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Spanish restrictions for online gambling ads

March 31, 2015

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Measures are now being taken to provide stricter regulations in regards to advertising of online gambling. The announcement comes from the gambling regulator in Spain, Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego....

Harry Reid will not run in 2016 races

Sam Mitchell

March 30, 2015

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Harry Reid, current US Senate minority leader (D-Nevada), has announced he is not going to try running for re-election. He states it has nothing to do with a fall he suffered earlier in 2015 which broke several...

US online gambling ban argued before House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime

Sam Mitchell

March 27, 2015

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Wednesday, March 24, 2015 marked the next part in what many are calling a “dog and pony show” and "Fear mongering." Several witnesses for the gambling industry and those who oppose the idea appeared in front o...

Legalization of Real-Money Daily Fantasy Sports in Iowa

Sam Mitchell

March 22, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, Iowa

Iowa: Senate File 166 has been passed by the state Senate. Now the Iowa House of Representatives will have their say. It is all about allowing fantasy sports legal and separate from gambling. The bill states da...

Poland’s amended gambling law approved by EC

Jenn G

March 18, 2015

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The European Commission has approved plans from Poland to amend the current gambling laws, which will include lifting requirements for international operators to establish a subsidiary that is local. The amend...

Tribes need protection from PokerStars: Pechanga/Agua Caliente-led coalition

Sadonna Price

March 16, 2015

Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Online Poker, California

A coalition of six tribes of California have teamed up to try and keep PokerStars from entering the online poker marketplace if legislation is passed within the state. The coalition is led by the Penchanga Ban...

Delaware & Nevada Intrastate Poker Network

Nevada and Delaware intrastate poker network could be online in April

Lars Jones

March 5, 2015

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Nevada’s online poker industry has not done as well as expected and Delaware has also had to deal with a sluggish online gambling market. One of the main reasons behind this is strict state regulations which o...

Online gambling legislation approved in Portugal

Sadonna Price

March 4, 2015

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Online gambling legislation has passed in Portugal. The Council of Ministers approved the final bill last Thursday. President Aníbal Cavaco Silva signed the bill and published information in the official bulle...

Pennsylvania to consider online gambling bill

Pennsylvania bill not for online poker Only

Renee Kingsley

March 3, 2015

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There has been confusion about Pennsylvania's new online gaming bill after HB649 sponsor representative John Payne referred to it as an internet gaming bill, leading some people to believe that all online casin...

New gambling bill for New Hampshire SB113

Lars Jones

March 1, 2015

Gaming Law & Legislation, U.S.A., Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News

New Hampshire nearly legalized casinos last year when a bill authored by Senator Lou D’Allesandro fell one vote short. Now he is trying again with a bill to authorize two casinos in the Granite State. Last year...

Antigua rattles Article 22 retaliation sword at US

Lars Jones

March 1, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Antigua and Barbuda, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Caribbean Casino News, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

Prime Minister Gaston Browne won the Antiguan elections in June of 2014 and soon after took a different approach to Antigua and Barbuda's longstanding trade dispute with the US than his predecessor had. He had...

SealsWithClubs to cease providing Bitcoin poker

Bernard Richter

February 28, 2015

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From the Seals with Clubs website.... Loyal players, Effective immediately, SealsWithClubs will cease providing Bitcoin poker and will be shutting down all operations except to allow player funds to be w...

Russia bans online poker outside of designated gambling zones

Bernard Richter

February 22, 2015

Gaming Law & Legislation, Poker Law, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Online Poker, European Casino News, Poker, Asian Casino News, Russia

Russia's lower house has passed a bill (Bill 478806-6) banning online poker outside of Russia's (now six) designated legal gambling zones: Altai Krai, Kaliningrad region, Krasnodar Krai, Primorsky Krai, Cri...

Bermuda gets its New Gaming Commission

Bernard Richter

February 18, 2015

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The Minister of Tourism Development and Transport in Bermuda, Shawn Crockwell, announced the creation of a Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission, several months after Parliament approved the Casino Gaming Act. Mr. C...

Anti-online gambling bill reappears in Utah

Bernard Richter

February 12, 2015

Gaming Law & Legislation, Latest Casino and Gambling News, North America Casino News, Online gambling regulation, World Casino News, Licensed online casinos in USA, Online Gambling News

Anti-online gambling bill has reappeared this month, thanks to a congressman in Utah. The congressman has taken it upon himself to reintroduce the bill, which if enforced would mean a total ban on internet gamb...

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Spanish restrictions for online gambling ads

Harry Reid will not run in 2016 races

US online gambling ban argued before House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime

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Poland’s amended gambling law approved by EC

Tribes need protection from PokerStars: Pechanga/Agua Caliente-led coalition

Nevada and Delaware intrastate poker network could be online in April

Online gambling legislation approved in Portugal

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New gambling bill for New Hampshire SB113

Antigua rattles Article 22 retaliation sword at US

SealsWithClubs to cease providing Bitcoin poker

Russia bans online poker outside of designated gambling zones

Bermuda gets its New Gaming Commission

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