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  • UIGEA - will the hypocrisy ever stop?

    Posted on Saturday December 5th, 2009 at 07:41 in politics, republican, congress, uigea, bacchus

    My initial reaction upon reading Republicans Displeased With Delay in Implementation of Gambling Law was delight. Anything that displeases the party that gave us Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld is right up my alley. But then I read on and as much as I kno...

  • Republicans lovin' their poker - the final insult

    Posted on Thursday September 4th, 2008 at 16:50 in republican, artist, president bush, uigea, andy thomas

    Imagine American presidents past and present kicking back over a game of poker.It's a nice idea and artist Andy Thomas has brought it to life superbly but, man, is it the wrong time where the Republican portrait is concerned.You must excuse my Britis...

  • Classy gesture by True Poker

    Posted on Friday May 2nd, 2008 at 07:31 in uigea, true poker

    [PLEASE VOTE NOW ON THE FUTURE DIRECTION OF THIS BLOG]....................................................................Anyone who works in the corporate jungle will be familiar with the 'non-person' philosophy - the idea that the moment someone c...

  • Man's face gored by bull during poker game

    Posted on Friday November 9th, 2007 at 16:24 in Gambling, Poker, casino, uigea

    Digg-bait? Me? Come on...I'm no fan of litigation-mania but the idiot who dreamed up this poker format, I hope they pursue to the gates of Hell, contributory negligence notwithstanding...H.O.R.S.E., yes. B.U.L.L., no:Playing Bull Poker - The most ama...

  • Poker on the brink of two new eras

    Posted on Friday September 28th, 2007 at 16:53 in Poker, rocks, uigea, daniel negreanu, the turn

    On the day when - after all the controversy - I see my first poker ad on British TV and the procedural rules designed to give the UIGEA teeth are said to be just a week away, there is foreboding in the air, not helped by weather here in England takin...