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Online Gambling Roundup Aug-05-09
Hello again readers, this is our online gambling roundup for Wednesday. If you are suffering the mid-week blues then maybe today’s post from PokerStars will get you dreaming of playing poker in the beautiful surroundings of Queensland, Australia :
We’re thrilled to announce that the first major poker tournament to be held in Queensland has surpassed all but one other ANZPT event in terms of entries and prizepool.
(Just a quick reminder for newcomers to this blog that we have a page specially dedicated to Poker Rules For Beginners - it might just help you win that ticket to Oz!)
With seats still available in Brisbane for tomorrow’s day 1B flight, the field has already surpassed 230, making it the second biggest event in the first season of the PokerStars.net ANZPT behind Sydney (493). The current prizepool of AUD $575,000 is also certain to grow.
In addition to PokerStars qualifiers from Germany, Switzerland, UK, USA, New Zealand, Brazil, Austria, Mexico, Netherlands and Australia, local players have turned out in force to support this historic tournament.
You can read the rest of Wednesday’s post at the PokerStars blog.
View Full PokerStars Blog Post Here
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If you need to pay for your own ticket out to Oz, then
The boys at Betfair can help you out
with their latest tips for the gee-gees:
View Full Betfair Horse Racing Tips Post Here
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UltimateBet’s poker aces have this
Wednesday offering next, and they’re helping US players to lobby their Government on policy change today :
I just got back from DC from yet another lobbying trip. But this time I combined it with a vacation with the kids to explore the seat of our nation. I have been to Washington so many times but never during the summer months when the kids are out of school. As soon as the PPA contacted me and asked me if I would be willing to come out and lobby during National Poker Week I thought, “Awesome! I can take the kids with me this time!” And so I did that. The kids got to see a bit of what Mom does when she is in DC but they also got a great vacation trip, experiencing The Smithsonians, The Capital Dome Tour, The Floor of the House of Representatives and all sorts of other cool crap.
So first the lobbying. The Poker issue is really seeing some movement now. Granted, the Health Care Legislation is slowing things up a little right now as Congress is focused on matters that are certainly more important than the poker legislation. But I felt a real difference in the legislators on this issue. On this trip there was much less educating of members on the issue and why it is important, something we had to do a lot of over the past couple of years. This year seemed to be more talking of attack plans, how to get legislation moving forward and how to get other programs paid for using the poker revenue. The $3 billion to $10 billion dollar tax base that would be generated from taking and regulating the poker industry was definitely creating a lot of buzz on The Hill as Members are needing to find ways to pay for the health care program.
Sorry for cutting the noble UltimateBet policy changers off in mid-flow, but US poker fans can read the rest of Wednesday’s important and timely post at the UltimateBet blog. Do get involved in the campaign if you haven’t already - change is in the air, it seems, and if you make your views known it could make a real difference…
View Full UltimateBet Blog Post Here
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That’s your lot for today - check back soon for another update.
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