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Yet another online gambling bill to add to the pile, Rep. Jim McDermott introduced the igaming taxation and regulation bill that he unsuccessfully introduced in 2009. While McDermott’s bill wouldn’t legalize online gambling, it is companion legislation to the bill HR 1174 introduced earlier this year by Reps. John Campbell and Barney Frank, which would legalize and regulate online wagering.
This time around, The Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act, (HR 2230), which was introduced today by Reps. Jim McDermott, John Campbell, and Barney Frank, would require gambling platforms to report to the federal government on players’ financial activities and withhold a 2 percent federal tax on deposits received each month. The bill gives states the option to tax the sites an additional 6 percent on deposits. Both of these taxes would be paid by the websites and would not be paid by players.
A report from H2 Gambling Capital, released after McDermott introduced his first online gambling tax bill, looked at online wagering over a five-year period. According to the report, legalized online gambling could create 32,000 jobs, $94 billion in economic activity, and an additional $57.5 billion in tax revenue.
This bill primarily deals with how licensed and regulated online gambling websites would withhold and file taxes with the federal, state, and tribal authorities. Current law already requires players to report income earned from online wagering activities (currently taxed at 28 percent). According to a report from The Hill, the bill would have the most impact on players in that it requires online gambling platforms to provide the names, addresses, and tax identification numbers of players to the federal government.
According to a report from Accounting Today:
*Online gambling site operators would also need to send information to the Treasury Department on the gross wagers, gross winnings, and gross losses of each player every calendar year, the taxes withheld on their winnings, and how much had been deposited and withdrawn from their accounts during the year*.
Gamblers at brick-and-mortar casinos already must report earnings and can even claim expenses and losses as tax deductions. This bill, in conjunction with some sort of licensing scheme for online casinos, will bring online players into the American system of taxation. While this is definitely a sign that legalized online gambling is imminent, the truly best-case scenario would be to have just a taxation bill for all casinos (without a licensing scheme) and to overturn any legislation that could be interpreted to mean that online gambling is illegal. As I’ve always said, online gambling, like wearing red shoes on a Sunday, shouldn’t have to be declared officially “legal,” it should just not be criminal and treated under the law as any other activity.
This time around, The Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act, (HR 2230), which was introduced today by Reps. Jim McDermott, John Campbell, and Barney Frank, would require gambling platforms to report to the federal government on players’ financial activities and withhold a 2 percent federal tax on deposits received each month. The bill gives states the option to tax the sites an additional 6 percent on deposits. Both of these taxes would be paid by the websites and would not be paid by players.
A report from H2 Gambling Capital, released after McDermott introduced his first online gambling tax bill, looked at online wagering over a five-year period. According to the report, legalized online gambling could create 32,000 jobs, $94 billion in economic activity, and an additional $57.5 billion in tax revenue.
This bill primarily deals with how licensed and regulated online gambling websites would withhold and file taxes with the federal, state, and tribal authorities. Current law already requires players to report income earned from online wagering activities (currently taxed at 28 percent). According to a report from The Hill, the bill would have the most impact on players in that it requires online gambling platforms to provide the names, addresses, and tax identification numbers of players to the federal government.
According to a report from Accounting Today:
*Online gambling site operators would also need to send information to the Treasury Department on the gross wagers, gross winnings, and gross losses of each player every calendar year, the taxes withheld on their winnings, and how much had been deposited and withdrawn from their accounts during the year*.
Gamblers at brick-and-mortar casinos already must report earnings and can even claim expenses and losses as tax deductions. This bill, in conjunction with some sort of licensing scheme for online casinos, will bring online players into the American system of taxation. While this is definitely a sign that legalized online gambling is imminent, the truly best-case scenario would be to have just a taxation bill for all casinos (without a licensing scheme) and to overturn any legislation that could be interpreted to mean that online gambling is illegal. As I’ve always said, online gambling, like wearing red shoes on a Sunday, shouldn’t have to be declared officially “legal,” it should just not be criminal and treated under the law as any other activity.
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After the death of Jackass star, Ryan Dunn, just hours after the media caught wind of the death, film critic Roger Ebert chimed in on Twitter, writing, "Friends don't let jackasses drink and drive."
Now, fans of Dunn's have taken to Ebert's Facebook page to tell him where he can put his comments, and so Facebook took initiative and removed Ebert's page.
Ebert was upset when his Facebook page was removed, but Facebook is now is backtracking, saying, "[t]he page was was removed in error" and that they are sorry "for the inconvenience."
Meanwhile Dunn’s Jackass collaborator and friend Bam Margera, responded to Ebert's tweet, tweeting back, “I just lost my best friend, I have been crying hysterical for a full day and piece of shit roger ebert has the gall to put in his 2 cents… About a jackass drunk driving and his is one, ************************ you! Millions of people are crying right now, shut your fat ************************ing mouth!”
Next, Perez Hilton, who has a long history of bulling via his blog but has stopped after being called out by Khloe Kardashian, actually chastised Ebert, saying, "We certainly agree that driving after drinking is wrong, we think there's no reason – especially RIGHT NOW – that anyone should be pointing fingers or poking fun at a truly tragic situation. Everyone makes mistake, and this is somebody's son. Too soon, Roger."
But rather admitting he may have been a little quick to start making jokes in the wake of Dunn's, as well as his passenger, 30-year-old Zachary Hartwell's deaths, Ebert tweeted his satisfaction that readers seemed to be on his side, writing: “He drank, he drove, 2 people died.”
Meanwhile, friend and former co-star Johnny Knoxville tweeted, "Today I lost my brother Ryan Dunn. My heart goes out to his family and his beloved Angie. RIP Ryan , I love you buddy."
Dunn was driving back from a Pennsylvania bar when he lost control of his car, careened off the road, hit some trees and his car burst into flames. Ryan got behind the wheel of his Porsche and police say he was going at speeds going in an excess of 100 mph. Dunn had tweeted posted of himself at the bar with his friends drinking at the bar before his death. There are reports that he had three beers and three shots.
*Dunn appeared in all the Jackass movies, as well as Viva La Bam and MTV show Homewrecker.*
Now, fans of Dunn's have taken to Ebert's Facebook page to tell him where he can put his comments, and so Facebook took initiative and removed Ebert's page.
Ebert was upset when his Facebook page was removed, but Facebook is now is backtracking, saying, "[t]he page was was removed in error" and that they are sorry "for the inconvenience."
Meanwhile Dunn’s Jackass collaborator and friend Bam Margera, responded to Ebert's tweet, tweeting back, “I just lost my best friend, I have been crying hysterical for a full day and piece of shit roger ebert has the gall to put in his 2 cents… About a jackass drunk driving and his is one, ************************ you! Millions of people are crying right now, shut your fat ************************ing mouth!”
Next, Perez Hilton, who has a long history of bulling via his blog but has stopped after being called out by Khloe Kardashian, actually chastised Ebert, saying, "We certainly agree that driving after drinking is wrong, we think there's no reason – especially RIGHT NOW – that anyone should be pointing fingers or poking fun at a truly tragic situation. Everyone makes mistake, and this is somebody's son. Too soon, Roger."
But rather admitting he may have been a little quick to start making jokes in the wake of Dunn's, as well as his passenger, 30-year-old Zachary Hartwell's deaths, Ebert tweeted his satisfaction that readers seemed to be on his side, writing: “He drank, he drove, 2 people died.”
Meanwhile, friend and former co-star Johnny Knoxville tweeted, "Today I lost my brother Ryan Dunn. My heart goes out to his family and his beloved Angie. RIP Ryan , I love you buddy."
Dunn was driving back from a Pennsylvania bar when he lost control of his car, careened off the road, hit some trees and his car burst into flames. Ryan got behind the wheel of his Porsche and police say he was going at speeds going in an excess of 100 mph. Dunn had tweeted posted of himself at the bar with his friends drinking at the bar before his death. There are reports that he had three beers and three shots.
*Dunn appeared in all the Jackass movies, as well as Viva La Bam and MTV show Homewrecker.*
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Backed by high-flying entertainment executives, ‘U.S. Digital Gambling’ is betting on US Federal law or at least Intrastate legislation to make online gambling legal. The way things are going at the moment, this could still go one of two ways, but this company is not taking any chances and they are expected to name a new CEO. The company was founded in 2009 by a former casino exec – Richard Bronson, and they are looking to name Jon Richmond, another ex-entertainment industry exec – their new Chief Executive Officer.
Bronson was once in charge of development operations for Steve Wynn’s Mirage Resorts; apparently he remains close to the casino impresario. In the meantime U.S. Digital Gaming currently has no revenue stream and this is probably a good thing as far as online gambling in the US is concerned; it’s legislation and this company positioning itself as a provider. What it means is there are no existing black marks, unlike Poker Stars, Full Tilt and quite a few others.
They are planning to offer services to other companies who wish to run online gambling concerns, and the range of services includes: guidance regarding law, software platforms, licensing rules, management of websites on behalf of clients and marketing as well as advertising operations. They are also planning to be in a position whereby they can move in, land on the ground running and quickly position themselves, once legislation has been passed.
Bronson expected the legalization of online gambling in the US to spread from statehouse to statehouse before federal regulation comes about, and he says “There’s no doubt in my mind that this is upon us.” As far as we are concerned, if he does not know the business, who does? Outside investors who seem to trust his intuition have backed him to the tune of $3million!
Bronson was once in charge of development operations for Steve Wynn’s Mirage Resorts; apparently he remains close to the casino impresario. In the meantime U.S. Digital Gaming currently has no revenue stream and this is probably a good thing as far as online gambling in the US is concerned; it’s legislation and this company positioning itself as a provider. What it means is there are no existing black marks, unlike Poker Stars, Full Tilt and quite a few others.
They are planning to offer services to other companies who wish to run online gambling concerns, and the range of services includes: guidance regarding law, software platforms, licensing rules, management of websites on behalf of clients and marketing as well as advertising operations. They are also planning to be in a position whereby they can move in, land on the ground running and quickly position themselves, once legislation has been passed.
Bronson expected the legalization of online gambling in the US to spread from statehouse to statehouse before federal regulation comes about, and he says “There’s no doubt in my mind that this is upon us.” As far as we are concerned, if he does not know the business, who does? Outside investors who seem to trust his intuition have backed him to the tune of $3million!
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Movement is building in Congress once again to allow Internet gambling, although history so far has been on the side of those who would ban Web-based wagering. But the April federal indictments of Internet poker executives and payment processors working with them galvanized Internet-gambling proponents, who say that Americans want to wager on the Web and the law needs to accommodate that desire.
U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, is drafting legislation that would legalize Internet poker, a spokesperson tells Digital Transactions News. “This is a poker-only bill,” the spokesperson says. “He [Barton] looks at poker as a game of skill, not a game of chance, and that’s why it should be made legal.”
Last week, U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., introduced the Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act of 2011, H.R. 2230, which would set up procedures to collect taxes from legal online wagering. McDermott’s two cosponsors are U.S. Reps. John Campbell, R-Calif., and Barney Frank, D-Mass., who in March introduced their
Internet Gambling, Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act. That bill, H.R. 1174, would legalize online gambling except sports betting and have the U.S. Treasury Department regulate it. H.R. 1174 is identical to a measure the two offered in the last session of Congress that failed, according to a spokesperson for the Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative, a pro-wagering lobbying group.
“I think this momentum has been building for a couple years now,” the lobby group’s spokesperson says. “I’m just looking to see when it crescendos and Congress moves something forward.”
Some Capitol Hill publications speculated that Barton would introduce his bill as early as this week, but that won’t happen, his spokesperson says. Barton is still lining up co-sponsors and working on the language.
The planned bill would allow states to approve interstate licenses that would permit their residents to play online poker. If a state doesn’t license an operation, its residents couldn’t play. According to TheHill.com, an online news service that follows Congress, online poker sites would need to be registered in states where gambling already is legal, which would make them subject to state regulations. (Exactly which states would license operations was not immediately clear. While Nevada and New Jersey permit full-blown casino gambling, more than 45 states have some form of legal gambling.) A federal authority also would regulate the activity.
Barton’s spokesperson says the draft would enable processors to legally handle payments from U.S. citizens, an activity specifically banned by the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). The U.S. attorney in Manhattan cited alleged UIGEA violations in the April crackdown against 11 poker-site executives and individuals who allegedly helped arrange processing services for them so that the sites, which are based offshore, could accept bets from Americans. The indictments also cited alleged wire and bank fraud.
Online-gambling partisans now call April 15 “Black Friday,” and some see the indictments as adding to the momentum to legalize Internet wagering and regulate it so that cash-strapped states and cities could collect new taxes. The Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative spokesperson notes that the House Financial Services Committee, with Frank as its chairman at the time, passed the earlier online-gambling measure last year on a bipartisan vote, and that various hearings have reviewed what needs to be done to protect consumers from dishonest providers. “It’s shocking to me that Congress hasn’t yet acted to address this issue,” he says.
Opponents worry that easy availability of online betting could lead to gambling addiction and damage household finances, and also enable minors to play. Proponents say the problems could be minimized with effective regulation, and they cite the potential tax windfall. One estimate put the annual revenues from online U.S. poker players in the vicinity of $5 billion, according to data cited in a story about the controversy in the June edition of Digital Transactions magazine.
U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, is drafting legislation that would legalize Internet poker, a spokesperson tells Digital Transactions News. “This is a poker-only bill,” the spokesperson says. “He [Barton] looks at poker as a game of skill, not a game of chance, and that’s why it should be made legal.”
Last week, U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., introduced the Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act of 2011, H.R. 2230, which would set up procedures to collect taxes from legal online wagering. McDermott’s two cosponsors are U.S. Reps. John Campbell, R-Calif., and Barney Frank, D-Mass., who in March introduced their
Internet Gambling, Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act. That bill, H.R. 1174, would legalize online gambling except sports betting and have the U.S. Treasury Department regulate it. H.R. 1174 is identical to a measure the two offered in the last session of Congress that failed, according to a spokesperson for the Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative, a pro-wagering lobbying group.
“I think this momentum has been building for a couple years now,” the lobby group’s spokesperson says. “I’m just looking to see when it crescendos and Congress moves something forward.”
Some Capitol Hill publications speculated that Barton would introduce his bill as early as this week, but that won’t happen, his spokesperson says. Barton is still lining up co-sponsors and working on the language.
The planned bill would allow states to approve interstate licenses that would permit their residents to play online poker. If a state doesn’t license an operation, its residents couldn’t play. According to TheHill.com, an online news service that follows Congress, online poker sites would need to be registered in states where gambling already is legal, which would make them subject to state regulations. (Exactly which states would license operations was not immediately clear. While Nevada and New Jersey permit full-blown casino gambling, more than 45 states have some form of legal gambling.) A federal authority also would regulate the activity.
Barton’s spokesperson says the draft would enable processors to legally handle payments from U.S. citizens, an activity specifically banned by the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). The U.S. attorney in Manhattan cited alleged UIGEA violations in the April crackdown against 11 poker-site executives and individuals who allegedly helped arrange processing services for them so that the sites, which are based offshore, could accept bets from Americans. The indictments also cited alleged wire and bank fraud.
Online-gambling partisans now call April 15 “Black Friday,” and some see the indictments as adding to the momentum to legalize Internet wagering and regulate it so that cash-strapped states and cities could collect new taxes. The Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative spokesperson notes that the House Financial Services Committee, with Frank as its chairman at the time, passed the earlier online-gambling measure last year on a bipartisan vote, and that various hearings have reviewed what needs to be done to protect consumers from dishonest providers. “It’s shocking to me that Congress hasn’t yet acted to address this issue,” he says.
Opponents worry that easy availability of online betting could lead to gambling addiction and damage household finances, and also enable minors to play. Proponents say the problems could be minimized with effective regulation, and they cite the potential tax windfall. One estimate put the annual revenues from online U.S. poker players in the vicinity of $5 billion, according to data cited in a story about the controversy in the June edition of Digital Transactions magazine.
