Industry Reaction to UIGEA Hearing Generally Positive
Reactions to Wednesday's Congressional hearing on the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act were generally positive, with near unanimous media commentary noting that the US government is becoming aware that the UIGEA is all...
If You Are Going Through Hell, Keep Going
It was Sir Winston Churchill, one of Great Britain's greatest leaders, whom history attributes to coining the phrase, "If you are going through hell, keep going." He couldn't know that generations later poker players the world over would apply its relevance to their game. Poker can be brutal on ones psyche, so the quicker you can get out of a "funk" or away from your "losing ways" at the tables...
Thinking at the Table (Part 1)
The job of a poker player is really one of gathering knowledge and being able to apply it in the heat of battle. Thinking on your feet, as it were, is where the proverbial rubber meets the road. Let's examine the job of poker playing from that perspective...
Internet Gambling and The Presidential Race in the USA
Professor I Nelson Rose, recognized as one of the world's leading experts on gambling law, shares how he sees candidates for the 2008 United States presidential election affecting the repeal of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) and whether regulation of online poker and...
Teaching Poker
Fresh off a win at the World Series of Poker in '98, I had a newfound confidence in my own abilities. I went on a tear right after that, winning a tournament in four consecutive events from L.A. to Vegas. I was running well, playing well, and extremely confident that "my way" was the right way. After all, it seemed as though everything I did worked, so I assumed it would be easy to teach people to do the same...
Taj Poker Argument Results in Stabbing Death
An argument between two players in the Atlantic City Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort poker room continued after the players left the game, escalating into violence in the nearby valet area outside the casino that left one...
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