Poker Legislation News
In a now six-year old case, the South Carolina Supreme Court determined by the slimmest margin that poker in the Palmetto State is illegal, even if it is in a private home. The five justices sitting on the South Carolina Supreme Court – Chief Justice Jean Hoefer Toal and Associate Justices Costa Pleicones, Donald Beatty,… Read more »
As Senators Harry Reid (D – Nev.) and Jon Kyl (R – Ariz.) continue to work towards getting their online poker bill passed, a former Solicitor General of the United States has warned against its possible unconstitutionality. Paul D. Clement, Solicitor General under President George W. Bush from 2004 to 2008, penned a letter to… Read more »
The repayment of former Full Tilt Poker customers in the United States is not imminent by any means, but at the very least, it looks like a baby step has been taken in the right direction. On Tuesday, the United States Attorney’s Office (USAO) for the Southern District of New York provided an update on… Read more »
Leaders of the world’s top online gaming firms are mad as hell and they’re not going to take it anymore. In response to last Tuesday’s detainment of bwin.party co-CEO Norbert Teufelberger in Brussels, Belgium, 14 executives from 12 internet gambling companies penned a public letter to the Financial Times saying that enough is enough when… Read more »
The poker community has been waiting with bated breath for the passage of online poker legislation in the halls of Congress. As the clock ticks down to the end of the latest incarnation of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the leaders of said legislation are not only downplaying their expectations regarding passage but… Read more »
Tuesday, November 6 is the day Americans go to their polling places to cast their vote for the person they wish to be the next President of the United States. There will be other local, county, and state elections on each ballot, but the focus tomorrow will obviously be on the Presidential race between the… Read more »
As the “rest of the world” anxiously awaits the return of Full Tilt Poker, U. S. players wait for their money from the U. S. Department of Justice from the seizures/sale of Full Tilt Poker and the question of future regulation of the online poker industry hangs in the air, a noted poker player/author has… Read more »
While he campaigns for re-election to the next Congress, Texas Representative Joe Barton is facing calls from his constituents to drop his proposed legislation that would help to bring a regulated online poker market to the United States. According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s Anna Tinsley, the anti-gambling group Stop Predatory Gambling’s representative in the… Read more »
After several months of battle across the state and in its legislature, the Arkansas Supreme Court has struck down the proposed constitutional amendment referendum started by poker player/political consultant Nancy Todd that would have let the citizens of the state decide on a casino measure. Motions filed by both Todd and the Arkansas Racing Alliance… Read more »
The move in the halls of Congress for the federal regulation of online poker has its opponents. Indian gaming officials aren’t happy with it, as are individual Senators and Representatives on both sides of the aisle for a variety of reasons. According to a report from Washington, D. C., there’s new opposition that could be… Read more »
As one of them faces a tough fight for reelection and the other seeks to keep his highly prestigious seat as the Majority Leader, the dueling members of the Senate representing the state of Nevada continue to battle over the regulation and legalization of online poker, both publicly and privately. The two men, current Senate… Read more »
After teasing their proposal for several months, the draft of a bill regarding online gaming and poker by Senators Harry Reid of Nevada and Jon Kyl of Arizona has been circulated, although whether it will garner support from not only members of the Senate but also the gaming public remains to be seen. QuadJacks.com received… Read more »
A Virginia man is moving forward with arguments against the gaming laws on the books to the state’s Supreme Court, where what might be a final verdict will be rendered. According to Virginian-Pilot reporter Dave Forster, Charles Daniels, a former poker hall operator in Portsmouth, received word yesterday that his appeal against the current laws… Read more »
With slightly more than two months left until the 2012 Presidential Elections, both the Republican (GOP) and Democratic parties are going through the process of naming their nominees. While it was long ago concluded that former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney would be the GOP selection and incumbent President Barack Obama the Democratic choice, it is… Read more »
It had been known as inevitable for about a month, but it finally became official Thursday: South Point Poker LLC became the first company licensed to offer intrastate online poker in the United States. Once South Point launches, its poker room will be able to accept players from within the state of Nevada’s boundaries, provided… Read more »
Amid a flurry of activity yesterday afternoon, election officials in Arkansas will allow a proposed constitutional amendment referendum on allowing poker rooms in the state to appear on the November ballot. According to Arkansas News Bureau writer James Jefferson, Secretary of State Mark Martin certified the ballot initiative of poker player and political consultant Nancy… Read more »
The battle in the state of Arkansas regarding a referendum on its November ballot has reached a critical point, with state election officials rejecting its inclusion on this fall’s slate and the proponent of the proposal continuing the fight through the legal system. According to an article written by Andrew DeMillo and picked up by… Read more »
Although many in the poker community are cheering the latest ruling in a federal courtroom regarding the issue of “skill versus luck” in the game, there are those that haven’t exactly embraced the decision. The day after the verdict in that federal case was issued, a top media outlet came out firmly on the other… Read more »
A United States Federal judge ruled Tuesday that poker is a game of skill, a ruling poker players and fans hope is a step towards the game eventually becoming completely legal in the country. The ruling was enthusiastically welcomed by the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the grassroots poker advocacy organization that played a major role… Read more »
If any of you poker players in the United States have been looking for something to do since online poker disappeared (well, it’s not totally gone, but you get the point), you may be in luck. The U.S. government is looking for qualified people to take on the gigantic task of returning millions of dollars… Read more »
With less than a month remaining in its legislative session, the President Pro Tem of the California Senate stated to a Golden State newspaper that he doesn’t expect a proposed bill that would regulate online poker on an intrastate basis to pass before the end of the term. Jim Miller of the Riverside Press Enterprise… Read more »
A petition drive in the state of Arkansas to put a ballot measure on for the November elections is facing challenges after a tumultuous battle to even be considered by the people of the Natural State. In Arkansas, there are no legal gaming outlets available for their citizens to partake of casino games and, in… Read more »
Thursday’s meeting of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs discussed the issue of online gaming, in particular poker, and presented a new twist in the ongoing battle for federal action regarding the subject. During the meeting, committee Chairman and Hawaii Senator Daniel Akaka presented a draft of a bill that would allow the Indian gaming… Read more »
Another tally in the win column can be counted in the “Black Friday” indictments by the United States Department of Justice with yesterday’s sentencing of another key figure in the case. In U. S. District Court in New York, Ira Rubin, a former payment processor for the online companies indicted in the April 2011 case,… Read more »
After a long period of silence on the continuing battle in the halls of Congress on the issue, a Senate committee is scheduled to take up the subject of online gaming, including poker, during a hearing this afternoon in Washington, D. C. The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will meet this afternoon at the Dirksen… Read more »
