House Approves Anti-online Poker Bill

The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill designed to restrict online poker and other Internet-based gambling on Tuesday. According to The Washington Post, the bill was approved with a 317-to-93 vote.

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The Poker Players Alliance commented "This bill would needlessly make outlaws of the millions of adult Americans who enjoy online poker, and is the latest example of how our representatives in Congress are ignoring real issues facing our country". The organization recommend that the government regulate and tax online poker and betting instead of banning it. Before the bill can become law, it still has to go before the U.S. Senate.

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Brunsons dream Team gets a WSOP Bracelet

In a big win for Team Brunson, Max Pescatori of Milan, Italy finished first in the $2,500 No Limit Holdem World Series of Poker event, taking home a paycheck of $682,389. This win, combined with previous truimphs, pushes Pescatori over the one million dollar mark with lifetime winnings of $1 544 801.

Pescatoris win gives Team Brunson its largest payout and first coveted championship bracelet for the 2006 WSOP. With this big win and 1,440 in points, Pescatori is currently in 9th place for the WSOP Player of the Year. Turning pro in 1999, Pescatori has played at the final table of eight major events in his poker career.

Lobbyists fight for right of internet gambling to exist

Lobbyists from all sides of the equation have been flocking to Washington in an effort to debate the pros and cons of online gambling. For the industry itself, a "poker player alliance" has raised the ante through its own lobbying efforts.

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The bill, said Michael Bolcerek, an amateur player who is president of the alliance, is "picking winners and losers." But the real threat to online gambling may not be in Washington DC but rather Washington State, which early last month was not only the first state to outlaw internet gambling, but also made the activity a Class C felony, which carries with it the same punishment handed down to sexual predators and repeat drunk driving offenders.

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