With Colorado and other states in the US federation continuing to legalise marijuana and cannabis (are they the same I am not sure), and, New Jersey being the bulwark which finally breaks the log jam that made online poker a criminal offence, it is time to step back and survey the land that is the […]
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Online Poker Need More Regulation
The need for better regulation that is uniform across the industry is now the biggest issue facing online poker and online gambling. Yes I know I am mixing poker and gambling but since most online poker rooms are run by online bookmaking firms inextricably links the two sides of this type of online activity. The […]
Bodog Pulling Out Of Europe
The big news from our ‘Latest News’ section is that Bodog is shutting down its UK operation, and consequently their European market is going to be close to poker! They are then going to re-open and cater to the Asian expat market, whatever that means. This is a big news story in the sense that […]
In The Poker World This Weekend
While the world of poker at pokerknave.com had been somewhat suspended due to the Cheltenham Festival and The Six Nations Rugby tournament, it is time to take stock of the various attempts by various bodies to get online poker legalised in the US. Basically the governing bodies do not seem to be interested and we […]
Interlude From Grinding Pt 6
The first video features one John H. Ford, 35, of Cleveland, US, being searched after a robbery at the First Merit bank in Ohio. Mr Ford eats a paper which the police believe was the note which demanded the money from the bank. The second video features the biggest online pot ever and it was […]
Dikshit Law (2)
Sometime ago I wrote an article about the ludicrous US law concerning online poker <Dikshit Law Link>. Well it seems that the US government are looking for a sensible outcome. According to the papers PartyGaming agreed a $105 million settlement over activities in the US <The Guardian>. Why is this significant? Well it means we […]
Dikshit Law!
The unfortunate Mr Anurag Dikshit has lost $300 million dollar but manage to keep out of jail because he was one of the main shareholder of Party Gaming a pioneer in online poker <Link 1>. What was he doing to have suffered such an ordeal? Well he facilitated US citizens the chance to play poker […]