Press Release: Poker Players Alliance Reaches Million Member Milestone

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Washington, D.C. (April 22, 2008) – Over one million poker enthusiasts are members of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group.  The organization, which is committed to protecting the rights of individuals to play poker, announced this significant milestone today as it also launched a voter registration program and its political action committee (PAC).

“Reaching one million members puts the PPA on par with such political powerhouses as AARP and the National Association of Realtors, and will allow us to advocate even more effectively on behalf of our members,” said PPA Chairman Former Senator Alfonse D’Amato.  
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Posted in: Online Poker News Comments(0) April 2008

Press Release: Six Seasons of Champions to Receive WPT Championship Bracelet

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World Poker Tour® (WPT) and Bellagio will host the WPT Ceremony of Champions at the world-renowned “O” Theatre on April 21, honoring the 96 WPT Champions crowned during the first six seasons on tour. In addition to highlighting players’ achievements, historic events and winning moments during the private ceremony, WPT commissioned Tiffany & Co. to design a personalized titanium and diamond bracelet for each Champion. Tiffany & Co. is the world’s Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in: Online Poker News Comments(0) April 2008

Press Release: Flaws in Internet Gambling Law Subject of Upcoming Congressional Hearing

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Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA), chairman of the House Committee on Financial Services, will hold a hearing in early April to explore the burden on U.S. financial institutions to comply with the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA). The law was intended to deter illegal Internet gambling activity. Meanwhile, support for legislation that would regulate Internet gambling continues to gain momentum as Congressman George Miller (D-CA), Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in: Online Poker News Comments(0) March 2008

Press Release: WSOP Academy Announces First-Ever Advanced No-Limit Hold’em Academy

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The World Series of Poker Academy, poker’s premier series of instructional camps where participants learn first-hand from the world’s greatest poker players, announced today details for the first-ever poker camp focused exclusively on advanced No Limit Texas Hold’em theory and strategy.

Scheduled for April 18 – 19, 2008, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, the WSOP Academy’s No Limit Hold’em Advanced Academy will be the most comprehensive, two-day poker camp and experience ever offered, covering “next-level” topics such as winning cash game strategy, advanced tournament stage strategy, heads-up strategy, advanced mathematics of poker and much, much more.
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Posted in: Online Poker News Comments(0) January 2008