poker legislation Archives

3 Reasons why Pennsylvania should Legalize/Regulate Online Poker

January 30, 2014PennsylvaniaAtlantic City, internet gaming, Largest Gaming Market, legal poker, New Jersey, online poker, Pennsylvania, poker legislation, Sheldon AdelsonDavid Raker

Last December, Pennsylvania passed SR 273, a resolution which calls for the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to study how profitable online gaming would be for the state. Of course, this is only the initial step towards legalized and regulated Pennsylvania internet poker. But it’s a start, and it would definitely be in the Keystone […]

Norwegian Politician cries Mercy, quits PLO Challenge against Odd_Oddsen

December 13, 2013Poker NewsNorwegian gambling, Norwegian Politician, Odd_Oddsen, Ola Amundsrud, PLO Challenge, poker legislationDavid Raker

Well so much for that big PLO challenge between Ola “Odd Oddsen” Amundsrud and Norwegian politician Erlan Wiborg. The pair was supposed to play 10,000 hands of PLO in order to prove Amundsrud’s argument that poker is a skill game. In exchange, Wiborg had a chance at winning 1m Kr ($170k) if he could beat […]