South Africa have taken a step forward in terms of legislating, taxing and permitting online internet gambling. South Africa’s Minister of Finance, Trevor Manuel, released a bill this week for public comment that plans to tax Internet gambling.

The bill will include a special tax on “interactive gambling” which was earlier regulated by South Africa’s National Gambling Amendment Bill approved by Parliament earlier in May 2008.

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FTOPS X – Twenty-five events with more than 15 million total Guaranteed prize pool. Full-Tilt Online Poker Series X is taking place from 5th November 2008 with massive cash prizes and special FullTilt-Poker gear up for grabs. All FullTilt players who manage to get to the final table in any of the 25 FTOPS X events will be rewarded with limited edition FTOPS jacket. Winners of an FTOPS X event will be rewarded with the limited edition FTOPS jacket, including a gold FTOPS jersey and a special gold jersey avatar for use on Full Tilt Poker.

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Only one week after a historic US election which resulted in Obama’s win and the recent WSOP 2008 winner celebrations the current Bush Administration is rushing to finalize several last minute “midnight rules” before they depart the oval office. The old Bush administration has once again targeted the UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act), using the same old sneak tactics similar to the original UIGEA legislation drafted in 2006, once again the reckless rule making is in effect as the ousted party are planning a last minute effort to make poker illegal in the USA by declaring online poker illegal by preventing US banks from processing any transactions from any online poker sites. If you are a US citizen, this is your chance to protect your freedom of choice and rights before this law is passed into effect forever leaving the new Obama administration no access to change the law.

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Danish 22 year old Peter Eastgate has won the WSOP title for 2008 as well as the youngest winner of the main event since Phil Hellmuth. Eastgate managed to beat Ivan Demidov heads up at the final table winning over $9 million.

Eastgate played 104 hands against Russian Demidov. In the final hand Eastgate limped in and Demidov checked and the flop revealed K-3-2

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Titan Poker have launched their online Super Satellite series, which offers players two chances every week to get into the Irish Open 2009.

Being one of the biggest events on the European poker 2009 calendar, the Irish Open will be held in Dublin, Ireland in April 2009. Get 150% of your first deposit up to $600, when using our Titan Poker bonus code WAP along with the deposit match bonus you will also receive a $25 instant sign up bonus and access to monthly exclusive freerolls.

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