Fri, 04/15/2011 – 20:29 – PokerPages Staff

PokerStars.tv is an online TV service which allows fans of the game to watch live and recorded poker-related programs.  The service can be accessed from any laptop or computer any time of the day or night.

PokerStars.tv has a regular weekly schedule of programs, or recordings can also be viewed on the service’s specialized channels.  Poker fans registered with the service can personalize their viewing thru the ‘My Channel’ tab.

The weekly PokerStars.tv schedule starts with the Online Poker Show which is shown on the Online Action channel.  The show is aired at 18:00 ET on Mondays and covers the highlights from the Sunday Million.

On Tuesdays at 05:30 ET PokerStars.tv shows LAPT Season 3 on the LAPT channel.  The program has commentary by David Tuckman and guests.

For those who like their poker news there is a special treat on Wednesday’s at 05:30 ET as PokerStars.tv broadcasts the Inside Deal from ESPN.  The show is hosted by Laura Lee and Bernard Lee as well as special guests.  Recordings of Inside Deal shows can also be watched on the Inside Deal channel.

On Thursdays at 05:30 ET the focus is on the EPT channel as viewers get to see the latest offering from EPT Season 7 in Barcelona.  James Hartigan and William Reynolds commentate on the latest action from Casino Barcelona.

On Fridays the focus switches to the British Isles with the showing of UKIPT Season 2.  The show starts at 05:30 ET and shows the latest highlights of from the major contest for players from the UK and Ireland.  Nick Wealthall hosts the show and more editions can be watched on the UKIPT channel.

Fri, 04/15/2011 – 01:02 – PokerPages Staff

Nevada’s Assembly Judiciary Committee has unanimously passed the bill which could make the Silver State the first to offer a regulated and licensed intrastate framework in the United States.

An amended version of Assembly Bill 258 introduced by William Horne was met with approval by all quarters on Tuesday.

The amended bill does not provide provisions for international play though a tax structure will be implemented if and when federal driven laws are eventually put into place.

Horne concluded that “the parties agreed that intranet poker will be able to be commenced, and the Nevada Gaming Commission will be able to license gaming for online poker, before the federal regulation happens.”

There had also been strong suggestions that Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval was in support of blanket federal legislation but Horne revealed that those views were based on the potential conflict of the 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act.

“I don’t believe the governor’s letter to me actually said he didn’t support the poker bill. He recognizes that we need the bill, and just has concerns about us coming in conflict with federal law.”

“Today we passed out an amended version of the bill, and I am confident that the governor will sign when it reaches his desk.”

The bill must now pass the Assembly floor before moving onto the Senate. If successful, Governor Sandoval will then have the option of signing it into law.

“The concerns of the bill’s opposition have been alleviated in the Assembly. I anticipate when we go to the Senate that everyone will go to the table in support of the bill.”