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During the last few weeks some concerns have been raised over the initiative of the Washington DC council to introduce a regime of regulated online gambling in the District. One concern is about the conflict of interest of independent councilor Michael A. Brown who at time was employed by a legal firm with online gambling interests. The other concern is about the studied silence that the Congress has maintained on this issue. But despite these concerns the online gambling implementing agency DC Lottery is proceeding with the plans according to a report in the Washington Times.
The report says that six online casino games will be launched in the initial offering. These include blackjack, Texas Hold'em and bingo. At first the games will be released in the demonstration mode and will allow players to get acquainted with the games for free, employing a point system in lieu of wagers. This will also give an opportunity to the officials to iron out any bugs in the system. The real money games will follow in four to six weeks. The online casino games will be played at public terminals known as platinum sponsors. Players will have to be 19 or older and will have to log on from within the District's borders. The usual online gambling industry prohibitions on creating more than one online account and letting others use their account will apply.
Speaking to the Washington Times, Brown said that it was important to get the technology right. For example, the system must prevent players from outside Washington DC from logging in. He argued that legalized and regulated online gambling will bring millions of dollars in revenue to the District. The later additions will include online poker, electronic instant tickets random-number games and Victory at Sea, a game similar to Battleship.
Meanwhile Council member Jack Evans, chairman of the Committee on Finance and Revenue, has scheduled a hearing on D.C. Lottery's online plans for June 29. This meeting is essential because the online gambling measure was added to the budget bill late last year without public vetting. Therefore, the testimony of the District's chief financial officer, attorney general and others on how online gambling will work and why no one else in the country has done it needs to be heard.
The meeting will also take up the issue of the alleged conflict of interest of Brown. Brown played a key role in getting online gambling approved in Washington DC. He was at that time employed by a legal firm that had on its clients' list companies having interest in the online gambling industry. This has been called questionable and hence a full enquiry into the issue is required.
The report says that six online casino games will be launched in the initial offering. These include blackjack, Texas Hold'em and bingo. At first the games will be released in the demonstration mode and will allow players to get acquainted with the games for free, employing a point system in lieu of wagers. This will also give an opportunity to the officials to iron out any bugs in the system. The real money games will follow in four to six weeks. The online casino games will be played at public terminals known as platinum sponsors. Players will have to be 19 or older and will have to log on from within the District's borders. The usual online gambling industry prohibitions on creating more than one online account and letting others use their account will apply.
Speaking to the Washington Times, Brown said that it was important to get the technology right. For example, the system must prevent players from outside Washington DC from logging in. He argued that legalized and regulated online gambling will bring millions of dollars in revenue to the District. The later additions will include online poker, electronic instant tickets random-number games and Victory at Sea, a game similar to Battleship.
Meanwhile Council member Jack Evans, chairman of the Committee on Finance and Revenue, has scheduled a hearing on D.C. Lottery's online plans for June 29. This meeting is essential because the online gambling measure was added to the budget bill late last year without public vetting. Therefore, the testimony of the District's chief financial officer, attorney general and others on how online gambling will work and why no one else in the country has done it needs to be heard.
The meeting will also take up the issue of the alleged conflict of interest of Brown. Brown played a key role in getting online gambling approved in Washington DC. He was at that time employed by a legal firm that had on its clients' list companies having interest in the online gambling industry. This has been called questionable and hence a full enquiry into the issue is required.
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Former Spiderman actor Tobey McGuire is now being pulled into bankruptcy court because he raked in a giant wad of cash at a string of poker game in California.
A hedge fund manager by the name of Bradley Ruderman is currently in prison for operating a ponzi scheme – which has nothing to do with poker. However, according to legal documents, Ruderman was a bit of a fish at the poker tables and McGuire apparently cleaned him out.
Because the games were not played in Vegas (or on legal gambling soil), but at swanky hotels in L.A., Ruderman's bankruptcy trustees are claiming that McGuire took Ruderman's money illegally. Pot calling kettle? Ruderman was playing in the same "illegal" games.
Although it's unsure how much McGuire won, documents cite that the actor raked in more than $300,000 betweeen 2007 and 2008.
In a case of total hypocrisy, now Ruderman is trying to seize his winnings from Tobey so he can use the money to pay off the people he defrauded. We'll see how this works out for him.
A hedge fund manager by the name of Bradley Ruderman is currently in prison for operating a ponzi scheme – which has nothing to do with poker. However, according to legal documents, Ruderman was a bit of a fish at the poker tables and McGuire apparently cleaned him out.
Because the games were not played in Vegas (or on legal gambling soil), but at swanky hotels in L.A., Ruderman's bankruptcy trustees are claiming that McGuire took Ruderman's money illegally. Pot calling kettle? Ruderman was playing in the same "illegal" games.
Although it's unsure how much McGuire won, documents cite that the actor raked in more than $300,000 betweeen 2007 and 2008.
In a case of total hypocrisy, now Ruderman is trying to seize his winnings from Tobey so he can use the money to pay off the people he defrauded. We'll see how this works out for him.
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smit879 wrote:
Could I cash out all my chips, uninstall my poker room software, sign up under a new name and get a bonus for a first time deposit
using the same software, reinstalled?
No that's generally not something you can do, almost all casino and poker sites have a one-account only policy. If they dont discover it immediately when they do they will close down the new account or even ban you altogether if you actively hunt for bonus at the same casino.
But there's an option with casino groups that run multiple different casinos but with the same software with that you can signup with 1 account for each casino.
Hope that helps
But there's an option with casino groups that run multiple different casinos but with the same software with that you can signup with 1 account for each casino.
Hope that helps
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Lindsay Lohan got a big break by being allowed to serve out her sentence at her sweet pad in Venice Beach, CA, but is again in trouble for violating the terms of her probation.
After Lindsay plead no contest to stealing a necklace, she was sentenced to house arrest. Stealing the necklace is a probation violation for her initial crime in 2007 – a DUI. However, Lindsay has seen more trouble for her continual probation violations than the DUI itself.
The Probation Department has had enough of Lohan. After they attempted to administer two tests in May, Lindsay's lawyer, Shawn Holley, refused to make Lindsay submit, claiming it wasn't part of her probation. However, Holley was wrong, so Lindsay took the two tests – and of course – she failed one. The Probation Department is also not amused at reports that Lindsay is having parties, holding interviews and shooting commercials at her home.
Speaking of interviews, the Today Show's Matt Lauer was actually in Lindsay's home preparing for an interview when Lindsay got word that she'd failed the test. She abruptly canceled the interview, and he and his crew were sent packing. Since he had flown from New York for the interview, it was probably kind of annoying. TMZ reports that there was also a dispute as to the length of the interview between the two parties, with Lauer's team claiming the interview was to be on both the Today Show as well as Dateline, but Lindsay claims she had only agreed to give a 15-minute interview.
Lindsay is headed back to court this morning at 10 a.m., where it is expected that Judge Sautner will hand down a jail sentence.
Lindsay claims that she never held parties at her house, but merely "BBQs." Apples and oranges.
After Lindsay plead no contest to stealing a necklace, she was sentenced to house arrest. Stealing the necklace is a probation violation for her initial crime in 2007 – a DUI. However, Lindsay has seen more trouble for her continual probation violations than the DUI itself.
The Probation Department has had enough of Lohan. After they attempted to administer two tests in May, Lindsay's lawyer, Shawn Holley, refused to make Lindsay submit, claiming it wasn't part of her probation. However, Holley was wrong, so Lindsay took the two tests – and of course – she failed one. The Probation Department is also not amused at reports that Lindsay is having parties, holding interviews and shooting commercials at her home.
Speaking of interviews, the Today Show's Matt Lauer was actually in Lindsay's home preparing for an interview when Lindsay got word that she'd failed the test. She abruptly canceled the interview, and he and his crew were sent packing. Since he had flown from New York for the interview, it was probably kind of annoying. TMZ reports that there was also a dispute as to the length of the interview between the two parties, with Lauer's team claiming the interview was to be on both the Today Show as well as Dateline, but Lindsay claims she had only agreed to give a 15-minute interview.
