This Day In Poker - October 13th



Month Day

October 13th

Happy Birthday, Wendeen Eolis.

October 13th, 1944 is famous poker player Wendeen Eolis's birthday.

Bush signs UIGEA

2006: President George Bush signed the SAFE Port Act, which contained the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, which prohibits American banks from processing certain online "gambling" transactions. The passing of this act started a mass exit of many online poker room operators from the US poker scene, because it was viewed as a hostile beginning step toward online poker prohibition.

Happy Birthday, T.J. Cloutier.

October 13th, 1939 is famous poker player T.J. Cloutier's birthday.



 
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