Get Expert Poker Advice from a Professional » Adelson http://www.pokerconsultant.org Fri, 24 Mar 2017 20:31:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Politics Almost Cost Me My Job Again http://www.pokerconsultant.org/politics-almost-cost-me-my-job-again/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=politics-almost-cost-me-my-job-again http://www.pokerconsultant.org/politics-almost-cost-me-my-job-again/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2014 20:08:30 +0000 Jason Schlachter http://www.pokerconsultant.org/?p=732 Continue reading →]]> It looks like the bill to ban internet gambling throughout the United States will not be pushed through in the lame duck Congress.  Attaching a bill to must pass legislation was was exactly how the UIGEA in 2006 was passed that caused the shutdown in 2011.  It is scary how much power Sheldon Adelson, the primary shareholder of Las Vegas Sands and one of the richest men in the world can wield.   Why are the representatives who are supposed to be standing up for their constituents kowtowing to him and his agenda instead?  In case you were wondering how politics work, read the article below:

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