Lindsay is headed back to court this morning at 10 a.m., where it is expected that Judge Sautner will hand down a jail sentence.
Lindsay claims that she never held parties at her house, but merely "BBQs." Apples and oranges.
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The many countries in Europe are progressing towards some sort of online gambling regulation in their own way and at their own pace. Therefore one or the other is always in the news. The latest updates are from Bulgaria, Finland and the United Kingdom.
In 2008 the Bulgarian government decided to embark on the legalization of online gambling with a tax on profit at 17% and state monopolized sports betting. Accordingly, Bulgaria had sent its revised draft online gambling regulatory legislation to the European Commission (EC) for approval this May. Unfortunately, the proposal has again been rejected as per reports in the local media.
One of the key areas of complaint was the restrictions on advertising. Without advertising online casino operators will not be able to muster the numbers to make their web sites viable. Other objections by the EC are believed to relate to the requirements that applicants for licenses must have five years of experience in the Bulgarian market, Bulgarian banks must be used for transactions and a practical presence in the country will have to be established. There are over 200 online gambling web sites that offer wagering in Bulgarian language and both Lev and Euro as the currency.
The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) was quick to issue a warning that the Bulgarians need to consider the views of the EC if they want to offer a commercially viable model for online gambling. EGBA secretary general Sigrid Ligne said, "Some of the main requirements in the bill are not something that would motivate any operator to take a license. There are lots of question marks still. We need to see how the government responds to the detailed opinion."
In Finland, the state-owned lottery operator, Veikkaus has established a subsidiary with the objective of expanding into Russia, China and the USA. Veikkaus vice president, Olli Sarekoski, said that the subsidiary will be operational by July 2011. The subsidiary will not seek licensing in these countries but will look to form alliances with traditional gambling operators, system vendors and media companies. Veikkaus is targeting markets outside of the European Union to prevent jeopardizing its own monopoly.
The UK government Department of Culture, Media and Sport has decided to appoint a select committee to review the gambling industry in general and the Gambling Act 2005 in particular. The committee will seek contributions from gambling operators on issues like the effectiveness and the impact of the Act and the effectiveness of the Gambling Commission. It is hoped that the committee would also take up the issue of offshore online gambling operators advertising in the UK market and the high taxation rate on online gambling.
In 2008 the Bulgarian government decided to embark on the legalization of online gambling with a tax on profit at 17% and state monopolized sports betting. Accordingly, Bulgaria had sent its revised draft online gambling regulatory legislation to the European Commission (EC) for approval this May. Unfortunately, the proposal has again been rejected as per reports in the local media.
One of the key areas of complaint was the restrictions on advertising. Without advertising online casino operators will not be able to muster the numbers to make their web sites viable. Other objections by the EC are believed to relate to the requirements that applicants for licenses must have five years of experience in the Bulgarian market, Bulgarian banks must be used for transactions and a practical presence in the country will have to be established. There are over 200 online gambling web sites that offer wagering in Bulgarian language and both Lev and Euro as the currency.
The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) was quick to issue a warning that the Bulgarians need to consider the views of the EC if they want to offer a commercially viable model for online gambling. EGBA secretary general Sigrid Ligne said, "Some of the main requirements in the bill are not something that would motivate any operator to take a license. There are lots of question marks still. We need to see how the government responds to the detailed opinion."
In Finland, the state-owned lottery operator, Veikkaus has established a subsidiary with the objective of expanding into Russia, China and the USA. Veikkaus vice president, Olli Sarekoski, said that the subsidiary will be operational by July 2011. The subsidiary will not seek licensing in these countries but will look to form alliances with traditional gambling operators, system vendors and media companies. Veikkaus is targeting markets outside of the European Union to prevent jeopardizing its own monopoly.
The UK government Department of Culture, Media and Sport has decided to appoint a select committee to review the gambling industry in general and the Gambling Act 2005 in particular. The committee will seek contributions from gambling operators on issues like the effectiveness and the impact of the Act and the effectiveness of the Gambling Commission. It is hoped that the committee would also take up the issue of offshore online gambling operators advertising in the UK market and the high taxation rate on online gambling.
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This just came to me in an email from PPA.
We have great news to report! The much anticipated legislation sponsored by Congressman Joe Barton (R-TX) was introduced earlier today. His bill, HR 2366, the Online Poker Act of 2011 will restore your online poker rights by allowing licensed companies to offer Internet poker with real-money play to U.S. residents. The bill is a huge leap forward for the poker community in the aftermath of April 15th. While much still needs to be done to ensure that players’ funds on Full Tilt Poker, Absolute Poker, and Ultimate Poker are returned, the Barton bill provides the legislative pathway for safe, reliable and regulated Internet poker in the U.S. Click here to view the PPA press release praising Congressman Barton.
[url=theppa-org/press-releases/2011/06/24/press-release-ppa-applauds-rep-barton%E2%80%99s-internet-poker-legislation-06242011/][Press Release] PPA Applauds Rep. Barton?s Internet Poker Legislation (06/24/2011) | Poker Players Alliance[/url]
Rep. Barton at WSOP on Saturday!
We are also pleased to announce that Congressman Barton will be at the World Series of Poker TOMORROW, Saturday June 25th. The PPA has arranged for him to tour the WSOP and he will also announce the ceremonial “Shuffle Up and Deal” for event #43, No Limit Hold’em starting at noon (Pacific Time). If you are at the WSOP, be sure to seek Mr. Barton out and thank him for protecting your right to play. Also, stop by the PPA booth and send a customized email to your member of Congress urging him/her to support the Barton bill. Next week, all PPA members will be issued a detailed action alert to support H.R. 2366.
We have great news to report! The much anticipated legislation sponsored by Congressman Joe Barton (R-TX) was introduced earlier today. His bill, HR 2366, the Online Poker Act of 2011 will restore your online poker rights by allowing licensed companies to offer Internet poker with real-money play to U.S. residents. The bill is a huge leap forward for the poker community in the aftermath of April 15th. While much still needs to be done to ensure that players’ funds on Full Tilt Poker, Absolute Poker, and Ultimate Poker are returned, the Barton bill provides the legislative pathway for safe, reliable and regulated Internet poker in the U.S. Click here to view the PPA press release praising Congressman Barton.
[url=theppa-org/press-releases/2011/06/24/press-release-ppa-applauds-rep-barton%E2%80%99s-internet-poker-legislation-06242011/][Press Release] PPA Applauds Rep. Barton?s Internet Poker Legislation (06/24/2011) | Poker Players Alliance[/url]
Rep. Barton at WSOP on Saturday!
We are also pleased to announce that Congressman Barton will be at the World Series of Poker TOMORROW, Saturday June 25th. The PPA has arranged for him to tour the WSOP and he will also announce the ceremonial “Shuffle Up and Deal” for event #43, No Limit Hold’em starting at noon (Pacific Time). If you are at the WSOP, be sure to seek Mr. Barton out and thank him for protecting your right to play. Also, stop by the PPA booth and send a customized email to your member of Congress urging him/her to support the Barton bill. Next week, all PPA members will be issued a detailed action alert to support H.R. 2366.
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This just came to me in an email from PPA.
We have great news to report! The much anticipated legislation sponsored by Congressman Joe Barton (R-TX) was introduced earlier today. His bill, HR 2366, the Online Poker Act of 2011 will restore your online poker rights by allowing licensed companies to offer Internet poker with real-money play to U.S. residents. The bill is a huge leap forward for the poker community in the aftermath of April 15th. While much still needs to be done to ensure that players’ funds on Full Tilt Poker, Absolute Poker, and Ultimate Poker are returned, the Barton bill provides the legislative pathway for safe, reliable and regulated Internet poker in the U.S. Click here to view the PPA press release praising Congressman Barton.
