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888.com Gets TRUSTe Stamp of Approval

Poker website 888.com recently announced receiving the stamp of approval from highly respected Internet safety provider TRUSTe. In what may be a move to help prepare the popular site for post-Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act (UIGEA)…

Blotter: Seized poker money still in limbo

Earlier this year, the Southern District of New York engineered a controversial crackdown on U.S. poker players

IMEGA Hopeful for UIGEA to be Overturned

The Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association is waiting for a decision that could overturn the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. iMEGA went to bat for online poker by challenging the UIGEA in front of the 3rd U.S.

Blotter: Poker news and notes

In an earlier report on this site, we reported that the Russian government had recently removed an exemption for poker from their strict ant-gambling laws.

International: U.S. poker legislation delayed despite increasing support

Even as individual states open their doors to expanded gambling opportunities, the United States government continues to resist change. Longtime online gambling supporter Congressman Barney Frank was set to lead hearings on his bills HR 2266 and HR 2267 later this month, but earlier this week the Poker Players Alliance announced that the House Financial Services Committee has pushed the hearings back until September. read more

BREAKING: GamblingPlanet.org online bonuses and information now made available to US customers

The team at GamblingPlanet is pleased to announce that US visitors will now be able to take full advantage of the Internet’s Number One Gambling Portal – GamblingPlanet.org.

The PokerNews Interview: PPA Executive Director John Pappas, Part 2

PokerNews: Around the end of 2009, banking regulations called for under the UIGEA are scheduled to be fully implemented. Will the landscape for online…

European Poker News Briefs, May 15, 2009

The Dutch government is facing yet another lawsuit over its UIGEA-ish attempt to prevent its citizens…