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

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

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Poker Law, U.S.A., Casino News, Gaming Law & Legislation, 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

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

Gaming Law & Legislation, Poker Law, Casino proposals, 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

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

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

Poker Law, Latest Casino and Gambling News, 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 ...

Kyrgyzstan government decides to ban all forms of gambling

Lars Jones

April 16, 2015

Poker Law, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino closures, Brick-n-Mortar Poker Rooms, Kyrgyzstan

The Kyrgyzstan government recently passed a law that banned all forms of gambling. The Kyrgyzstan government released the following statement on its embassy website in India. The statement read "Kyrgyzstan has ...

France may enact new legislation–casino in Paris a possibility

Sadonna Price

April 16, 2015

Poker Law, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Brick-n-Mortar Poker Rooms, France

According to a report on Pokernews.com, just months after a raid took place and closed down the Cercle Cadet and Aviation Club de France gaming cercles, authorities are now looking into opening a new casino in ...

Conviction results out for retired NYPD sergeant poker case

Sam Mitchell

April 13, 2015

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

Ralph Mastrantonio was in court Thursday April, 9, 2015 to hear the results of the criminal case against him. Allegations of operating an illegal poker game on Staten Island, New York were brought against Mastr...

Restoration of America’s Wire Act Hearing set for March 25

Sam Mitchell

March 22, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Poker Law, U.S.A., Online Poker

Originally the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA) hearing was set for March 26, 2015, but it has been moved up a day. RAWA supporters might feel this is a gift, since hours before the hearing the Poker Pl...

SealsWithClubs Chairman bounces back After being detained

Lars Jones

March 6, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Poker Law, New online casinos, Online Poker, Bitcoin accepting properties

The Seals with Clubs website was initially promoted as the biggest Bitcoin online poker website in the world and had a strong player base. The website initially went offline during the middle of February and pl...

Delaware & Nevada Intrastate Poker Network

Nevada and Delaware intrastate poker network could be online in April

Lars Jones

March 5, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Poker Law, North America Casino News, Online gambling regulation, Online Poker, Poker

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...

Pennsylvania to consider online gambling bill

Pennsylvania bill not for online poker Only

Renee Kingsley

March 3, 2015

Poker Law, U.S.A., Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Online Poker, Licensed online casinos in USA

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...

Russia bans online poker outside of designated gambling zones

Bernard Richter

February 22, 2015

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

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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

Kyrgyzstan government decides to ban all forms of gambling

France may enact new legislation–casino in Paris a possibility

Conviction results out for retired NYPD sergeant poker case

Restoration of America’s Wire Act Hearing set for March 25

SealsWithClubs Chairman bounces back After being detained

Nevada and Delaware intrastate poker network could be online in April

Pennsylvania bill not for online poker Only

Russia bans online poker outside of designated gambling zones

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