Poker Legislation News
It’s shaping up to be an interesting last 10 days of the current Congressional session for members of the online poker community. On Tuesday, Politico published an article revealing that U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) was attempting to add a bill legalizing online poker to the measure extending tax cuts. Read the article.… Read more »
Last week, word broke around the industry that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) was planning to introduce legislation to legalize and regulate online poker in the United States. The bill, dubbed the Internet Poker Act of 2010, remains in draft form, but plenty of organizations have weighed in on its merits. Among them was… Read more »
This week, word circulated around the Web that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) was set to introduce a bill legalizing and regulating online poker in the United States. From the Associated Press to the Wall Street Journal, the Internet Poker Act of 2010 gained a considerable amount of mainstream media attention. Read more. Among… Read more »
According to an article that appeared in the Wall Street Journal on Friday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) may soon be bringing online poker legislation to life in the U.S. Senate. Whether the measure could pass into law before the current legislative session expires is anyone’s guess. According to the Journal, “The Nevada casino… Read more »
The truth about the “technical issues” with eWalletXpress was given new light earlier this week when the payment processing company was served a warrant from the U.S. Government. According to an article by SportsbookGurus.com, management at a major online gambling site confirmed that the warrant had been served and the seizures had already begun, although… Read more »
On Monday, the New Jersey State Senate approved S 490, a bill introduced by Raymond Lesniak that would established the first intrastate internet gambling framework in the United States. The bill was approved by an overwhelming 29-5 margin and now must be approved by the New Jersey Assembly. Lesniak commented in a press release distributed… Read more »
Here we go again. On December 6th at 9:00am ET, a hearing is scheduled in front of Judge Thomas Wingate in the case involving the seizure and potential forfeiture of 141 internet gambling domain names in Kentucky, including those belonging to PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. This time, Kentucky attorneys have asked that the 141… Read more »
In a rather bizarre interview posted on ESPN.com, Margarita Prentice, the brains behind the law in Washington State that makes playing online poker a Class C felony, insinuated that players out of a job should “go pump gas.” Prentice told ESPN.com’s Gary Wise, “I just think some of these arguments are utter nonsense. You mean… Read more »
On Monday, the “lame duck” session of Congress kicked off in Washington, DC. The period may mark one last hoorah for the internet gambling industry in the United States, which will see a Republican-led House of Representatives convene in January. Also this week, the Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative has been touting the budgetary… Read more »
New Jersey is one step closer to becoming the first state to regulate, license, and tax the internet gambling industry within its borders. With the prospects of a Federal scheme still on the horizon as part of a Congressional “lame duck” session, a bill introduced by State Senator Raymond Lesniak in New Jersey cleared the… Read more »
Party Gaming has filed a motion to dismiss a complaint against it in the Kentucky internet gambling case. According to court documents obtained by Poker News Daily, Party Gaming argues that “insufficiency of service of process, failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, and lack of standing” warrant the complaint against… Read more »
In breaking news, Full Tilt Poker announced that it will no longer accept real money action from players in Washington State. The announcement follows a similar decision from PokerStars six weeks ago. In an FAQ posted on its website, Full Tilt officials explained, “Due to recent legal developments, Full Tilt Poker has announced it will… Read more »
On Saturday afternoon, a fundraiser for Congressman John Campbell (R-CA) was held featuring “Grade A” poker pros like Barry Greenstein and Chad Brown, both PokerStars sponsored players. Later on in the day, Campbell headed to the Rio’s Penn and Teller Theater to check out play in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, which… Read more »
On Tuesday, voters in the United States went to the polls for midterm elections. The entire House of Representatives and one-third of the Senate were up for grabs and, when the polls closed, internet gambling champion Barney Frank (D-MA) was reelected by a 54% vote. However, with Democrats losing control of the House, Frank will… Read more »
There’s more bad news for online poker players in Washington State. Just a few weeks after the State Supreme Court upheld a law that makes playing online poker a Class C felony, the payment processor Secure Money found itself in hot water. According to the Seattle Post Intelligencer newspaper, officials in Washington State are moving… Read more »
On Monday, the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the 1.2 million member strong lobbying voice for poker players in the United States, welcomed a new Board member into its ranks. Patrick “Skallagrim” Fleming, who manages the PPA’s Litigation Network, will bring insight to the Board as the organization heads into 2011. PPA Chairman Alfonse D’Amato commented… Read more »
A lawsuit in Kentucky previously targeting Full Tilt Poker and Party Gaming has been amended to include Microgaming, Poker News Daily has learned. The complaint was re-filed a few weeks ago in the legal matter, which is numbered 10-CI-505. In addition, existing defendants in the case have been recently served. The lawsuit details that Microgaming… Read more »
On Thursday, the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the major lobbying voice for poker players in the United States, released a list of 58 Congressman that its Poker Political Action Committee (PokerPAC) is endorsing in the general elections next month. The list includes incumbents and non-incumbents alike and consists of both Democrats and Republicans. Former Senator… Read more »
The South Carolina Supreme Court heard arguments yesterday regarding a 2006 case involving a home poker tournament. The discussion centers on whether the state’s gaming laws were violated and/or whether poker is a game of skill or chance. The five justices sitting on the South Carolina Supreme Court – Chief Justice Jean Hoefer Toal and… Read more »
In a lawsuit that has popped up on both PocketFives.com and TwoPlusTwo in recent days, a Florida resident seeking to recover “illegal poker gambling losses” is suing six online poker players from Illinois. The lawsuit includes nearly 190 pages of tournament results and is numbered 1:10-cv-06543. Targeted in the case are six top players from… Read more »
After filing for voluntary dismissal of its claims against Tiltware LLC, attorneys for Deliverance Poker were met with stern demands from Judge James Nowlin of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. In documents filed on Tuesday, Nowlin laid out several tasks for Deliverance Poker to complete and threatened “civil contempt… Read more »
In breaking news from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Deliverance Poker has dismissed its claims against Tiltware LLC, the owners of Full Tilt Poker. The case centers on Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi, a member of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event November Nine, jumping ship from… Read more »
A proposed law to monitor cross-border electronic money transfers has U.S. online poker players concerned about their future this week. The proposal was the subject of a recent New York Times article. In an attempt to prevent terrorist financing and money laundering from taking place in the United States, the Treasury Department proposed regulations that… Read more »
In an article in one of the leading online gaming magazines in the industry, it was stated that Denmark will be opening up its online gaming market come the early part of 2011. In an article written by Stephen Carter at eGaming Review, there was both good news and “not-so-good” news for Danish citizens. Carter… Read more »
London-based Sportingbet PLC has agreed to pay $33 million to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to keep the online gambling operator out of court in the States. Sportingbet was under investigation for illegal internet gambling operations between 1998 and 2006. The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York said that Sportingbet offered… Read more »
