China’s crackdown on internet gambling, durrrr blogs and Maryland betting on live poker? Info on those stories and more as we recap the daily happenings in the pokerverse for the 2/09/10 edition of the PTP HNR.
Feeling bad about your Super Bowl losses? Maybe you’ll find some consolation in the fact that Phil Ivey was apparently at least a partner in a $2 million money line wager on the Colts. That story and other rumored heavy hitters over at the LVRJ here.
Feeling bad about not being able to play live poker in Maryland? Now you’ve a bit of hope: a new bill seeks to legalize table games in the state, including poker. The proposal faces significant hurdles, including opposition from the Governor; read more here.
Feeling bad about not having an ANZPT event to play? PokerStars is kicking off the second edition of the Australia New Zealand Poker Tour (ANZPT) from Adelaide. Learn more about the Southern Australia-based event and other ANZPT Season2 news here.
Speaking of PokerStars, here’s the Sunday Million highlight show, still the best show about online tournament poker on the internet:
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Bernard Lee is now the official something-or-other for Foxwoods casino. Pokerati’s got details and also (more or less) asks the question that immediately came to our minds upon hearing the news: Really? Him?
Speaking of ‘really’ moments, Tom Dwan has a new blog post, his second since being signed to Full Tilt Poker back in, um… November? He talks a bit about Isildur1 and then closes the post with this: “I realize it took me a really long time to write this 2nd blog, however my 3rd one will come much sooner. To give myself some motivation I’ve decided that for the rest of this year I’ll donate 10k to haiti or some similar cause any month that i don’t write at least 3.”
Finally, two takes on online gambling: China has announced an official crackdown on internet wagering, while a Harvard University study makes a strong cases for the potential advantages to be garnered via regulation.
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