Month: March 2012

Iowa

Iowa online poker bill passes Senate

In March, the Iowa state senate voted 29-20 to approve Senate File 2275, legislation to create an online poker network. Before the vote, Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal, D-Council Bluffs, said he thought the bill would face stiffer opposition in the Republican-controlled House, an opinion shared by House Speaker Kraig Paulsen, R-Hiawatha. This makes it […]

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Kentucky

Midwest regional returns to Horseshoe (Indiana)

More than 2,500 players are expected April 5-14 for the Horseshoe Casino in Southern Indiana during the nine scheduled events for the Midwest Regional Championship. Poker manager Jimmy Allen attributes the increase of attendance to an unprecedented guarantee in prize pools. “We are guaranteeing prize pools this year as well as adding a seat to […]

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