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Proposed Gambling Law Revision Aimed at Protecting Washington State Gaming Industry

January 30th, 2020 This month, the Washington State Senate and House of Representatives each released separate proposed bills – House Bill 2720 and Senate Bill 6568 – aimed at changing Washington’s gambling law.  In response to the Ninth Circuit’s 2018 decision in Kater v. Churchill Downs Inc., Washington State’s legislature is attempting to redefine what […]

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Newest Federal Online Poker Bill Includes Mandatory Tax

Currently there are several Online Poker bills pending before the United States Congress.  There is the bill introduced by Rep. Peter King (R-NY), which is limited to legalizing online poker and contains provisions allowing greater participation from state lotteries.  Another pending bill, sponsored by Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX), also only authorizes online poker, and not

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Expansive Online Gambling Bill Introduced in Pennsylvania

Following the lead of Delaware, New Jersey, Nevada, Illinois, New York, California, Massachusetts and several other states, today the Pennsylvania legislature introduced House Bill 1235, which would effectively legalize online gambling within the Commonwealth’s borders.  The online gambling bill has already been assigned to a legislative committee, which will soon determine if the bill will

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Kansas Attempts to Ban Online Gambling

Over the course of writing this blog, we have focused on several states that are exploring legislation to legalize online gaming, including  New York, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, New Jersey and Texas.  Our post today looks at the only other state besides Utah that has attempted to ban all forms of Internet gambling within its borders: Kansas. Specifics of Online Gambling Ban

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