The public hearing at the State House on the Massachusetts Casino Expansion bill was packed — standing room only — but GPSTS founder and president Charlie Nesson stayed around until 9:30 PM to speak out in opposition to the bill, which will criminalize online poker playing if passed.
Nesson was also party to an interesting exchange […]
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Prof. Nesson Testifies Against Poker Criminalization
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Rally Held at State House; Nesson to Testify Before Committee
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At 8:30 this morning, a contingent of supporters from the Harvard Law School chapter of the GPSTS joined members of the Massachusetts Poker Players’ Alliance at a rally in front of the State House to protest Governor Deval Patrick’s casino bill. Charlie Nesson, founder and president of the GPSTS, addressed the crowd about the dangers […]
Goliath vs. Goliath
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Our friend, Sallie James writing on her Cato Institute blog this afternoon:Goliath vs. GoliathA further development in the cross-border supply of gambling and betting services broke today when the European Union announced they would launch a formal investigation into the selective (and retroactive) prosecution of European gaming interests by US authorities.This is yet another twist […]
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An interesting paper…
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Poker Superstars: Skill or Luck?
Are poker players just really lucky, or is there skill involved…
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First Video Games, Now Poker for Good
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Friday, December 14, 2007First Video Games, Now Poker for Good Posted by Rebecca Wallace-SegallNY Times writer Gary Rivlin reported this week on a professor and a group of Harvard Law students who formed an organization this fall — the Global Poker Strategic Thinking Society — dedicated to demonstrating that poker has educational benefits.
From the article:
They […]
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Vali Nasr, Poker and Diplomacy (Tufts Chapter)
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(Blog Entry by Josh Goldstein, found here.)
Don’t worry if you missed our recent Poker, Law and Diplomacy event at Fletcher. (Editor - see flyer for this event: Tufts University GPSTS Event)
Last week, on the Charlie Rose Show (see video here), Fletcher Professor Vali Nasr had this to say about the Iranian uranium enrichment program:
“The Iranians have […]
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