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Adding on to its list of major players in its organization, the poker advocacy group Fair Play USA announced that a former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director has joined its Board of Advisors. In a press conference on Thursday, Fair Play USA announced that former FBI director Louis Freeh [...]
Poker Legislation
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Former FBI Director Joins Fair Play USA, Pushes For Poker Legislation
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Indiana Gaming Commission Targets Big Gambling Operations, Leaves Small Poker Games Alone
With “Black Friday” taking many of the popular online poker offerings away from American poker players, the small “home game” has become a viable alternative to grinding away in front of a computer. In the state of Indiana, the gaming commission has vowed to not target those home games, inst [...]
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U.S. DoJ Releases Funds from One PokerStars Account
In a “Stipulation and Order” document filed this past Friday, September 2nd, in the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ), has agreed to release an unspecified amount of previously seized funds back to PokerStars. The funds were s [...]
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D. C. Intrastate Online Poker Operation To Be Re-Examined
The proposed launch of the District of Columbia’s intrastate online poker operation may be delayed or even discontinued after three city council members called for a re-examination of the plan. A story in the Washington Post by journalist Jeffrey Anderson reveals that the three D. C. city council [...]
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Nevada Draws Up Online Gaming Regulations
This has certainly been an interesting week for intrastate poker. Phil Hellmuth has commented on Washington D.C.’s plans for district-only online gaming, California shelved its intrastate bill until early next year, and now the Nevada Gaming Control Board has released its first draft of regu [...]
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California Intrastate Online Poker on Hold Until 2012
Despite widespread support, it appears that intrastate online poker will not be legalized and regulated in California this year. It still seems, however, that it is a matter or “when” and not “if” for online poker in the Golden State. In a letter to stakeholders, including [...]
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Phil Hellmuth Voices Skepticism over D.C. Poker
In an interview with the Washington Post, Phil Hellmuth expressed the cynicism that many other poker players share about intrastate online poker. Specifically discussing the District of Columbia’s plans for legal online poker, Hellmuth said he just does not see it working. In late 2010, the [...]
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Rep. Barton’s Poker Bill Gains Five New Co-Sponsors
Last week, Congressman Joe Barton’s (R – Texas) online poker bill, H.R. 2366, gained five more co-sponsors. The haul upped the number of co-sponsors 25 percent to, coincidentally, a total of 25, and included Representatives from both sides of the aisle. Representative Howard Berman (D – [...]
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Congressman Grimm Supports Online Poker
With the storm winds of the United States’ financial mess swirling through Washington, D.C. the last few weeks, it would seem that poker would be the last thing on elected officials’ minds, but online poker did receive a public word of support Monday from a member of Congress, the same d [...]
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UK Plans Changes to Remote Gambling Regulations
The United Kingdom’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced plans for a major change to its online gambling regulations. Under the new plan, any remote gambling operator that wants to offer its services to customers in the UK, must obtain a license from the UK’s G [...]
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Could Cards Be On the Table in North Carolina?
As some federal legislators are fighting to get online poker legalized and regulated across the United States, some lawmakers in North Carolina are trying to give gamblers more options in their state. While nothing official was presented in writing, there were some discussions in the legislature d [...]
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AGA to Introduce Poker Bill in Fall
In late June, Congressman Joe Barton (R – Texas) introduced a new bill in the United States House of Representatives aimed at legalizing and regulating online poker. The bill, the Internet Gambling Prohibition, Poker Consumer Protection, and Strengthening UIGEA Act of 2011, was well received by [...]
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Rep. Joe Barton Introduces Online Poker Bill
Representative Joe Barton of Texas introduced a bill Friday that would allow for the legalization of online poker in the United States. The bill, named the “Internet Gambling Prohibition, Poker Consumer Protection, and Strengthening UIGEA Act of 2011,” would allow individual states to choose [...]
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Barton Poker Bill May be Coming This Week
According to the Washington, D.C. Insider website TheHill.com, Rep. Joe Barton (R – Texas) could introduce his new online poker bill as early as this week. The bill will start in the House Energy and Commerce Committee, of which Barton is the chariman emeritus and senior ranking Republican. It i [...]
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Frank, Campbell Back Barton Bill
We are not going to tell you to get your hopes up because, as we all know by now, lawmakers have a knack for inflicting soul crushing blows upon the poker community, but it looks like there may be a glimmer of light on the online poker legalization front. A glimmer. Nobody overreact, please. As [...]
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Casino Gran Madrid Receives Spain’s First Online Gaming License
While the U.S. Department of Justice continues its effort to weed out online poker in the States, many countries in the European Union are opening their doors to online gambling operators with new regulation systems in place. According to a report by eGaming Review, Casino Gran Madrid, which hosted [...]
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Nevada Online Poker Bill Passes Senate Judiciary Committee
While the U.S. Attorney’s Office, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Internal Revenue Service are running around seizing online gambling domain names, freezing player funds, and otherwise doing whatever they can to stop Americans from playing internet poker at home, the state of [...]
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Senator Jon Kyl Softens Stance on Internet Gambling
As he prepares to leave his position in the United States Senate, Republican Arizona Senator Jon Kyl has potentially softened his stance when it comes to legislation regarding online poker and internet gambling. On his website, Kyl spells out his viewpoints on several different subjects that he will [...]
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Iowa, Nevada Move Forward With Online Poker Bills
Despite moves by the U.S. Government to crack down on the online poker industry, two states continue to move forward with legislation. In Iowa, the State Senate passed a measure that requires the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission to study internet poker and its effects. The vote on the study, which [...]
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Barney Frank Calls Online Poker Crackdown an Incredible Waste of Time
Weighing in on the mess that is the fallout from Black Friday was U.S. Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA), who gave his two cents on the indictments of the founders of PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and Absolute Poker. In an interview with The Hill, Frank labeled the actions by the Department of Justice [...]
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PPA: Online Poker Seizures are a Declaration of War
The past 72 hours have featured an upheaval of the online poker community, as the founders of PokerStars, Absolute Poker, and Full Tilt Poker were all indicted on charges that included violating the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) and money laundering. Among the various organizati [...]
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Full Tilt Poker Bans USA Players
The day just keeps getting worse for online poker players in the United States. Full Tilt Poker announced via a press release obtained by Poker News Daily that it will no longer accept real money action from U.S. players. The statement from Full Tilt read in part, “Unfortunately, as a result of th [...]
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Daniel Tzvetkoff Purportedly Behind Online Poker Indictments
According to Business Insider, indicted Aussie payment processor Daniel Tzvetkoff may be the engine behind today’s online poker site seizures and Federal indictment. Tzvetkoff was arrested a year ago in Las Vegas and released on bail in September. His business reportedly consisted of payments for [...]
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U.S. Department of Justice Seizes Major Online Poker Sites
In what has been a lively afternoon in the online poker world, the Federal Government has seized the domain names belonging to PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, UB.com, and Absolute Poker. Poker News Daily has learned that PokerStars, the world’s largest site, has ceased taking action from the Unit [...]
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Nevada Online Poker Bill Moves Forward with Amendments
This week, a Nevada Assembly panel passed an amended version of AB 258, which was introduced by Nevada Assembly Majority Whip William Horne and discussed in the Nevada Assembly Committee on Judiciary in late March. According to the Associated Press, the amendments will put Nevada’s intrastate inte [...]
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