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    • Phil Ivey Back Among The Chips In Macau


    Phil Ivey may have been playing poker somewhere in the last six months but if so, we don't know where that was. Ever since the events of Black Friday back in April, Ivey has been way off the radar. Well that's true as far as playing poker goes but he has been involved in a law suit against Fill Tilt Poker, the former online poker room facing a buyout by the Bernard Tapie Group.



    To recap, Ivey was a Full Tilt Poker pro before the company tanked, owing it's players $390 million and facing vilification from poker players all around the world. Ivey himself was owed a substantial amount of money and at this point decided to part company from the former online poker giant and land it with a lawsuit at the same time. The lawsuit was eventually dropped but by this time Ivey had boycotted the 2011 WSOP in sympathy for those who would not be able to afford the entry fees as their money was still tied up with Full Tilt.


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    Ivey Back In Action In Macau


    That was six months ago and only now has Phil Ivey decided to return to tournament poker, appearing at the PokerStars APPT Macau and playing the Main Event. For any well-known poker pro a return after half a year would be big news but this is the player widely regarded as the best player in the world. It's big news for sure and hopefully the man has returned for good.



    Nevada To Press Ahead With Intrastate Gaming


    With the lack of any concrete federal progress on the legalisation of online poker and other forms of internet gaming, Nevada is pressing ahead with it's own vision of intrastate online gaming. Intrastate is the important factor here; it's only for Nevada residents and will not be available outside that state's borders.



    The application procedure for operators who would like to apply for a license will be open in February 2012 and any aspiring website operators will be expected to follow some very strict guidelines. The U.S. government's current attitude towards online gaming mean that rules and regulations covering intrastate gaming are necessarily strict. Operators will come under the governance of the Nevada Gaming Commission and particular emphasis will be on how to restrict online gaming to Nevada residents. With the threat of license removal hanging over their heads, operators of any type of online casino are going to make doubly sure they're sticking to the rules.



    Russell Carter, a tech entrepreneur who owns several patents associated with online gambling, said that "....by legalising and taxing online poker within state borders, the state of Nevada will be able to raise millions of dollars at a time when budgets are being squeezed.





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