[url=theppa-org/press-releases/2011/06/24/press-release-ppa-applauds-rep-barton%E2%80%99s-internet-poker-legislation-06242011/][Press Release] PPA Applauds Rep. Barton?s Internet Poker Legislation (06/24/2011) | Poker Players Alliance[/url]
Rep. Barton at WSOP on Saturday!
We are also pleased to announce that Congressman Barton will be at the World Series of Poker TOMORROW, Saturday June 25th. The PPA has arranged for him to tour the WSOP and he will also announce the ceremonial “Shuffle Up and Deal” for event #43, No Limit Hold’em starting at noon (Pacific Time). If you are at the WSOP, be sure to seek Mr. Barton out and thank him for protecting your right to play. Also, stop by the PPA booth and send a customized email to your member of Congress urging him/her to support the Barton bill. Next week, all PPA members will be issued a detailed action alert to support H.R. 2366.
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Prosecutors played the profanity-laced recordings of phone calls between Country Crossing operator Ronnie Gilley, a government witness, and VictoryLand owner Milton McGregor Friday.
On one recording, McGregor asks Gilley to approach State Sen. Scott Beason to “make another run at him” to get him to support a bill to call a constitutional referendum on electronic bingo. Gilley had already hammered out a deal for $1 million in exchange for Beason’s vote. But the Republican from Gardendale voted against a procedural vote, drawing the exuberant developer’s anger.
“The deal we worked out ain’t going to fly now,” Gilley said on the recording made with a wiretap on his portable phone.
In narrating a phone conversation with lobbyist Jarrad Massey, Gilley said he was “pretty upset” about Beason “backing out of the deal.”
“You tell that (profanity) when you see him I’ll spend my last (profanity) dollar getting his (profanity) unelected,” Gilley tells Massey, who also cut a deal to testify for the prosecution.
McGregor is later recorded on a call telling Gilley to disregard his earlier request to keep pursuing Beason.
“Hold off on talking to Beason,” McGregor said. “Lets wait until we see if need him.”
In the call with Massey, Gilley also mentions his efforts to woo former State Sen. Jim Preuitt, who represented the eastern portion of Elmore County.
“I just talked to Preuitt,” he said, “and I believe he’s going to come around.”
In another tape recording between Gilley and Sen. Harri Anne Smith, the senator makes a request for campaign funding with, Gilley told prosecutors, the understanding it was for her vote on bingo legislation.
“We need another $400,000 to finish out the campaign,” Smith said. “Anything you can help out would be appreciated.”
Gilley told Smith on the tape that he would get the full $400,000. Gilley told prosecutors that, all total, he contributed in the vicinity of $600,000 to Smith’s re-election campaign.
Gilley began his testimony Thursday in the gambling trial in which he was originally a defendant and Acting U.S. Attorney Louis Franklin continued direct questioning all day Friday. Gilley detailed his involvement in efforts to pass pro-gambling legislation “by any means necessary.”
Gilley pleaded guilty this year to money laundering, bribery, honest services fraud and conspiracy. A few counts were dismissed in exchange for his testimony, Gilley said, but he still faces “20 or more years in prison.”
Gilley explained his decision to plead guilty and cooperate with the prosecution.
“I changed my plea because I am guilty,” Gilley told the jury.
Gilley described how he started in early 2009 “showing the color of his money” in Montgomery by injecting “$200,000 into a multitude of PACs (political action committees).” Through campaign contributions, dinners and fundraisers, Gilley said he pressed legislators to pass a bill.
Gilley worked for years, he said, to establish an entertainment hub similar to Branson, Mo., using electronic bingo as a financial foundation. He initially planned a “Little Nashville” development near Enterprise, but soon shifted to Houston County, near Dothan, for the Country Crossing development. Gilley said he “rolled everything he had into it,” spending hundreds of millions of dollars and racking up millions more in debt.
Gilley said he grew up admiring VictoryLand owner Milton McGregor and “even dated his youngest daughter” when they lived in the same Enterprise neighborhood.
After the pair sparred over which counties would be allowed to continue offering electronic bingo, Gilley said they settled the dispute by McGregor investing $5 million in the construction of Country Crossing.
But McGregor’s take was to be substantial, he said, with the gambling mogul demanding “14 percent of the gross.” When McGregor saw plans for the $15 million bingo pavilion at Country Crossing, he declared it “not big enough,” Gilley recalled, and McGregor doubled the proposed size to 100,000 square feet. McGregor would later extend a $2.8 million loan for Country Crossing, Gilley said, and altered the terms of their agreement to give him 20 percent of the facility’s revenue.
The agreement with McGregor meant he would “make a substantial amount more money off the project than I or other investors if we continued to operate,” Gilley said.
Gilley said he and McGregor spoke on the phone enough that “I couldn’t begin to measure, multiple times a day on multiple occasions,” especially as pro-gambling legislation made its way through the Legislature in 2009 and 2010.
Gilley described a pair of “gaming summits” involving owners or representatives of every gambling destination in Alabama. The summits were held in the office of Paul Hubbert at the headquarters of the Alabama Education Association. Attendees included McGregor and Gilley, GreeneTrack owner Natt Wynn, Poarch Creek Indian representatives like CFO Arthur Mothershed and a variety of lobbyists including Jarrad Massey.
He also told how he used his Nashville connections to woo state lawmakers and the public to support a constitutional amendment deciding the legality of electronic bingo, which gambling opponents equate to slot machines.
“I took a multitude of legislators to dinner with country music celebrities,” he said, specifically noting Randy Owen of supergroup Alabama, George Jones and Lorri Morgan.
Gilley also added extra context and information to recordings made by State Sen. Scott Beason of a meeting of Gilley, McGregor and Jarrad Massey.
“In so many words, we’re saying we’re going to contribute $500,000 to (Beason’s) campaign, me and Mr. McGregor,” Gilley said.
Earlier in the week, former state Rep. Benjamin Lewis testified about his cooperation with the government. In more than a year of cooperation from March 2009 to April 2010, Lewis only recorded 20 conversations, but captured Sen. Harri Anne Smith threatening that Gilley would bankrol
On one recording, McGregor asks Gilley to approach State Sen. Scott Beason to “make another run at him” to get him to support a bill to call a constitutional referendum on electronic bingo. Gilley had already hammered out a deal for $1 million in exchange for Beason’s vote. But the Republican from Gardendale voted against a procedural vote, drawing the exuberant developer’s anger.
“The deal we worked out ain’t going to fly now,” Gilley said on the recording made with a wiretap on his portable phone.
In narrating a phone conversation with lobbyist Jarrad Massey, Gilley said he was “pretty upset” about Beason “backing out of the deal.”
“You tell that (profanity) when you see him I’ll spend my last (profanity) dollar getting his (profanity) unelected,” Gilley tells Massey, who also cut a deal to testify for the prosecution.
McGregor is later recorded on a call telling Gilley to disregard his earlier request to keep pursuing Beason.
“Hold off on talking to Beason,” McGregor said. “Lets wait until we see if need him.”
In the call with Massey, Gilley also mentions his efforts to woo former State Sen. Jim Preuitt, who represented the eastern portion of Elmore County.
“I just talked to Preuitt,” he said, “and I believe he’s going to come around.”
In another tape recording between Gilley and Sen. Harri Anne Smith, the senator makes a request for campaign funding with, Gilley told prosecutors, the understanding it was for her vote on bingo legislation.
“We need another $400,000 to finish out the campaign,” Smith said. “Anything you can help out would be appreciated.”
Gilley told Smith on the tape that he would get the full $400,000. Gilley told prosecutors that, all total, he contributed in the vicinity of $600,000 to Smith’s re-election campaign.
Gilley began his testimony Thursday in the gambling trial in which he was originally a defendant and Acting U.S. Attorney Louis Franklin continued direct questioning all day Friday. Gilley detailed his involvement in efforts to pass pro-gambling legislation “by any means necessary.”
Gilley pleaded guilty this year to money laundering, bribery, honest services fraud and conspiracy. A few counts were dismissed in exchange for his testimony, Gilley said, but he still faces “20 or more years in prison.”
