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That’s right, pre-registration is now open for the 2007 World Series of Poker which is scheduled to run from June 1 through July 17 at the Rio in Las Vegas.

New rules this year allow more flexibility in the dress code which had required some players to cover-up some logos that endorsed online poker sites and other poker related businesses.

This year there are more than 55 events including the the No-Limit Hold’Em World Championship which will require a buy-in of $10,000 but could net over $20 million to the winner.

If you’d like to register, then go to The Official Site of the World Series of Poker for more information

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As everyone knows by now, President Bush signed into law legislation that bans the use of credit cards, checks and electronic fund transfer for Internet gaming. What remains to be seen is how online gaming will change so that it doesn’t lose the US market.

We will cover more of this in the days and weeks to come, but there are some fairly good postings by a few of our peers that you may want to visit:

• Top 10 Myths About the UIGEA
• NETeller says U.S authorizes seized funds

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