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Hello friends and thank you for joining me. I took some time off last week for the Thanksgiving
holidays and all heck broke loose, so let's get right into the news with this week's big
story. On our last program we interviewed John Pappas the Executive Director of the
Poker Players Alliance about their talks with the US Department of Justice about when American
players could expect refunds from there Full Tilt Poker accounts. This week we're happy
to report that the DOJ has set a date... sort of... January of next year, when they are
going to bring on a claims adjuster to get the process of refunding players money started.
This doesn't mean you're going to get all your money, nor does it put a specific timetable
on when refunds will be issued, but hey... at least the wheels have started to move.
In other news, the Las Vegas Sun is reporting what I've been saying on this program for
the past several months: That any hope on Federal online poker legislation passing this
year is all but gone. But there are people out there who are starting to say that the
Fed's inability to act may actually be a good thing. Since last year's announcement by the
DOJ that the Federal Wire Act only applies to sports betting, seven states have introduced
legislation to regulate online gambling within their borders. And with the economy still
in the crapper, that number is certain to rise in 2013.
Hey did you guys know that the parent company that deduces this video, Bet Viral, also runs
a play for free poker site? It's true! ChipHogs.com is giving away over $100 to our players just
this week with no fees, no deposits, no downloads, no credit card needed... you just come, play
and win money! Now I know that 100 bucks isn't worth getting too excited about, but hey we're
just getting started... and the more players we have come over the bigger the prize pool
is going to get. And it's better than playing for nothing. Heck, if you are playing on Zynga
right now and not getting paid anything, at least here you win a little
something something!
And now it is my pleasure to introduce to you another new segment that we're going to
be adding to our regular programming here at This Week in Gambling. Dedicated to player
protection and fair play across the Internet, here's Casinomeister... better known as Bryan
Bailey, with where
to
play and where
to avoid.