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Harrah’s and the UIGEA

February 26th, 2007 · No Comments

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Old news, but worth bringing up here. Harrah’s will not allow advertising from online poker sites that allow U.S. players due to pressure from federal regulations and the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act.
In a statement released by Harrah’s they said,
As a gaming company licensed in more than a dozen jurisdictions in the United States […]

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Full Tilt offers bonuses for joining the PPA

February 22nd, 2007 · No Comments

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The Poker Player’s Alliance is an organization started by the online gaming community to attempt to repeal the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act which was passed into law in late 2006. A majority of the online poker rooms no longer accept American players for money… which makes it harder for us novices, with limited […]

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