The War on Online Poker has been dramatically increasing in 2014 with the villain Sheldon Adelson ready to spend whatever it takes to get a federal ban to Stop Internet Gambling.

The billionaire Las Vegas Sands CEO, Adelson has unfounded claims against gambling online including: targets the vulnerable, threatens public interest, promotes underage gambling, funds criminal enterprises and international terrorism.

A new organization, The Coalition for Consumer and Online Protection, has recently launched a campaign to counteract Adelson efforts to discredit online gambling in the USA.

The C4COP embraces regulation as it will protect minors, prevent money launderers and end the black market as it is currently doing.

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The top two online poker rooms have started new partnership deals which should help in the struggle to license and regulate online poker in the United States. Last week PokerStars formed a partnership with Wynn Resorts who effectively offered a safe gambling environment to US players for the last 40 years.

Full Tilt Poker plan to release information today on their recent partnership with Fertitta Interactive, owned by the brothers Lorenzo & Frank Fertitta who own UFC – Ultimate Fighting Championship & Station Casino Inc, a franchise of land based casinos in Las Vegas.

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