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 - The House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing entitled "Can Internet Gambling Be Effectively Regulated to Protect Consumers and the Payments System?" on Friday, June 8 at 10 a.m.
In April, committee chairman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) introduced legislation that would regulate the Internet gambling industry in the United States. read more
 - Sure, poker players are interested in bracelets and cash. But they want prestige, too. That's where the Casino City World Series of Poker Player of the Year comes into play. The Casino City Editorial Team devised a top-secret POTY formula using legal pads, cell phone calculators and a great deal of shoulder shrugging.
The formula rewards top-50 finishers in each bracelet event, weights performance based on buy-ins and participation numbers and awards bonus points to players who make final tables, win bracelets and do well in World Championship events. read more
 - Rep. Robert Wexler (D-Fla.) introduced the Skill Game Protection Act, which would allow Americans to gamble in online skill games like poker, Mah-jong, backgammon, chess and bridge, on Thursday.
Wexler's legislation looks to amend the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, allowing American skill game players the chance to gamble in matches against one another. The SGPA does not exempt players looking to gamble in online casinos. read more
| Sixtycentmainevent.com - With a hearing on the IGREA scheduled for Friday and the addition of Rep. Wexler's bill that exempts skill games like poker from the UIGEA, it's a busy week for Internet gambling legislation on Capitol Hill. Sixty Cent Main Event's Aaron Todd discusses why he believes Frank's bill is the best Internet gambling legislation. read more
Internet gambling laws and regulations - The Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association (iMEGA) filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to stop the United States from enforcing the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. read more
- PartyGaming is in talks with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York to attempt to find out whether it could face prosecution for taking bets from U.S. customers before the passage of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. read more
Player deposit update - NETeller has agreed to a distribution plan that will return seized monies to U.S. customers and hopes to implement it no later than mid-July, according to a press release issued Monday. read more
SLOTS - Just two weeks after an Intercasino player won more than £4 million - the largest progressive slot jackpot in Internet casino history - playing Millionaires Club, a player in the U.K. won more than £2 million playing the same game at Littlewoods Casino. read more
- Hey, not every slot jackpot can be worth millions. But tens of thousands ain't too shaby either. This week's look at online winners includes a French Fairy Tale and bearded ladies. read more
POKER - Nobody says "shuffle up and deal" quite like Matt Savage. And this fall, those words will be echoed from under a palm tree. UltimateBet announced that the world's leading tournament director is on board to oversee their signature 2007 Aruba Poker Classic tournament. read more
- The Online Shark Poker Tour presents a full schedule of poker, blackjack and slot tournaments every month. read more
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