Gilley explained his decision to plead guilty and cooperate with the prosecution.
“I changed my plea because I am guilty,” Gilley told the jury.
Gilley described how he started in early 2009 “showing the color of his money” in Montgomery by injecting “$200,000 into a multitude of PACs (political action committees).” Through campaign contributions, dinners and fundraisers, Gilley said he pressed legislators to pass a bill.
Gilley worked for years, he said, to establish an entertainment hub similar to Branson, Mo., using electronic bingo as a financial foundation. He initially planned a “Little Nashville” development near Enterprise, but soon shifted to Houston County, near Dothan, for the Country Crossing development. Gilley said he “rolled everything he had into it,” spending hundreds of millions of dollars and racking up millions more in debt.
Gilley said he grew up admiring VictoryLand owner Milton McGregor and “even dated his youngest daughter” when they lived in the same Enterprise neighborhood.
After the pair sparred over which counties would be allowed to continue offering electronic bingo, Gilley said they settled the dispute by McGregor investing $5 million in the construction of Country Crossing.
But McGregor’s take was to be substantial, he said, with the gambling mogul demanding “14 percent of the gross.” When McGregor saw plans for the $15 million bingo pavilion at Country Crossing, he declared it “not big enough,” Gilley recalled, and McGregor doubled the proposed size to 100,000 square feet. McGregor would later extend a $2.8 million loan for Country Crossing, Gilley said, and altered the terms of their agreement to give him 20 percent of the facility’s revenue.
The agreement with McGregor meant he would “make a substantial amount more money off the project than I or other investors if we continued to operate,” Gilley said.
Gilley said he and McGregor spoke on the phone enough that “I couldn’t begin to measure, multiple times a day on multiple occasions,” especially as pro-gambling legislation made its way through the Legislature in 2009 and 2010.
Gilley described a pair of “gaming summits” involving owners or representatives of every gambling destination in Alabama. The summits were held in the office of Paul Hubbert at the headquarters of the Alabama Education Association. Attendees included McGregor and Gilley, GreeneTrack owner Natt Wynn, Poarch Creek Indian representatives like CFO Arthur Mothershed and a variety of lobbyists including Jarrad Massey.
He also told how he used his Nashville connections to woo state lawmakers and the public to support a constitutional amendment deciding the legality of electronic bingo, which gambling opponents equate to slot machines.
“I took a multitude of legislators to dinner with country music celebrities,” he said, specifically noting Randy Owen of supergroup Alabama, George Jones and Lorri Morgan.
Gilley also added extra context and information to recordings made by State Sen. Scott Beason of a meeting of Gilley, McGregor and Jarrad Massey.
“In so many words, we’re saying we’re going to contribute $500,000 to (Beason’s) campaign, me and Mr. McGregor,” Gilley said.
Earlier in the week, former state Rep. Benjamin Lewis testified about his cooperation with the government. In more than a year of cooperation from March 2009 to April 2010, Lewis only recorded 20 conversations, but captured Sen. Harri Anne Smith threatening that Gilley would bankrol
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With Lindsay Lohan's ankle monitor coming off on Wednesday, the troubled actress is making party plans – taking her legal gong show to the Eastern tip of Long Island.
Yes, the Hamptons are expected to get Liloed shortly. Reportedly, Lohan will be celebrating her 25th birthday in the Hamptons and is planning to have a joint party with Paul Sevigny and André Saraiva at the Stadium Red Estate.
Lohan, whose random drug test recently tested positive for alcohol, probably shouldn't be anywhere near the Hamptons' party scene, where the booze flows like running water and air kisses are all the rage. If Lohan is caught drinking, she may be in the clear – or – if the LA district attorney and her probation officers get their way, she'll be back to having her random drug and alcohol testing reinstated, which won't bode well for sipping Sangria poolside.
Lohan recently had a lucky break when she tested positive for alcohol consumption. The media jumped onto the frenzied bandwagon that for sure, this time, Lohan would wind up in jail. However, t'was not to be. Judge Stephanie Sautner ruled that the prior judge in the case, Judge Eldon Fox, only required controlled substances testing from January 3 – February 25, and because Lohan was tested after that date, she not in violation of her probation.
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Yes, the Hamptons are expected to get Liloed shortly. Reportedly, Lohan will be celebrating her 25th birthday in the Hamptons and is planning to have a joint party with Paul Sevigny and André Saraiva at the Stadium Red Estate.
Lohan, whose random drug test recently tested positive for alcohol, probably shouldn't be anywhere near the Hamptons' party scene, where the booze flows like running water and air kisses are all the rage. If Lohan is caught drinking, she may be in the clear – or – if the LA district attorney and her probation officers get their way, she'll be back to having her random drug and alcohol testing reinstated, which won't bode well for sipping Sangria poolside.
Lohan recently had a lucky break when she tested positive for alcohol consumption. The media jumped onto the frenzied bandwagon that for sure, this time, Lohan would wind up in jail. However, t'was not to be. Judge Stephanie Sautner ruled that the prior judge in the case, Judge Eldon Fox, only required controlled substances testing from January 3 – February 25, and because Lohan was tested after that date, she not in violation of her probation.
Think Lohan will manage to stay sober in the Hamptons? The Bodog Sportsbook has celebrity and television odds. Need an account? Join Bodog today.
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Malta has been running regulated online gambling for quite some time and has excelled in keeping fairness within the European Union with regards to internet commerce which includes internet wagering.
The official definition in the E-commerce Directive for the European Union, and as established under the Information Society Directive 98/34/EC, states, “Online gambling services are any service which involves wagering a stake with monetary value in games of chance, including lotteries and betting transactions that are provided at a distance, by electronic means and at the individual request of a recipient of services.” Malta uses this as its regulatory guideline and has been vocal about creating a constant in a world of regulatory ineffectiveness and instability.
Malta has become one of the worlds leading jurisdictions for internet betting in a mere five years. The European Commission has mentioned that “Malta has managed to attract a big number of online companies due to its favourable tax incentives and a good functioning regulatory system.” As of 2008 Malta already had over 500 online gambling companies registered and running smoothly. It has been following the rules as set out by the commission to the letter.
The Green Paper commissioned by the E.C.’s Michel Barnier, will hopefully when the information is formulated lead to a more harmonized set of regulations for E.U. members.
The paper has been collecting stakeholder’s valued opinions on critical issues that concern internet regulation and operation. The effort takes into consideration the many strengths and weaknesses of various jurisdictions within the Union.
The Green paper asks fifty one questions of the politically and culturally diverse 27 countries. The Commission has identified three issues regarding fraud such as the non-payment of players, identity theft, data protection failures, and the tweaking of software to skew the games and cheat players. Hopefully all the time and money spent collecting the information will lead to a comprehensive set of rules and regulations to facilitate free trade in e commerce around the entire E.U..
The official definition in the E-commerce Directive for the European Union, and as established under the Information Society Directive 98/34/EC, states, “Online gambling services are any service which involves wagering a stake with monetary value in games of chance, including lotteries and betting transactions that are provided at a distance, by electronic means and at the individual request of a recipient of services.” Malta uses this as its regulatory guideline and has been vocal about creating a constant in a world of regulatory ineffectiveness and instability.
Malta has become one of the worlds leading jurisdictions for internet betting in a mere five years. The European Commission has mentioned that “Malta has managed to attract a big number of online companies due to its favourable tax incentives and a good functioning regulatory system.” As of 2008 Malta already had over 500 online gambling companies registered and running smoothly. It has been following the rules as set out by the commission to the letter.
The Green Paper commissioned by the E.C.’s Michel Barnier, will hopefully when the information is formulated lead to a more harmonized set of regulations for E.U. members.
The paper has been collecting stakeholder’s valued opinions on critical issues that concern internet regulation and operation. The effort takes into consideration the many strengths and weaknesses of various jurisdictions within the Union.
