Charles Nesson, a professor of Law at Harvard University, is encouraging the introduction of poker into universities and high schools and has announced the creation of an association entitled the “Global Poker Strategic Thinking Society”.
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Following discussions with the American justice system, PartyGaming and 888 could be forced to pay fines… of 900 and 120 million dollars respectively !
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In spite of the strict anti-gaming laws in China, World Poker Tour Enterprises (WPTE) has announced that it has signed an agreement with the Chinese Leisure and Sports Administration Centre (CLSA).
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The British government has introduced a new law on online gaming which bans non-European gaming sites from advertising in Britain. This measure comes into force on 1st September 2007.
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The “Four Winds” – the world’s first electronic poker room – has been open for business since early August in New Buffalo, near Chicago.
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PokerStars, one of the internet’s most popular poker rooms, is now offering a beta version of its software in French.
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Sealand, a former military platform which has become an independent State, is preparing to launch its own virtual casino from 2nd September. The island is situated 6 miles east of the British coast.
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The International Poker Open - IPO – which will take place on the 6th and 7th October in Dublin (Ireland) aims to become Europe’s biggest poker tournament by attracting the largest number of participants possible.
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For the past 7 years, gambling legislation in the United Kingdom has been seeking to regulate the online gaming market, but recent decisions announced by Prime Minister Gordon Brown now seem to signal the end of the reforms that have been undertaken.
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The World Poker Association (WPA) has introduced a code of ethics for poker tournaments in order to promote the professionalism of poker throughout the world and establish a framework of ethics to be adopted for poker in general.
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