Poker Legislation News
Regulated online poker in Nevada is closer to becoming a reality. This past Thursday, the Nevada Gaming Commission granted licenses to two gaming companies to provide systems for online poker partners. The rival firms, Bally Technologies and International Game Technology (IGT), were both unanimously approved for online gaming licenses. They will not be the companies… Read more »
Depending on your perspective, this first week of June is either a great week for online poker in Europe or an “oh great, more of this” week. This is the week that a number of poker rooms were granted the first operating licenses in Spain and several just went live on Tuesday. Those who take… Read more »
Earlier this week, the North Carolina Senate took up discussion on whether to allow the only casino located in the state, Harrah’s Cherokee Casino in Cherokee, NC, to have live dealers for their table games, such as poker and blackjack. After the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, who operate the Cherokee Casino, and Governor Beverly… Read more »
The Illinois State Senate President suggested to the state’s legislators Tuesday that it may be time to look at legalizing and regulating online poker in the Land of Lincoln. With no states having intrastate online poker up and running yet, Sen. John Cullerton (D) wants Illinois to jump at the opportunity to be the online… Read more »
The Belgian Gaming Commission is certainly taking its new online gambling laws seriously. This past week, the Commission placed more online poker sites on the country’s blacklist, making it a crime for the country’s citizens to play on those sites. Including in the new batch of blacklisted sites are such popular names as Betfair, William… Read more »
According to a report in a prominent Pennsylvania newspaper, the legislation that would open up the state of New Jersey for internet gaming and poker is now in limbo, apparently due to the politics of the 2012 Presidential election. In an extensive article, Philadelphia Inquirer writer Suzette Parmley reports that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie… Read more »
Online gaming company bwin.party is readying itself to enter the California online poker market should the game become legalized in the state. The operator of bwin.com and PartyPoker.com, bwin.party announced Tuesday that it has inked an agreement with the United Auburn Indian Community (UAIC) to provide online poker games to residents of California when and… Read more »
In a demonstration of bipartisan agreement – and rapid movement of legislation through the appropriate bodies of government – Governor Mark Dayton of Minnesota signed a bill on Friday to expand the poker rooms at the two thoroughbred horse tracks in the state. The legislation had been proposed to settle a long-simmering battle between two… Read more »
Two state governments, looking to add revenues for different projects, have voted to expand live poker offerings inside their borders. In the state of Ohio, a Senate panel slipped an amendment into a casino regulatory bill on Tuesday that would allow every county in the state to operate a charity poker room. The proposed bill,… Read more »
According to a report in a major newspaper, the battle lines are being drawn between state governments and the U. S. Congress regarding the online poker issue. In an article on Wednesday in the Wall Street Journal written by noted journalist Alexandra Berzon and assisted by Heather Haddon, the duo report that Nevada Senator and… Read more »
A bill which would legalize internet gambling in New Jersey passed through the state Senate’s State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee Tuesday. Senate Bill 1565, sponsored by State Senators Raymond Lesniak (D – Union) and James Whelan (D – Atlantic), “…authorizes Internet wagering at Atlantic City casinos to enable New Jersey residents to… Read more »
With several states at least considering the option of intrastate online poker and the federal government still seemingly entertaining the idea of licensing and regulating the industry, the state of Utah has decided to head in the other direction. Earlier this last week, Governor Gary Herbert signed into law a bill that makes online poker… Read more »
A popular California newspaper has published an op-ed piece that comes out against any proposals by the state’s political or business factions to bring online poker to the state. In an article in the San Diego Union-Tribune, writer James B. Butler pens an op-ed entitled, “Worth A Gamble? Legislation Is Losing Bet For State.” He… Read more »
The Australian payment processor who may have been the U.S. government’s key to the Black Friday indictments is set to become the prosecution’s star witness against two of the men named in those indictments, according to the Australian Associated Press. Daniel Tzvetkoff, former owner of Intabill, will appear in a New York courtroom on April… Read more »
A series of bills that would have legalized gambling, including online poker, in the state of Hawaii have all been stopped dead in their tracks. Hawaii is one of two states, along with Utah, that has no forms of legalized gambling. It is not for a lack of trying, however, as around 150 attempts have… Read more »
Reports indicate that the Iowa House of Representatives, after receiving potential legislation that would have added the Hawkeye State to the roster of potential states offering online poker, has shot down the proposed regulatory action, effectively ending online poker’s possibilities in the state. According to KCRG-TV, the Iowa House received Senate File 2257 yesterday after… Read more »
Legalized online poker is one step closer to a reality in Iowa. Senate File 2275, an “Act authorizing licensees… to operate internet wagering on poker,” passed the state Senate Tuesday by a vote of 29 to 20. The bill was introduced by State Senator Jeff Danielson (D – Cedar Falls) on February 27th, nearly a… Read more »
A bill which would have legalized and regulated internet gambling in the state of Mississippi has died in committee. House Bill 1373, the Mississippi Lawful Internet Gaming Act of 2012, was introduced by State Representative Bobby Moak to the Mississippi House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee on February 20, 2012 and unfortunately died a… Read more »
Reports out of Iowa this morning are confirming that a bill that would legalize and regulate online poker in the state has passed through a Senate subcommittee. On Wednesday night, the Senate State Government Committee met to discuss the issue of online poker, both on the internet and through smartphones. There was a good deal… Read more »
According to one of the most respected gaming reporters in the business, federal legislation that would regulate and legalize the online poker industry in the United States is more than likely shut down until 2013 at the earliest. On his Twitter account Friday afternoon, Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Howard Stutz chirped to his readers, “One… Read more »
After several months of analysis and debate, a bill that would legalize and regulate online poker in the state of Iowa could come to the General Assembly as soon as this month, but the battle may just be starting in the Hawkeye State. An article on IowaPolitics.com written by Lynn Campbell points out the two… Read more »
The New York Times is reporting that some states, while willing to open the doors for online gaming and poker within their borders, will not see the windfall revenues that would be necessary to solve critical budget issues. The article, written by New York Times writer Michael Cooper, examines the profits that states that are… Read more »
The state of Iowa has long been one of the states included in the discussion of those that could possibly legalize and regulate online poker within its own borders. There was some activity on that front last spring, but nothing materialized. Now, with the recent Department of Justice (DoJ) reversal on the Wire Act, it… Read more »
Eight professional poker players filed a lawsuit against Excapsa Software, Inc., the former controlling company of online poker room UltimateBet, seeking damages for Excapsa’s role in the cheating scandal that was uncovered in 2008. The plaintiffs in the case are, in alphabetical order, Daniel “Ashman” Ashman, Brad “Yukon” Booth, Thomas “tommyboy83” Koral, Greg “Captain Zeebo”… Read more »
Ira Rubin, one of the 11 men indicted by the United States Department of Justice on Black Friday, pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy charges in U.S. District Court in Manhattan. Sentencing has been set for May 17th. Rubin admitted to working with online poker rooms PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker as a payment processor. He… Read more »
