Archive for July, 2009

Poker Players To Lobby Congress In National Poker Week

In 2006, Congress passed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). The bill’s intention was to curb online gambling by…

Ohio Looks To Become Gambling Powerhouse

Northern Kentucky, Southeast Indiana and the Cincinnati area already is considered the nation’s 13th largest gambling market with…

Marina Bay Sands Reaches New Heights In Singapore

The project was originally scheduled to open in the fourth quarter of 2009, but by halting work on some other projects around the world, Sands has…

More Than 500 Turned Away From WSOP Main Event

Even though tournament officials warned players on Sunday that they expected the event to sell out on Monday, hundreds of hopefuls complained that…

Special Guest Barney Frank Visits WOSP

Frank is pushing for the legalization and regulation of Internet gambling in the U.S. His bill to lift the UIGEA of 2006 is expected to go before Congress sometime…