The Zeitgeist
Key Takeaways
  • New letter closely follows the modus operandi of the Sheldon Adelson-banked initiative to “restore” America’s Wire Act.
  • Now that the first season of the Global Poker League is in the books, the focus shifts to improving the product for a second season.
  • The partypoker WPT Prague Main Event is taking place now, and the last ever EPT stop gets underway in the city soon.

US Online Gaming

Another attempt to instill a nationwide ban on online gaming in the US was uncovered this weekend. The Poker Players Alliance VP of Player Relations Rich Muny broke the news that attorneys general from 10 states coauthored a letter to Vice President-Elect Mike Pence via the Trump Transition Team asking the new administration to reverse the latest interpretation of the Wire Act by the US Department of Justice.