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MGM CEO: Nevada-New Jersey Compact Likely in 2014
NGCB chairman adds that “research phase” for state compacts “nearing completion.”
Big Names Headline “Poker Night in America” Debut
East Coast and West Coast pros descend on Turning Stone, NY.
- Names include Mike “The Mouth” Matusow, Phil Laak, Greg “FBT” Mueller, David Williams and Eli Elezra.
- TV event is set to take place at Empire State Poker Classic Main Event held at the Turning Stone Casino and Resort in New York on August 9.
- “Poker Night In America” is hoping to change the face of poker television by combining on-felt play and interviews with unscripted reality TV style coverage.
Bodog Launches Zone Poker, Only Fast-Fold Product Available to US Players
The anonymous poker network debuts its fast-fold product.
- Currently the format is available in no limit and PLO at just 2c/5c and 5c/10c, and limited to just one entry per player.
- Its debut on Bovada makes it the first of its kind on either offshore or regulated US poker sites since Black Friday.
Appellate Court Reverses DiCristina Acquittal
Poker skill game argument is deemed irrelevant.
- Weinstein was to dismiss the indictment against Lawrence DiCristina for violating the Illegal Gambling Business Act (IGBA) by running an illegal poker game.
- The appellate court decision centered on the fact that DiCristina’s actions were illegal under New York state law, a point undisputed by DiCristina.
- Straub emphasized that the IGBA outlined the criteria of an illegal gambling business and not the definition of gambling.
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