Coverage begins to pick up steam as the lame-duck push by Reid to regulate poker approaches the endgame.

Full coverage of Reid Bill

Here’s what’s new since our last update:

Omnibus or omnibusto? New article from Pokerati summarizes the chance of the Reid bill making in into law via the omnibus appropriations bill.

Pokerati doesn’t eliminate the chance for Reid’s bill to be inserted into the tax bill or another piece of legislation. Moral of the story: there are still options. Whether that’s good news or bad news depends on how you feel about the Reid bill.

Reid not giving up the fight? We caution against reading too much into sound bites like this one, as you never know who has a reason for saying what, but at least one observer of the D.C. process says Reid is still pushing hard for the poker bill. From the Las Vegas Review Journal (12/13):

Although Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid did not include online poker in the tax bill up for a vote today, it isn’t dead yet, according to Politico’s Mike Allen. “He’s really pressing his foot on the gas for this,” Allen said during an appearance this morning on MSNBC’s Morning Joe.

Poker fact check: If you think regulation is good for the industry, you might want to correct some misperceptions in a recent editorial from TheDay.com.

Another mainstream voice for legalization regulation: An editorial in the Atlantic echoed the sentiments put forth by Christopher Beam over at Slate last week and called for the legalization regulation of online poker, saying: “I’d love to hear someone who opposes this make the case. At the moment I don’t see it.”

The Atlantic followed up with an article summarizing the dilemma the poker blackout poses for regs.

Talking points We’re just one of many voices making the point that poker players need to start pushing back against the steady stream of misinformation being published by various media outlets.

With the Reid bill shining an unusual amount of attention of poker, now is a great opportunity for players – regardless of their position on the Reid bill – to help correct misperceptions of the game of poker and those who play it, one comment at a time.

Below are some resources that will help make responding to anti-poker sentiments a snap: