Illinois Gov. Quinn not Sold on Online Gambling - and my top selection of links

We've got a load of online poker related links to take a look at and a variety of topics covering Kara Scott, Full Tilt Poker, Mike Sexton, Online gambling, Hollywood, Poker, Delaware and Payment.


Right, let's get started. All the links:

• "Among the chasing pack are Kara Scott (we still miss Poker Night Live) and Mike Sexton who are tied in fifth on 414,000" - [www.bluffeurope.com]
  
  
  
• "Full Tilt Poker have declared open season on the highest volume online poker cash players by announcing a VIP Amnesty and the re-launch of the FTP Black Card. It is no secret that the volume of action of Full Tilt Pokers cash tables has been in decline since the site went back online in November and, in an aggressive move to reverse that trend, Full Tilt Poker announced yesterday that it would offer a 'VIP Amnesty' to online cash game players on other poker sites" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]
  
  
  
• Illinois Gov. Quinn not Sold on Online Gambling - "Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's recent budget address alluded to gambling expansion, but such an initiative may not include online gambling. Quinn has repeatedly opposed past proposals to increase gambling in the Land of Lincoln, but earler this month seemed open to the idea under the right conditions" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]
  
• Meet Me In St.Louis, Louis! Meet Me At Hollywood Casino - "Meet me in the poker room at Hollywood Casino-Don't tell me the lights are shining, anyplace but there!" - [www.pokerplayernewspaper.com]
  
• This Week in Poker Podcasts: March 29, 2013 - "The Poker Podcast Directory has some great content this week so let's dig in. This week we will be looking at some of my long-standing favorite shows, but I want to start with a show that has quickly risen into my list of favorites since it premiered in the directory earlier this year" - [pokerfuse.com]
  
• "It's Official: Delaware Park Did It: World Record for the Longest Continuous Poker Tournament!" - [www.pokerplayernewspaper.com]
  
• "AdamEvePoker Suspends Payments" - [pokerfuse.com]
  

Full Tilt Affiliate Payments Will Not be Honored, Players Will be Untracked - and more links for you

We've got lots of online poker related links to look over and various topics covering Bitcoin, Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars Big Game, Bristol, Payment and Viktor Blom.


So, the links are:

• Bitcoins, Social Responsibility and "Infinivision": InfinitiPoker's Plan to Shake Up Online Poker - "Bitcoin for US Players Michael is keen to give US players an option to play on the site" - [pokerfuse.com]
  
• "Tom "durrrr" Dwan and Viktor "Isildur1" Blom will be renewing their former rivalry on the FTP high stakes tables as "Full Tilt Professionals". A Full Tilt Poker press release published yesterday confirmed speculation that Tom Dwan - who recently obtained a residence in Macau - and Viktor Blom - whose pro contract was not renewed at PokerStars in August - would join Gus Hansen as "ambassadors" for Full Tilt Poker and be known collectively as "The Professionals"" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]
  
  
  
• Pokerstars Big Game Debuts on Fox - "Pokerstars Big Game Debuts on Fox It's always exciting to watch the biggest poker pros battle it out on the felt. It's almost like watching the titans clash; the atmosphere is so intense that you'll be at the edge of your seat and the tension is so thick that you'll feel like you can cut it with a knife" - [www.pokernewsteam.com]
  
• UKIPT online main event: Eight set to jet into Bristol, 77,126 for first - "After two days of online combat we have eight players remaining who will have to jet into Bristol, United Kingdom from as far away as Uruguay and Russia" - [www.pokerstarsblog.com]
  
• "Full Tilt Affiliate Payments Will Not be Honored, Players Will be Untracked" - [pokerfuse.com]
  
• "Viktor Blom became an online poker legend in 2009 when he routinely splashed around chips on Full Tilt's high stakes tables night after night" - [www.pokernewsdaily.com]
  
  
  

HNR 10/2: Hansen Signs with Full Tilt Poker; WSOP Europe Main Event - and more links for you

We've got lots of Poker related links to look over and a variety of topics covering Full Tilt Poker, Brandon Cantu, Payment, Greg Raymer, London, Paris and Poker.


So, the links are:

- "HNR 10/2: Hansen Signs with Full Tilt Poker; WSOP Europe Main Event" - [www.parttimepoker.com]
- "Following the somewhat controversial conclusion to yesterday's WSOPE Mix Max event, Brandon Cantu has challenged Jonathan Aguiar to play a $130,000 heads up contest. Cantu was runner-up to Aguiar in the 10k tournament and was unhappy with the result to say the least, feeling that he was "robbed"" - [www.bluffeurope.com]


- "paysafecard becomes official payment provider sponsor of EPT Season 9" - [www.pokerstarsblog.com]
- "Greg Raymer Defeats Two Women, Wins Second HPT Title of 2012" - [wickedchopspoker.com]
- ""We're gonna rent a cool venue in London, like a museum or something" - [www.pokerstarsblog.com]


- "Theo Jorgensen Grabs WPT Grand Prix de Paris" - [www.pokernewsteam.com]
- "After PokerNews exclusive interview with Howard Lederer, dubbed "The Lederer Files" and spanning some seven hours of video footage, the former Full Tilt Poker Board of Directors member sat down for another lengthy interview, this time in the audio medium, appearing on the 2+2 PokerCast hosted by Adam Schwartz and Mike Johnson" - [pokernewsboy.com]