In zwei Wochen ist es soweit. Full Tilt Poker muss sich einer öffentlichen Anhörung der Alderney Gambling Control Commission in London stellen. Der Lizenzgeber von Full Tilt Poker hat gestern in einer Presseerklärung eine öffentliche Anhörung von Full Tilt in London angekündigt. Dieses Hearing findet am 26. Juli im Park Plaza Victoria Hotel in London statt.

Washington, DC – The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide, today commended the release of a study by Harvard Professor Malcolm Sparrow showing that the best way to address the risks of Internet gambling is through regulation, not a prohibition. The study, commissioned by Wired Safety, a leading Internet safety non-profit, was released during the House Financial Services Committee hearing…

Washington, DC (October 22, 2009) – The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide, today released the following statement by PPA Executive Director John Pappas on the Kentucky Supreme Court hearing on the Commonwealth’s appeal regarding its seizure of 141 internet gaming sites, including several of the leading sites where enthusiasts test their poker skills.

A hearing on the revised proposal for a SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia will be moved from Harrisburg, Pa., to Philadelphia. The hearing will still be May 6, though details of where in Philadelphia and what time will be set later this week, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board said. HSP Gaming LP, developer of the SugarHouse Casino, seeks modifications to its original design…

Topeka – A state board will take another step forward this week in its efforts to decide which developers should build and manage four state-owned resort casinos. The Kansas Lottery Gaming Facility Review Board will begin hearing presentations from prospective casino managers and hear public comment on new gaming ventures today. The seven-member board will meet in each of the four areas of the state that would house the resort casinos.

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board will meet Thursday to hear an update on the latest financing plan for Majestic Star Casino developer Don Barden. The hearing was scheduled because Barden’s latest financing plan has been wrapped up, and it has changed since the last time the board examined it, said board spokesman Richard McGarvey. „We had to make sure we had enough information before we could schedule a hearing,“ McGarvey said.

A Congressional Subcommittee heard in US the testimony from banks, credit card companies and some Democrat Members of Congress, regarding the implementation of proposals for the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), which could ensnare innocent customers and threaten the viability of e-commerce. The House of Representatives Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade and Technology heard from the US Treasury, Federal Reserve, the American Bankers Association…

Washington, D.C. (April 2, 2008) – Former Senator Alfonse D’Amato, chairman of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group comprised of almost one million online and offline poker players nationwide, issued the following statement on today’s hearing before the House Financial Services Committee hearing on the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA).

Washington, D.C. (November 13, 2007) – Tomorrow the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing to examine the United States policies as they relate to Internet gaming. Annie Duke, one of the top poker players in the world will testify before the Committee on behalf of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA).

Nevada gambling regulators are moving ahead with a Feb. 27 hearing on MGM Mirage’s casino venture in Macau with businesswoman Pansy Ho Chiu-king, daughter of Hong Kong billionaire and casino magnate Stanley Ho.
The state Gaming Control Board, which will hold the meeting in Las Vegas, could make a recommendation to its parent Nevada Gaming Commission, which has final say on the venture, or could continue the meeting to another date if board members have additional questions.