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Regulators warning Florida card rooms, “Change the way games are played”

November 3, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Poker Law, Florida, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) has started to issue warning letters to card rooms at Florida parimutuels, telling them that the card games currently being played are too m...

iPoker legislation continues to stall in California due to tribal conflicts

Sadonna Price

September 2, 2016

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

The state of California continues to have issues in regards to efforts being made to legalize online poker based on disagreements between tribes. Prominent tribes in the state are divided on key provisions whic...

New York Gets Closer to Regulating Online Poker

Alex Lanter

June 3, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Poker Law, Online gambling regulation, New York

New York is now a step closer to regulating online poker after a bill got favorable vote by the state’s Senate yesterday. Namely, the Senate Finance Committee voted in favor of the bill S5302 presented by Sen. ...

Seminole gambling agreement going over like a lead balloon so far with Florida Legislature

Lars Jones

January 22, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Poker Law, Horse Racing, Casino News, Florida

Florida Governor Rick Scott told reporters Thursday that he had done his job and that now it's up to house leadership as to how his renegotiated gambling deal with the Seminole tribe will move forward. The p...

Poker Players Alliance joins lawsuit between Kentucky and PokerStars

TJ Gill

December 8, 2015

Poker Law, Online Poker, Poker, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Kentucky

The PPA, also known as the Poker Players Alliance, has decided to join in an ongoing lawsuit between the state of Kentucky and online gaming juggernaut PokerStars. The lawsuit itself seems rather mundane and...

Nevada AG says he’ll support Adelson ban of online wagering, kill Nevada poker; Gov rebukes

Lars Jones

November 27, 2015

Las Vegas, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Poker Law, Online gambling regulation, Economy/Finance, Online Poker, Licensing, Nevada

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Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt told political reporter, Jon Ralston this week that he intends to add his name to a letter circulating among state attorneys general in support of the so-called Restoration ...

Seals With Clubs bitcoin poker site founder Micon to be sentenced

Lars Jones

November 3, 2015

Poker Law, Las Vegas, Online Poker, Bitcoin accepting properties, Unlicensed Operation, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Nevada

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Professional poker player and bitcoin poker site owner, Bryan Micon is expected to be sentenced in Las Vegas today for operating an unlicensed poker site in the online regulated state of Nevada. After accepting...

Poker promoter’s hopes dashed in Wisconsin

Lars Jones

August 15, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Poker Law, Brick-n-Mortar Poker Rooms, Unlicensed Operation, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Wisconsin

A judge in Wisconsin has upheld the state's ban on poker play outside of Indian casinos. The case was brought by professional poker player Mark Kroon and the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) state director, Steve V...

DOJ and NFL have argued that sports betting is skill-based

K Morrison

July 23, 2015

Gaming Law & Legislation, Poker Law, U.S.A., Sports betting, Fantasy Sports, New Jersey

Commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL oppose legalized sports betting, but that may change in the near future for the business that generated a whopping $7.2 billion in national revenue in 2014. The argumen...

Appeals court upholds ban on Idaho tribe’s poker contests

D. Graham

July 23, 2015

Gaming Law & Legislation, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Poker Law, U.S.A., Casino News, World Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Brick-n-Mortar Poker Rooms, Poker, Idaho

The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals three-judge panel has unanimously ruled that Texas Hold’em is not legal in Idaho, and affirmed that the tribe enjoyed no special tribal sovereign immunity under the federal...

Joe Barton of Texas re-introduces bill in D.C. for legal online poker

Lars Jones

June 27, 2015

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

On the heels of Lindsey Graham and Marco Rubio's efforts to stick a fork in legal online gambling in the U.S., Republican Texas Congressman, Joe Barton has re-introduced legislation that would clarify online po...

No full scale casinos for Paris; Gambling clubs without slots considered instead

Lars Jones

June 15, 2015

Casino proposals, Gaming Law & Legislation, Poker Law, France

The government of France may have ruled out the possibility of building full scale casinos in Paris. However a plan to allow exclusive clubs, like those in London, is moving forward according to local reports c...

Bad actor clause disappears from 2015 New York online poker bill

Sam Mitchell

May 19, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Poker Law, Online Poker, New York

Legal and regulated online poker could be brought into New York by a bill that has been introduced by New York State Senator John Bonacic. This will be the second year in a row that, Bonacic has presented le...

California online poker finally takes a step–committee passes shell bill

Sadonna Price

April 28, 2015

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

After holding the first ever committee vote on iPoker, the state of California seems to finally be taking steps to move forward with legislation on the matter. With a unanimous vote, the Assembly Governmental O...

Pennsylvania online casino hearings; one of two concluded–Abboud visits his ‘plague’ on committee

Sam Mitchell

April 18, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Poker Law, Online gambling regulation, Licensing, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania has a $2.3 billion budget deficit. Neighboring states are increasing casino competition. These two things have brought Representatives Payne and Hershey to the decision that online gambling may be ...

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Regulators warning Florida card rooms, “Change the way games are played”

iPoker legislation continues to stall in California due to tribal conflicts

New York Gets Closer to Regulating Online Poker

Seminole gambling agreement going over like a lead balloon so far with Florida Legislature

Poker Players Alliance joins lawsuit between Kentucky and PokerStars

Nevada AG says he’ll support Adelson ban of online wagering, kill Nevada poker; Gov rebukes

Seals With Clubs bitcoin poker site founder Micon to be sentenced

Poker promoter’s hopes dashed in Wisconsin

DOJ and NFL have argued that sports betting is skill-based

Appeals court upholds ban on Idaho tribe’s poker contests

Joe Barton of Texas re-introduces bill in D.C. for legal online poker

No full scale casinos for Paris; Gambling clubs without slots considered instead

Bad actor clause disappears from 2015 New York online poker bill

California online poker finally takes a step–committee passes shell bill

Pennsylvania online casino hearings; one of two concluded–Abboud visits his ‘plague’ on committee

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