Poker Legislation News
The website Morning Consult published an op-ed piece by Poker Players Alliance executive director John Pappas on Monday in which he railed against the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA) and the upcoming hearing on online poker scheduled for Wednesday in front of the House Oversight & Government Reform Committee. The committee’s chairman is none… Read more »
The news two days ago that Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt would be signing a letter from other AG’s in support of the federal ban regarding online gaming and poker came as a stunner. Not only did it surprise the online gaming and poker communities – and the casinos that support online gaming – but… Read more »
Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt told Politico magazine’s contributing editor Jon Ralston that he will sign a letter with other Attorneys General supporting Sheldon Adelson’s Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA). Laxalt explained his position on Ralston’s show, “Ralston Live,” which airs on Nevada Public Broadcasting. When asked to confirm that he is going to… Read more »
Online poker took a huge step forward in Pennsylvania Tuesday as H.B. 649 passed through the state’s House Gaming Oversight Committee. The bill, introduced by Committee Chairman Rep. John Payne in February, would legalize and regulate online gambling in the Commonwealth. In a press release, the Poker Players Alliance said that it “applauds” the Committee… Read more »
According to statements out of the Poker Players Alliance, Washington, D. C. might not be done with its tango with online gaming and poker. The PPA tweeted yesterday that “the on again/off again iGaming hearing in Congress is now on again.” According to the PPA, the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee,… Read more »
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R – Utah) is not planning to try to kill daily fantasy sports (DFS) along with online poker in his anti-online gambling bill, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Last week, the Review-Journal reported that Chaffetz, Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform as well as a member of the… Read more »
After postponing a hearing on the subject of online gaming and poker last week due to the uproar over daily fantasy sports (DFS), Pennsylvania legislators once again postponed a planned hearing on the subject on Tuesday, this time due to movement in their logjam over the state budget. Although there was no action expected to… Read more »
As a gaggle of Republican presidential hopefuls prepare to likely embarrass themselves in tonight’s debate, one actually displayed a smidgeon of reason recently, commenting on a topic that is never brought up in any of these campaigns: online poker. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Florida Senator Marco Rubio gave some consideration to online poker… Read more »
If you’ve been living under a rock as of late, the U. S. House of Representatives – one-half of the legislative branch of United States government – has been in a state of disarray (and that may be an understatement). Speaker of the House John Boehner, perhaps finally disgusted with the backstabbing from inside his… Read more »
In a letter dated October 19th, 2015, Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster and South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson urged fellow Attorneys General to sign-on to a letter asking Congressional Judiciary Committee Leadership to support Sheldon Adelson’s Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA). The letter is addressed to Rep. Bob Goodlatte and Rep. John Conyers,… Read more »
United States Representative Bob Goodlatte hates, hates, hates online poker. Wishes it would die. And in the U.S., thanks to his efforts to get the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA) passed, it almost did. Yet despite all that, Rep. Goodlatte is currently one of the poker industry’s strongest allies against Sheldon Adelson… Read more »
After receiving feedback from industry members and regulatory organizations, a New York State Senator is looking to revise some segments of his online poker legislation. New York State Senator John Bonacic, who is the driving force behind online poker legislation in the Empire State (he has filed some sort of bill in support of online… Read more »
Americans who want to bet on sports are going to have to travel to Nevada or play daily fantasy sports for the time being, as a three-judge appellate court panel ruled against the state of New Jersey Tuesday in its efforts to legalize sports betting. It is a little strange to think of Atlantic City… Read more »
Could talks about legalizing casino gambling in the state of Georgia be getting at least semi-serious? On Friday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that two meetings have been scheduled for state lawmakers to discuss the possibility of a land-based casino industry. The meetings will be held by the Senate Preservation of the HOPE Scholarship Program Study… Read more »
It is not necessarily a huge step, but it is a step nonetheless: New York State Senator John Bonacic, who serves as the chairman of the state’s Senate Racing, Gaming, and Wagering Committee, recently told Gambling Compliance that he will hold an online poker hearing in September. Right now, it appears that this hearing will… Read more »
After two men filed a declaratory judgment in a Wisconsin court earlier this year, it was thought that laws regarding the play of poker in the state might be changed. Alas, due to the way the laws are written in the Badger State, the law making poker illegal will remain on the books. Poker professional… Read more »
One of the most outspoken proponents of online gambling in the U.S. may seek the highest seat in the state of New Jersey in 2017. New Jersey State Senator Ray Lesniak let be known a bit over a week ago that he will not seek re-election to his spot in the Senate, instead eyeing the… Read more »
Since the flurry of activity in 2013 that saw three states – Delaware, Nevada and New Jersey – create the first state-regulated online gaming and/or poker sites in the United States, there has been a lull in the action. While several states have mulled over legislation in their individual legislative bodies, nothing else has been… Read more »
Prior to a Congressional recess to mark the tragic murders in Charleston, S. C., two members of Congress put bills in front of their respective bodies for consideration. Both of the bills were expected to come to the fore at some point and, in this case, the bills are on opposing sides of the argument.… Read more »
Earlier this week, we reported that another Pennsylvania internet gambling bill was in the works and yesterday that bill was introduced. Senate Bill 900 addresses a number of gaming issues for the Commonwealth, but most relevant to you is the part about online gambling. SB 900 is the first bill to deal with online gambling… Read more »
On Thursday, June 4th, 2015, New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) Director David Rebuck issued a Director’s Advisory Bulletin to clarify the Division’s stance on online gambling affiliates who have marketed unlicensed gaming sites to New Jersey residents. Specifically, Rebuck discussed the possibility of future legal trouble or licensing problems for such affiliates. In… Read more »
A quartet of Pennsylvania State Senators are preparing to introduce another online gambling bill, the fifth piece of legislation on the subject this year. Sponsored by Senate President Pro Tempore Joseph Scarnati, Sen. Robert Tomlinson, Sen. Elder Vogel, and Sen. Kim Ward, the bill will aim to amend multiple aspects of Pennsylvania’s Gaming Act, not… Read more »
While it is something that the poker community – and especially online poker fans – have known about for some time, the mainstream media has been slow to put together the pieces of the puzzle regarding South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham’s reasons for his recent actions regarding online gaming. Now an article in a prominent… Read more »
For many in the poker community (and especially the online side), the threats that Utah Representative Jason Chaffetz’s “Restoration of America’s Wire Act” (RAWA) bring to the table have been enumerated many times. Now it has been proposed that not only would RAWA ban online gaming and poker on the federal level in the United… Read more »
PennLive.com, the online presence of the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania-area newspaper, The Patriot-News, reported Wednesday morning that a new poll reveals that Pennsylvanians are in favor of online gaming legalization. The poll was conducted last week by Harrisburg lobbying and PR firm The Bravo Group and covered responses provided by 769 of the state’s registered voters. The… Read more »
