Discipline refers to the training that one gives one’s self to accomplish a certain task or to adopt a particular pattern of behavior, even though one would really rather be doing something else, as defined by Wikipedia. It is one’s way of staying calm in spite of being in a high pressure environment.

A Texas Poker Bill introduced to the state legislature this year has officially been killed-for now. Although not exactly voted down (or voted on at all), it was allowed to die through a bureaucratic loophole. House Bill 222, aka “The Texas Poker Bill”, proposed allowing poker games to be legally held at racetracks. The poker games and tournaments would be conducted under the supervision of the Texas Lottery Commission. The version of the Texas Poker Bill that made its way to the Texas legislature was significantly scaled down for an earlier version of the bill that was much broader is scope.

Recently, the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming association delivered a huge lawsuit again a Minnesota agency. It involved the Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division and their efforts to prevent online gambling. There latest attempt involved contacting Internet Service Providers and telling them to block nearly 200 gaming sites from users around the state.