The Green paper asks fifty one questions of the politically and culturally diverse 27 countries. The Commission has identified three issues regarding fraud such as the non-payment of players, identity theft, data protection failures, and the tweaking of software to skew the games and cheat players. Hopefully all the time and money spent collecting the information will lead to a comprehensive set of rules and regulations to facilitate free trade in e commerce around the entire E.U..
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The family of Russian woman, Fagili Mukhametzyanov, was in for quite a surprise during what they believed to be her funeral after she awoke screaming hysterically from her casket after being pronounced dead from a heart attack. Can you say creepy?
According to the Daily Mail, the woman from rural Kazan, Russia was pronounced dead by her local hospital and it was only during her funeral that her family found out that she apparently wasn’t exactly dead. As family members approached her coffin to pay their respects, Fagili awoke from her state of unconsciousness in shock after finding herself in a coffin.
After noticing the miraculous discovery that she was still alive, her family rushed her to the hospital where Fagili managed to hang on for another reported 12 minutes after being declared dead for a second time.
According to the hospital that pronounced her dead in the first place, a representative claimed that an investigation would be conducted concerning the matter but just imagine, this woman could have possibly been alive today and she probably would have been if the shock of awakening at her own funeral wouldn’t have finished her off.
This is an almost unbelievable story; can you imagine the shock her family was in to see the woman come to life at a funeral? It was one last hurrah for good old Fagili.
According to the Daily Mail, the woman from rural Kazan, Russia was pronounced dead by her local hospital and it was only during her funeral that her family found out that she apparently wasn’t exactly dead. As family members approached her coffin to pay their respects, Fagili awoke from her state of unconsciousness in shock after finding herself in a coffin.
After noticing the miraculous discovery that she was still alive, her family rushed her to the hospital where Fagili managed to hang on for another reported 12 minutes after being declared dead for a second time.
According to the hospital that pronounced her dead in the first place, a representative claimed that an investigation would be conducted concerning the matter but just imagine, this woman could have possibly been alive today and she probably would have been if the shock of awakening at her own funeral wouldn’t have finished her off.
This is an almost unbelievable story; can you imagine the shock her family was in to see the woman come to life at a funeral? It was one last hurrah for good old Fagili.
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A Rhode Island Indian tribe says a bill moving through Congress could allow it to seek gambling rights without needing voter approval in a statewide referendum.
Matthew Thomas, chief sachem of the Narragansett tribe, said tribes across the country view federal enactment of the legislation as a matter of tribal sovereignty that goes beyond gambling issues and addresses a number of tribal issues -- from law enforcement and economic development to protection of the environment and self-government -- The Providence (R.I.) Journal reported Monday.
The bill before Congress would allow the Narragansetts, along with many other tribes, to obtain a federal trust status that exempts property from most state and local taxes and laws.
It would reverse a 2009 Supreme Court decision involving a land purchase the Narragansetts have long asserted they made not for a gambling enterprise but for a housing development.
"I think it's intellectually dishonest" to oppose the legislation on grounds of its implications for gambling, Thomas said -- although he acknowledged if the bill becomes law, the Narragansetts could then seek to buy a gambling facility and begin negotiations with the state under the 1986 Indian gaming law, without having to seek voter approval because of the federal trust status.
Matthew Thomas, chief sachem of the Narragansett tribe, said tribes across the country view federal enactment of the legislation as a matter of tribal sovereignty that goes beyond gambling issues and addresses a number of tribal issues -- from law enforcement and economic development to protection of the environment and self-government -- The Providence (R.I.) Journal reported Monday.
The bill before Congress would allow the Narragansetts, along with many other tribes, to obtain a federal trust status that exempts property from most state and local taxes and laws.
It would reverse a 2009 Supreme Court decision involving a land purchase the Narragansetts have long asserted they made not for a gambling enterprise but for a housing development.
"I think it's intellectually dishonest" to oppose the legislation on grounds of its implications for gambling, Thomas said -- although he acknowledged if the bill becomes law, the Narragansetts could then seek to buy a gambling facility and begin negotiations with the state under the 1986 Indian gaming law, without having to seek voter approval because of the federal trust status.
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The seemingly unstoppable force that is Charlie Sheen has lost his goddesses. The last remaining goddess, Natalie Kenly, moved out last week but not before Sheen told her to return the $160,000 Mercedes-Benz S63 he bought her. #winning.
Sheen is apparently unfazed by the split, claiming it's "not a common thing for the Masheen!"
TMZ reports that celebrations were in order, apparently, as Sheen cried on the shoulders of women from three different countries, Mexico, Australia, and Colombia, the very night Kenly walked out.
Kenly, who appeared in Sheen's gong show of a comedy tour, is the last of two goddesses to leave the 45-year-old Masheen. Porn star Bree Olson left him via text message in April.
In other news, Sheen has been offered $3 million to become the president of a marketing campaign for the dating website Establishedmen.com, which matches "rich men" with "needy" women. The site's catchphrase reads: "Where the beautiful and successful meet."
The company says they would like Sheen to be in charge of promotions, advertisements and sales. If he signs with them, there will be a clause written in his contract that ensures he does not face dismissal for rude outbursts. Sounds like a match made in heaven.
For the record, Sheen has been married three times and has five children.
Sheen is apparently unfazed by the split, claiming it's "not a common thing for the Masheen!"
TMZ reports that celebrations were in order, apparently, as Sheen cried on the shoulders of women from three different countries, Mexico, Australia, and Colombia, the very night Kenly walked out.
Kenly, who appeared in Sheen's gong show of a comedy tour, is the last of two goddesses to leave the 45-year-old Masheen. Porn star Bree Olson left him via text message in April.
In other news, Sheen has been offered $3 million to become the president of a marketing campaign for the dating website Establishedmen.com, which matches "rich men" with "needy" women. The site's catchphrase reads: "Where the beautiful and successful meet."
The company says they would like Sheen to be in charge of promotions, advertisements and sales. If he signs with them, there will be a clause written in his contract that ensures he does not face dismissal for rude outbursts. Sounds like a match made in heaven.
For the record, Sheen has been married three times and has five children.
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There's a growing consensus that online gambling on U.S. websites will eventually be legalized by individual states or by federal law.
WASHINGTON - That's despite a Department of Justice crackdown April 15 on the three largest online poker sites used by Americans for allegedly violating the 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. All are offshore providers.
Since 2006, it has been illegal to process payments for winnings through U.S. banks.
Earlier, law enforcement hadn't really tried to stop access to offshore providers. The DOJ has filed a civil complaint alleging money laundering; it seeks $3 billion held by the three companies.
Though online gambling is illegal, an estimated 16 million Americans engage in it. The business is worth more than $6 billion a year.
Eyeing potential tax revenues, New Jersey's state legislature passed an Internet bill this year but Gov. Chris Christie vetoed it. Washington, D.C., is scheduled to take up a legalization proposal this week.
In Congress, a bill that would legalize online gambling -- sponsored by U.S. Reps. John B.T. Campbell, R-Calif., and Barney Frank, D-Mass. -- is pending but appears a long shot. A similar bill passed with bipartisan support out of the Financial Services Committee last year but never got a floor vote.
Last Friday, U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, introduced a poker-only legalization effort in front of the U.S. Capitol, surrounded by co-sponsors, including Campbell, Frank, and U.S. Reps. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., and Shelley Berkley, D-Nevada. They indicated the poker-only approach probably had a better chance of prevailing this year. Frank noted that poker accounts for more than 90 percent of online gambling.
David G. Schwartz, who directs the University of Nevada-Las Vegas' Center for Gaming Research, said passage of any Internet bill by this Congress "is such a crap shoot -- pun intended, I guess -- with everything being held captive to partisan politics."
At a hearing in May, Cohen asked Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. about the federal effort in New York to take down PokerStars, FullTilt Poker and Absolute Poker, to block domain names associated with poker websites and freeze bank accounts.
"Do you think we really ought to be spending a lot of time in trying to deal with Internet poker?" Cohen asked him.
Holder said he had to enforce "the law as it exists."
