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Mississippi Gaming Committee Initiates Internet Gambling Study
After failed attempts to regulate online gambling in the previous two years, a comprehensive and unbiased study could move the debate forward.
- Mississippi House Gaming Committee Chairman Richard Bennett (R-Long Beach) has announced a task force to conduct a comprehensive study of internet gambling.
- The study will commence by looking at the experience in Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware. After requests from industry, the study will also examine sports betting.
- The task force report will be presented by the end of the year.
More Opposition to Efforts to Ban Online Gambling
Growing opposition could sound the death knell for Adelson’s dreams.
- The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) has expressed its strong opposition to the Adelson backed bills to amend the Wire Act in a letter to House and Senate leaders.
- The message from the NCSL to politicians urges lawmakers “to respect the sovereignty of states to decide whether or not to allow gambling, and in particular online gambling.”
Pocket Fives Expands New Jersey Community with WSOP Results Tracking
Players can see their New Jersey rankings as well as their global performance through their player profiles.
- New Jersey’s regulated market now has its own community on the PocketFives online poker forum.
- Partypoker and Borgata Poker tournament data was added first, and as of March 31, data has been available from the WSOP New Jersey tournaments.
Picks from F5 Poker:
Dan Bilzerian — Unwilling Celebrity Spokesman
Photos attached to seemingly random advertisements. Heavy is the head that wears the crown. When you are the undisputed “King Of Instagram”, as Dan Bilzerian is, there’s going to be people who want a piece of you. From the looks of it, and this is completely UNverified so take it with a grain of salt, Bilzerian’s famous photos are being attached to those annoying internet ads you see on Facebook…without his permission.
Phil Ivey’s Guide To Online Soul Reading
Training site offers some online poker timing tells. Phil Ivey is so good that even when your identity is hidden behind a computer screen he knows what you have.
Dan O’ Brien Kicks Off His Sunday Shoes
Ultimate Poker pros fight for their right to party. Ultimate Poker pro Jason Somerville brings fellow pro Dan O’ Brien on the #RunItUp show to talk all thing poker and…dancing? Dan and some of his fellow UP pros got a little Footloose this past St. Patrick’s Day and found themselves face-to-face with the security at O’Shea’s. Not wanting to take any **** for having a good time, O’ Brien weighs his options as to what to do when faced with the proposal that he can leave on his own accord or he can get bounced. Check it out.
Poker Podcasts and Training Vids:
Podcast: LLPR Episode 57: Same old ranting and raving… Low Limit Poker Radio
Last time, we did an emergency podcast… This week it was for real. Pika busting near the money in OSS III, lead it off. The software fix of 888/WSOP for NJ and the apps. We talked about Sheldon not being our daddy. We discussed what ramifications it holds, i.e. State Lottieries, OTB’s and more. Second round of FTP’s remissions from GCG. WSOP National Championship from a grinder’s eyes. NV versus NJ iPoker Numbers. Last but not least what Pennsylvania could hold when New York falls.
Training Video: February Live Grind with Ben “KidCardiff6″ Warrington Tournament Poker Edge
Ben Warrington is back with another live sweat. Join him as he grinds on various sites with mixed buyins, across different stages of the game. This is a five part series.
Training Video: The AK Special Part I Drag The Bar
Much like the JJ series, I set the filters for AK hands and find some interesting situations that help us explore how to maximize the value of one of our best money-makers.
Training Video: Duel: Bovada Anonymous HUPLO – Part 8 Deuces Cracked
DJ reviews an anonymous HUPLO session vs. an opponent that turns out to be loose-passive. Topics include playing against loose players, developing reads quickly in HUPLO matches, default strategies and quick counter-adjustments to make based on gameflow in HU matches.
Exclusive Articles on pokerfuse PRO:
Checking Around
In our industry-focused picks from the discussion forums this week: Swinging polls, PLO bugs and players’ choice in New Jersey. Players Seek to Swing New Jersey Anti-Online Gambling Poll
Bovada Offers a Road to Vegas
Prize draws and social media provide unconventional routes to play in this year’s WSOP. The top site in the International (US accepted) market has created a promotion offering a variety of routes to this year’s World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas.
Traffic Watch
Pokerfuse PRO’s exclusive review of the online poker market across international, US and regulated European markets. The long decline continued this week as the global market saw another nearly 1.5% fall in cash game traffic. But the rankings did not show a complete sea of red down arrows: a few sturdy performers actually managed some gains.