Poker Legislation News
On October 22nd, oral arguments will be heard in the Kentucky Supreme Court in Frankfort. Attorneys for the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association will argue why Governor Steve Beshear and company did not have jurisdiction to seize 141 internet gambling domain names. Read more »
In January, the Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled by a 2:1 margin that the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet did not have jurisdiction to seize 141 internet gambling domain names. In October, the Kentucky Supreme Court will hear the case. Read more »
An effort between some California card rooms and the Morongo band of Mission Indians in Southern California to regulate online poker in the Sunshine State has been put on the backburner. Read more »
In what is a startling change from previous decisions that have been handed down by their judiciary, the European Union's Court of Justice ruled against online gaming operator bwin in a suit the organization had brought before the Court. Read more »
Last week Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley told members of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) that she would be rejecting their bid to include an online poker initiative on Massachusetts ballots in 2010. Citing a failure to meet the legal requirements to make it onto the ballot, Coakley's decision is the latest setback for the PPA and other lobbying groups trying to expand gambling in Massachusetts. Read more »
The story of the week in the internet gambling industry has been the constitutional challenge to the UIGEA brought on by the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA). Internet gambling law expert I. Nelson Rose comments on the ruling, which was passed down by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Read more »
Twenty-four hours ago, the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) came up short in its bid to overturn the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). In the process, internet gambling may now become an industry governed by state law. Read more »
A three-judge panel disagreed with many of the arguments made by the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) on Tuesday as to why the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) should be deemed unconstitutional. In the process, however, internet gambling may now be a states' rights issue. Read more »
Earlier this month, Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) introduced S 1597, the Internet Poker and Games of Skill Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act. The bill includes provisions to address problem gambling. Read more »
According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, online poker funds seized by the Southern District of New York belonging to Account Services will remain under guard for what the newspaper claimed "could be years." Read more »
Recently in California, the Morongo Band of Mission Indians presented a bill calling for the legalization of online poker in the state, according to the Capitol Weekly news publication. Poker News Daily sat down with Poker Voters of America Director Melanie Brenner to get the organization's reaction. Read more »
A hearing scheduled for Friday to address Account Services' motion for the return of property, namely $14 million seized by the Southern District of New York, has been cancelled. The future of the case is now in jeopardy. Read more »
Last week, Judge Laura Swain of the Southern District of New York (SDNY) asked attorneys for the United States Government to explain how the indictment of Account Services' Douglas Rennick affected information contained in the warrant applications used to seize over $30 million from more than 24,000 online poker players. Read more »
In breaking news out of the Southern District of New York, Judge Laura Swain has sided with Costigan Media, the parent company of Gambling911, and ordered the warrants and affidavits associated with the seizure of over $30 million in funds destined for online poker players to be unsealed. Read more »
Judge Laura Swain handed down a ruling in the Costigan Media online poker case on Tuesday, although its contents had not yet been released. Her decision may have been influenced by the indictment of Douglas Rennick by the Southern District of New York. Read more »
District Court Judge James Hartmann recently ruled that the testimony of University of Denver Statistics Professor Robert Hannum proving that poker is a game of skill should not have been allowed in a case involving Kevin Raley in Colorado. Read more »
With the organization growing leaps and bounds, Jim Tabilio has left his post after founding the Poker Voters of America, an advocacy group that promotes protection of online poker players in California and around the United States. Read more »
Douglas Rennick, who worked with the internet gaming payment processors KJB Financial Corporation, Account Services, My ATM Online, Alenis Limited, and Check Payment Financial, has been indicted on bank fraud, money laundering, and illegal gambling charges. Read more »
On Thursday, Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) officially unveiled S 8309, the Internet Poker and Games of Skill Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act. Congress remains on recess until after Labor Day in the United States. Read more »
In breaking news from Capitol Hill, Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) will introduce legislation to license and regulate online poker in the United States on Thursday, according to Dow Jones Newswires. Read more »
When it comes to laws regarding Internet gaming and poker, there has never been an attempt to prosecute any violators. Even the state of Washington, with the most draconian laws there are, has yet to arrest, try and convict someone of what the state considers a felony equal to that of child molesting – even though many have tried to get arrested. Read more »
This week saw Congressman Barney Frank's (D-MA) HR 2267, the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act, officially break 50 co-sponsors. The bill establishes a complete licensing and regulatory framework for internet gambling outfits to solicit U.S. customers. Read more »
Coming out of National Poker Week, an effort orchestrated by the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) to legalize and regulate the online game in the United States, many wondered what the future of the industry would be once the regulations of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) are fully enforced in December. Read more »
The motion by Costigan Media to unseal the warrants and affidavits associated with the seizure of over $30 million in online poker funds may be ruled on next week. Lawyers for the parent company of Gambling911 and the U.S. Government took to a New York courtroom on Monday. Read more »
A hearing involving the seizure of $14 million in online poker players' funds from payment processor Account Services will take place on Friday, August 21st at 1:30pm. The location: the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Read more »
