More groups are gearing up for what they see as the imminent possibility of legalized online poker in the US.  MGM Resorts International and Boyd Gaming Corp., preparing for the U.S. to legalize online poker, agreed to form a venture with the biggest listed Internet gambling company, Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment Plc. Bwin.Party, based in Gibraltar, will...

This could be a little bit of good news for online poker players who have money stuck in UB and Absolute. An announcement released by the Kahwanake Gaming Commission has raised hopes that Ultimate Bet and Absolute Poker could be paying some of the money back owed to players after their effective shutdown on Black Friday. Since April, practically nothing has been...

As you know, the House Subcommittee for Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing today examining the potential regulation of Internet gambling.  The hearing entitled, “Internet Gambling: Is There a Safe Bet?” called upon a variety of witnesses to discuss how best Internet gambling can be regulated in the U.S.  Among the witnesses was Poker...

This is a from a PPA email. Read on: The U.S. House of Representatives’ Subcommittee for Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade will hold a hearing on Internet gaming on Tuesday, October 25, 2011. It is important that this powerful subcommittee hears from active PPA members like yourself before the hearing. The subcommittee will bring forward a variety of...

Here’s a fact: The Oakland Raiders have a good team. Their 4-2 record indicates that. Here’s another fact Jason Campbell is not bad, and rapidly improving, BUT he has a broken collarbone. He ain’t comin’ back this season. Yet another fact: Kyle Boller sucks, as indicative of his play today against the Browns. Here is a possible solution:...

So, obviously, Full Tilt, PokerStars and the other big boys of the industry are done in the US for the time being. They are not taking US players, nor could they even if they wanted to. Hell, Full Tilt isn’t even in business anymore. However, there are still smaller sites out there that are letting US players play, particularly players who already had an...