Internet gambling opponents -- such as Focus on the Family, the Christian Coalition and other socially conservative groups -- continue to point to the social fallout from all forms of gambling. But the National Football League, which had long opposed Internet gambling, gave its support after the bill that got through the financial services committee was amended to explicitly prohibit sports betting.
Online poker advocates such as the Poker Players Alliance say casinos had better establish an online presence or risk the fate of the music and book industries when those entertainment forms migrated to the Web.
But gambling and tourism industries that now rely on casino revenues in places like Tunica, Miss., have not reached a consensus on whether they support Internet gambling.
"Any additional competition, to me, just makes it much harder for us to succeed as a gaming destination," said Webster C. Franklin, president and CEO of the Tunica Convention and Visitors Bureau.
More competition might not be best for the Mississippi market, agreed Allen Godfrey, deputy director of the Mississippi Gaming Commission, which regulates the state's casinos and charitable bingo.
"People would maybe sit at home in their pajamas instead of coming to a place like Tunica or Biloxi or any other bricks-and-mortar hotel-casinos," Godfrey said. He added that he could not predict the loss in gross revenue.
Some argue online poker, specifically, might actually spur interest in the table game.
"I think it would end up helping a lot of those smaller jurisdictions because you'd probably see what we are see already (in Las Vegas), which is people would play online and then go to live tournaments and live cash games at the casinos every now and then," said Schwartz of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.
"If you look at the growth of online poker from around 2001 and 2002, that exactly correlates with growth in Nevada poker revenue," he said.
John A. Pappas, the Poker Players Alliance's executive director, makes a similar point: "Before the Internet poker boom, there were a few hundred playing in the World Series of Poker. Last year, they had over 7,000 people playing in the main event."
Pappas said the status quo -- in which the Justice Department crackdown left hundreds of millions of players' dollars inaccessible -- was untenable.
"We'd all be better off if players could play in a licensed and regulated environment," Pappas said. "There needs to be some legislative clarity here. ... We believe that players would be better served under U.S. oversight rather than relying on overseas companies."
Serious money is being spent to influence congressional action on gambling issues -- including Internet gambling.
The alliance, with 1.2 million members, paid nine lobbying firms $1.8 million last year and $420,000 in this year's first quarter to support Internet gambling. The American Gaming Association spent just short of $1.6 million last year and $574,988 already this year, though only a portion of lobbyists' filings deal with Internet gambling. The National Indian Gaming Association and various tribes are ponying up money for lobbyists, too.
One company hoping to see the legalization bill passed is Caesars Entertainment, which operates 38 casinos in 12 states and Ontario. It spent $3.9 million last year and $784,821 so far this year on this and other issues.
Caesars spokeswoman Jan L. Jones said the company would "absolutely" get into the market if online gambling were legal and regulated. She said it doesn't make sense that t
WASHINGTON - That's despite a Department of Justice crackdown April 15 on the three largest online poker sites used by Americans for allegedly violating the 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. All are offshore providers.
Since 2006, it has been illegal to process payments for winnings through U.S. banks.
Earlier, law enforcement hadn't really tried to stop access to offshore providers. The DOJ has filed a civil complaint alleging money laundering; it seeks $3 billion held by the three companies.
Though online gambling is illegal, an estimated 16 million Americans engage in it. The business is worth more than $6 billion a year.
Eyeing potential tax revenues, New Jersey's state legislature passed an Internet bill this year but Gov. Chris Christie vetoed it. Washington, D.C., is scheduled to take up a legalization proposal this week.
In Congress, a bill that would legalize online gambling -- sponsored by U.S. Reps. John B.T. Campbell, R-Calif., and Barney Frank, D-Mass. -- is pending but appears a long shot. A similar bill passed with bipartisan support out of the Financial Services Committee last year but never got a floor vote.
Last Friday, U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, introduced a poker-only legalization effort in front of the U.S. Capitol, surrounded by co-sponsors, including Campbell, Frank, and U.S. Reps. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., and Shelley Berkley, D-Nevada. They indicated the poker-only approach probably had a better chance of prevailing this year. Frank noted that poker accounts for more than 90 percent of online gambling.
David G. Schwartz, who directs the University of Nevada-Las Vegas' Center for Gaming Research, said passage of any Internet bill by this Congress "is such a crap shoot -- pun intended, I guess -- with everything being held captive to partisan politics."
At a hearing in May, Cohen asked Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. about the federal effort in New York to take down PokerStars, FullTilt Poker and Absolute Poker, to block domain names associated with poker websites and freeze bank accounts.
"Do you think we really ought to be spending a lot of time in trying to deal with Internet poker?" Cohen asked him.
Holder said he had to enforce "the law as it exists."
Internet gambling opponents -- such as Focus on the Family, the Christian Coalition and other socially conservative groups -- continue to point to the social fallout from all forms of gambling. But the National Football League, which had long opposed Internet gambling, gave its support after the bill that got through the financial services committee was amended to explicitly prohibit sports betting.
Online poker advocates such as the Poker Players Alliance say casinos had better establish an online presence or risk the fate of the music and book industries when those entertainment forms migrated to the Web.
But gambling and tourism industries that now rely on casino revenues in places like Tunica, Miss., have not reached a consensus on whether they support Internet gambling.
"Any additional competition, to me, just makes it much harder for us to succeed as a gaming destination," said Webster C. Franklin, president and CEO of the Tunica Convention and Visitors Bureau.
More competition might not be best for the Mississippi market, agreed Allen Godfrey, deputy director of the Mississippi Gaming Commission, which regulates the state's casinos and charitable bingo.
"People would maybe sit at home in their pajamas instead of coming to a place like Tunica or Biloxi or any other bricks-and-mortar hotel-casinos," Godfrey said. He added that he could not predict the loss in gross revenue.
Some argue online poker, specifically, might actually spur interest in the table game.
"I think it would end up helping a lot of those smaller jurisdictions because you'd probably see what we are see already (in Las Vegas), which is people would play online and then go to live tournaments and live cash games at the casinos every now and then," said Schwartz of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.
"If you look at the growth of online poker from around 2001 and 2002, that exactly correlates with growth in Nevada poker revenue," he said.
John A. Pappas, the Poker Players Alliance's executive director, makes a similar point: "Before the Internet poker boom, there were a few hundred playing in the World Series of Poker. Last year, they had over 7,000 people playing in the main event."
Pappas said the status quo -- in which the Justice Department crackdown left hundreds of millions of players' dollars inaccessible -- was untenable.
"We'd all be better off if players could play in a licensed and regulated environment," Pappas said. "There needs to be some legislative clarity here. ... We believe that players would be better served under U.S. oversight rather than relying on overseas companies."
Serious money is being spent to influence congressional action on gambling issues -- including Internet gambling.
The alliance, with 1.2 million members, paid nine lobbying firms $1.8 million last year and $420,000 in this year's first quarter to support Internet gambling. The American Gaming Association spent just short of $1.6 million last year and $574,988 already this year, though only a portion of lobbyists' filings deal with Internet gambling. The National Indian Gaming Association and various tribes are ponying up money for lobbyists, too.
One company hoping to see the legalization bill passed is Caesars Entertainment, which operates 38 casinos in 12 states and Ontario. It spent $3.9 million last year and $784,821 so far this year on this and other issues.
Caesars spokeswoman Jan L. Jones said the company would "absolutely" get into the market if online gambling were legal and regulated. She said it doesn't make sense that t
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Dunn was in the passenger side of his Porsche 911 GT3 when the accident took place which according to pictures released by TMZ all that was left of the car was a twisted piece of warped metal. It has not been confirmed as of yet who the driver of the car was.
According to MTV, news of his death was reported by his co-star’s mother Bam Margera, who called into the Preston and Steve radio show to break the news. Dunn will be remembered for his stunt work on Jackass and several memorable movies including Jackass: The Movie, and Jackass Number Two.
Among his memorable stunts include shoving a toy car up his rectum followed by going to a doctor to complain of a pain he was feeling in his back area where x-rays clearly revealed the problem. There were many more memorable moments throughout his stuntalicious career and his fans will definitely miss the presence of one less Jackass member in the world.