Poker Legislation News
In a recent article by the Associated Press, it was revealed that the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the major lobbying force for the poker industry, plans to spend $3 million for lobbying efforts on Capitol Hill during the current Congressional session. Read more »
In breaking news out of the United States, it was revealed that the Third Circuit Court of Appeals will hear lawyers from the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) argue why the UIGEA is unconstitutional. Read more »
In a recent letter authored by Poker Players Alliance (PPA) Chairman Alfonse D'Amato to The Hill, the former three-term Senator from New York forecasted bipartisan support for Congressman Barney Frank's (D-MA) upcoming internet gambling legislation. Read more »
On April 2nd, the Kentucky Supreme Court approved the Commonwealth's brief in a case that pits the state against owners of 141 internet gambling domain names. The approval means that the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) must file its brief by June 1st. Read more »
After the announcement Tuesday of the settlement between PartyGaming PLC and the United States Attorneys Office, the Washington Post followed up on its 2008 two day investigation into online poker with a response. Read more »
In a recent interview with The Hill, Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) stated that he plans to introduce internet gambling legislation after the Easter recess. The Hill noted that the week of April 20th is a likely time frame. Read more »
In a case that has been years in the making, it was announced this morning that PartyGaming PLC, the company that has been at the forefront of providing poker and casino services to Internet players, has entered into a non-prosecution agreement with the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York. Read more »
Senate Bill 535 is making waves in South Carolina. Fresh off the trial of five poker players in Mount Pleasant in which the defendants were found guilty due to a lack of direction by South Carolina state law, S 535 would legalize "social gambling." Read more »
Recently, the National Football League (NFL) enlisted the services of Jeff Miller, who will serve as its chief lobbyist on Capitol Hill. According to an article authored by the Associated Press, Miller seeks to preserve the ban on internet gambling in the United States. Read more »
A Court of Appeals in the State of Washington has upheld a law that makes playing online poker a felony. The case, which was filed by the Washington State Director for the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), Lee Rousso, may now head to the Washington Supreme Court. Read more »
Last March, the Remote Gambling Association (RGA) learned that its complaint filed with the European Commission would be acted on. The complaint stems from the passage of the UIGEA) in 2006. Read more »
In breaking news out of New Jersey, the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) is suing to declare the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) unconstitutional. The organization is also involved with trying to overturn the UIGEA through the courts. Read more »
With the legality of poker in the news in South Carolina, the President Pro Tem of the Senate, Glenn McConnell, has called for hearings over the next couple of weeks to examine the possibility of legalizing friendly home poker games and charity raffles. Read more »
In recent article on Forbes.com, it was revealed that elected officials of the State of Kentucky are looking at expanding the gaming options for visitors to and residents of the state. Now, the only gaming that is offered is betting on horse racing, which raises millions of dollars for the Kentucky state coffers. Read more »
Recently, 2004 WSOP Main Event Champion Greg Raymer appeared on Fox Business on behalf of the Poker Players Alliance to discuss the legality of online poker as well as efforts by Barney Frank to regulate and tax the industry. Among his notable assertions was that the UIGEA does not apply to online poker. Read more »
While the United States has been unable or unwilling to broach the regulation of the online gaming world, Europe has - in some cases - ventured into that area. Countries such as England and Ireland have introduced regulation of the online poker and gaming worlds with a great deal of success. Read more »
After years of attempting to implement a nationalized online gaming system - and difficulties with the European Union over it - France is now looking to make changes to its system to allow for international competition for its citizens' online wagers. Read more »
A constitutional amendment introduced last week in Alabama by State Senator Hank Erwin could shut out games of chance from the Southern state. Senate Bill 470 was referred to the Tourism and Marketing Subcommittee. Erwin represents the 14th District of Alabama. Read more »
In an effort to prove that poker is a game of skill, not chance, one poker training site has issued a unique challenge to President Barack Obama and any member of the U.S. Congress. Bluefire Poker is putting up one million to one odds that an amateur from Capitol Hill cannot defeat any of its pros. Read more »
On Tuesday, iMEGA, which is suing to declare the UIGEA unconstitutional, learned that the U.S. Department of Justice denied its request to supplement the record. iMEGA had petitioned to include the complications arising in the New Hampshire and North Dakota state lotteries. Read more »
On Thursday, the Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative (SSIGI) released the results of a study performed by U.S.-based PricewaterhouseCoopers. The company found that up to $51.9 billion over a ten year period could be raised by taxing and regulating the internet gambling industry. Read more »
Now that a $700 billion bailout has successfully passed the United States Senate and House of Representatives, lawmakers' attention may now turn to internet gambling, according to an article released by Reuters on Friday. Read more »
In breaking news from South Carolina, Judge Larry Duffy "wrote that there is ‘overwhelming' evidence that the card game is one of skill, not chance," according to the Associated Press. Nevertheless, the PPA, which has been heavily involved in the case, was still faced with the five defendants being found guilty. Read more »
In 2006, Bob Chimento's home game in South Carolina, which at the time hosted 20 players, was broken up by police. Three years later, his fate will be determined by Judge Larry Duffy on Thursday, when a decision is expected. Read more »
The Commonwealth of Kentucky petitioned its State Supreme Court for 30 additional pages in order to explain its case against the owners of 141 internet gambling domain names. Regularly, 50 pages are allowed in Supreme Court briefs; attorneys for Kentucky are asking for 80. Read more »
