Internet Gaming Prohibition

Will playing online poker be illegal? On May 25, 2006, the House Judiciary Committee passed HR 4777 (Internet Gambling Prohibition Act) and HR 4411 (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act). Both bills are headed to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives for debate; then possibly voted upon. The bills would make it illegal for credit card companies to allow their customers to fund their accounts at online gaming sites which cover poker, sports books, horse racing, and casino sites. The bills would take legislation a step further and force credit card companies and other financial institutions to report any of these transactions to the government. The more disturbing part of the bills is that they would also force your internet service provider to deny their customers access to off-shore gaming sites.

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WSOP Updates

Shuffle Up and Deal! With those four words Robert Daly, 2006 World Series of Poker Tournament Director, officially opened the 2006 WSOP at the precise hour of Noon. The Rio Resort in Las Vegas welcomed the thousands of fans and players to this year's big poker show located in the Amazon room of the Pavilion Convention Center. If today's turnout for event #1, a casino employee tournament, is any indication of the interest and support for this Mother of All Poker Tournaments then expect records to fall faster than the dead money. Last year's event #1 attracted 662 players for the $500 buy-in No-limit Hold'em event while this year's turnout was capped at 1100 players. Rumors circulating on the floor said tomorrow's first open event, a $1,500 buy-in No-limit Hold'em tournament was already at capacity. In 2005 the event hosted 2,305 players and paid the defending champion, Allen Cunningham $725,405.

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Tournament of Champions

The third-annual Tournament of Champions concluded at the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. TOC competitors included the top World Series of Poker and WSOP Circuit players of the past year. The high-level of competition and intense play makes the TOC one of the most prestigious titles in poker. The special by-invitation-only tournament offered up a total prize pool of $2 million - including a one-million dollar first-prize. For all 27 players -- the special event cost nothing to enter.

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The invited list of players this year included each of the WSOP Circuit event winners from August 2005 through June 2006 (12 seats). Players who made it to the final table of the 2005 WSOP main event were also included (nine seats). Those players ranged from poker legend and two-time WSOP champion Doyle Brunson, to Sarah Strong, who beat out 100,000 competitors to win sandwich-king Quizno's special promotional qualifying tournament.

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