Poker Players Alliance

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Latin America is sure to be an important gambling jurisdiction, but it has a lot of growing and learning to do before it can truly compete for attention in the global poker market, according to David Carrion of Cirsa Gaming Corporation.

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In America, a settlement between the US Department of Justice and certain European online gambling operators may be in sight just over two years after the passage of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA).

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A Toronto police detective estimates that one of two gaming houses raided earlier this week earned at least $1.5 million per year for the operator.

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Late last month in Barcelona, Spanish undercover police raided an event held by CasinoAffiliatePrograms.com (CAP) called the Affiliate Series of Poker (ASOP). Now, roughly a week after the incident occurred, CAP has issued an official statement on the raid.

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This past Friday, Professor Ben van der Genugten, an expert in probability and mathematical statistics, challenged the Dutch Supreme Court’s classification of poker as a game of chance, citing how a formula he co-developed and is used by the courts pegs poker at a higher skill level than most fantasy sports, which the court rules are a game of skill. Because of this inconsistency, the Professor is calling for the court to revoke the classification of poker as a game of chance.

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Reports from the Spanish media and online gambling websites claim that Spanish police, the Mossos d’Esquadra unexpectedly turned up at the Hotel Princesa in Barcelona Spain Sunday where the Casino Affiliate Programs (CAP) freeroll poker tournament was taking place, which has 2006 WSOP Main Event Champion Jamie Gold featured as keynote speaker.

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The Norwegian Government has continued to press forward with legislation to ban payments handling online poker and internet gambling transactions, UIGEA-style. The government has formally submitted its proposed ban for a parliamentary vote, reports Gambling Compliance.

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ST JOHN’S, Antigua: A decision in the long drawn-out gaming dispute between Antigua and the United States may be announced soon.

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Will international pressure from the formidable, 27-nation European Union finally push the United States into legalizing Web bookies and online casinos?

Maybe. And maybe sooner than later.

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