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Expansive Online Gambling Bill Introduced in Pennsylvania

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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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Massachusetts to Allow Online Poker?

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Today the Massachusetts legislature attached an addendum to its 2014 fiscal year budget proposal calling for the legalization and regulation of online poker. The addendum was sponsored by no less than 18 Massachusetts State Representatives and, like the law passed in Nevada, will be limited only to online poker. Other Internet gambling games, such as

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Kansas Attempts to Ban Online Gambling

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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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Illinois Governor Does Not Support Online Gambling Bill

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In recent comments made to an NPR reporter, Governor Pat Quinn of Illinois indicated that he did not support an online gambling bill that recently passed an Illinois State Senate Committee (and was later updated). The online gambling bill would allow businesses that received the proper licenses from the Illinois Lottery’s Division of Internet Gaming

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Internet Poker and Online Gambling Updates from Illinois

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This blog has been closely following the development of Internet poker and gambling in Illinois over the past several months; focusing on the Internet poker bill that was introduced earlier this month, along with the country’s first online lottery program. The bill, called the Chicago Casino Development Authority Act, has undergone several revisions in recent

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Online Gambling May Soon Be Legal in Illinois

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If you have been following our blog, you will be familiar with the evolution of laws relating to online gambling in the U.S. and know that Illinois was the first state to operate an online lottery ticket program. It now appears that Illinois may soon take the next step to legalizing Internet poker and other online

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