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Committee approves iGaming bill in Michigan following push in Pennsylvania

March 9, 2017

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Just one day after a legislative hearing regarding the legalization of online gambling in Pennsylvania was held, a bill that would also legalize iGaming in the state of Michigan was approved by the Senate Regul...

Michigan state senator introduces online casino bill

Sadonna Price

March 4, 2017

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

Online gambling is once again on the table in the state of Michigan after State Senator Mike Kowall introduced a new online casino measure titled The Lawful Internet Gaming Act this week. The new legislation wo...

Amendments to California iPoker bill result in backlash from PPA and PokerStars coalition

Sadonna Price

August 20, 2016

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

Last minute amendments have been made to online poker legislation currently on the table in the state of California that the Poker Players Alliance and the PokerStars Coalition are not happy about. The changes ...

Michigan has informational hearing to discuss legalizing iPoker games

Renee Kingsley

May 5, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Online Poker, Michigan

The state of Michigan held a 90 minute informational hearing on May 4 to discuss the possibility of legalizing the online poker industry. Members from the Senate’s Regulatory Reform Committee discussed the Lawf...

Amaya wants PokerStars former owners to pick up tab in Kentucky civil suit

Sadonna Price

December 18, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online Poker, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Kentucky

Amaya Gaming, the Canadian company behind the PokerStars brand, has decided to ask the former owners of the online poker site to pay damages that may be imposed by a court in Kentucky in regards to a gambling c...

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...

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

Sam Mitchell

March 22, 2015

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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...

PPA Launches 2014 Edition of “Poker Jokers”

October 24, 2014

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The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide, today launched "Poker Jokers", a new advocacy effort highlighting state and federal l...

PPA Commends Pennsylvania Opposition to Online Gaming Restrictions

October 17, 2014

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PPA Commends Pennsylvania Resolution Opposing Federal Restrictions to Online Gaming and Urges Quick Legislative Action Pennsylvania (October 15, 2014) The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker gr...

New Proposal Could Pave Way for Legal Online Poker in US

Tina Golden

November 21, 2008

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New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez has submitted an act to the US Senate that would definitively classify poker, bridge and mah-jong as a game of skill and set up the framework needed to license and regulate on...