For a change, we have good news. Both the states of Nevada and New Jersey have passed laws allowing Internet gambling. Nevada’s law is just for poker while New Jersey’s law includes additional gambling as well. But at this point in time, we at Two Plus Two don’t know all the specifics concerning these laws, so I don’t want to comment too much on them. But we hope to be meeting with our legal team in the near future which should allow us to learn more. So if and when that happens, I’ll be back with more information.

However, there is one thing that is very clear. There will now be competition between the states of Nevada and New Jersey, and it’s my opinion that when there is competition, the users of the product are the ones who benefit the most. So, it should be quite interesting watching how all of this plays out.

The next question of interest is when will the games start, and here I have a little more (but not much more) knowledge concerning Nevada. My best guess would be July 1, but it can certainly be sooner. It’s also my experience, and I think we are seeing this already, that when there is a lot of programming involved, it’s tough to accurately estimate finish times. So, we’ll see as to how accurate the July 1 date for Nevada is. As for New Jersey, I don’t want to speculate since my knowledge is lacking in that state.

Work is continuing on our next book, Applications of No-Limit Hold ‘em; A Guide to Understanding Theoretical Sound Poker by Matthew Janda, and we should have it sometime in May. I know a number of you are quite interested in this text, and as soon as it is done, we’ll make it available.

Finally, for you limit hold ‘em players, and there are still a few of you left, Philip Newall’s second book, Further Limit Hold ‘em; Exploring the Model Poker Game is now available. While it’s a challenging book, I picked up a few things working on it which have already helped my play, and I’m sure the same will be true for most of you who get up a copy.