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The Yanks and the Banks: The UIGEA and the Future of Online Poker in the U.S.
betting.betfair.com - 11/23/2009
The Yanks and the Banks: The UIGEA and the Future of Online Poker in the U.S.
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Those of us who enjoy playing online poker in the United States have experienced a number of ups and downs following the passage of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, also known as the UIGEA.

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Yanks and Banks
Pokerati | Texas Hold'em and Las Vegas Poker Blog — ... Good article by Shamus over on the Betfair blog explaining to the Euros these dodgy days for the USA as we face an certain deadline with uncertain implications related to the UIGEA. ...

Bongkoch Kongmalai Brings You Today’s Not Necessarily Just Poker News
Wicked Chops Poker — ... links. :: More clues are surfacing on the murder of PokerListing’s co-founder Andreas Oscarsson. Pretty effed up. [link] :: And speaking of murders, another poker player is murdered. RIP Biloxi Mike. [link] :: Ok this is getting depressing, so here are some hot girls in bikinis. [link] :: A good breakdown of how the UIGEA came-to-be and what may happen on December 1. [link] :: Smoking is gay. [link] :: For the stat dorks, an interesting Google trends ...

I Like Such Themes and Anything Connected to This Matter
Hard-Boiled Poker — ... On Friday of last week I had a new piece over on the Betfair site with the long title “The Yanks and the Banks: The UIGEA and the Future of Online Poker in the U.S.” Hard to believe the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 has been with us for over three years now. And that I’ve been writing about it that long, too. ...

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