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Supreme Court Declines Review of “Gambling is a Game of Skill” Internet Poker Ruling

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In September, 2012, we blogged about the federal district court ruling in United States v. DiCristina.  (See Federal Judge Rules “Texas Hold‘em” is Game of Skill, Not “Gambling” Under Illegal Gambling Business Act).  The case involves a defendant arrested and charged with violating the federal Illegal Gambling Business Act  (“IGBA”) for running a game of […]

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Nevada and Delaware Reach Historic Online Poker Partnership and Other Gaming News

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Nevada and Delaware Interstate Online Poker Compact We previously detailed the passage of an amendment to Nevada’s online poker law that allowed Nevada’s governor to reach agreements to create joint player pools with residents of other states.  Despite having the authority to enter into such interstate online poker compacts for almost one year, no agreement had yet been

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Newest Federal Online Poker Bill Includes Mandatory Tax

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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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Federal Appeals Court Reverses the DiCristina Verdict and Finds that Poker Violates the IGBA

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On Tuesday, the Federal Circuit Court for the Second Circuit handed down a surprising decision that some are claiming will have a monumental impact on the online poker industry. DiCristina Case Background As we previously discussed, early last year, the United States Department of Justice brought an action against Lawrence DiCristina for operating an illegal

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Nevada Internet Poker Website Wins Final Approval

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Internet Poker Website Wins Approval in Nevada For the first time in the history of Nevada’s legalized Internet poker regime, a website won final approval from the Nevada Gaming Commission to continue its operations.  The website, Ultimate Poker, was launched by Ultimate Gaming for the mandatory testing phase on April 30, 2013, and the positive

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State-Specific Online Poker Legislation Updates

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As you know, we have been carefully following the progress of potential online poker laws in several states, including Massachusetts, Louisiana and Nevada.  Below is an update on the status of the respective state legislation: Massachusetts’ Online Poker Addendum Deemed Unconstitutional As we detailed in April, the Massachusetts’ legislature attached an addendum to its 2014 fiscal

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