our Choice - It's time to amend the state...

Dave Nalle OP-ED Every legislative session, the issue of expanding gaming comes up for consideration, and every session it becomes the target of inflammatory rhetoric, propaganda campaigns, and back...

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Texas Fixin’ to Introduce Legalize Poker Bill

Will this finally be the year? That seems to be the question we ask every year federally, and every other year (for no more than six months) in the state of Texas. But there is a process, and glad to...

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Texas Gambling Expansion Faces Big Hurdles - Inside Gaming: Pinnacle most...

Texas lawmakers will again take up the issue of gaming expansion during the state’s biannual legislative session that begins next week. And, as in previous years, a gaming bill has as much chance of...

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Analyst Sees Little Enthusiasm for Texas Casino Push - But vision begins to...

A new push for gaming expansion in Texas drew muted commentary from analysts Tuesday. They have been down that road before. A Texas state senator said this week that he has support for legislation to...

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