Odds improve for online gaming June 14, 2015 Regulate or delegate — that’s the question facing Pennsylvania legislators as bills to legalize online gambling gain traction. A new bill in the state Senate — SB 900, allows the state, among other things, to license operators to conduct Internet gaming. It’s a practice many say goes on illegally […]
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May 18, 2015 On May 13, 2015, New York State Senator John Bonacic introduced S-5302 (the “Bill”), which proposes to legalize certain forms of Internet poker games in the State of New York. This is the second time Senator Bonacic has introduced an online poker bill, but unlike the previous proposal, this Bill does not
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New York Poker Bill Drops Bad Actor Clause State Senator John Bonacic has reintroduced a bill to authorize online poker in the Empire State, but dropped a “bad actor” clause that would have prevented PokerStars from applying for one of ten available licenses. Senator Bonacic’s bill would authorize the New York State Gaming Commission to
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We previously detailed the passage of an amendment to Nevada’s online poker law that allows Nevada’s governor to reach agreements to create joint player pools with residents of other states. Since passage of the amendment, Nevada has entered into an interstate online poker compact with Delaware, and it is widely believed that an agreement with New Jersey will soon follow. Despite both
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Following the lead of Delaware, New Jersey, Nevada, Illinois, New York, California, Massachusetts and several other states, the Pennsylvania Senators Edwin Erickson and Bob Mensch have introduced Senate Bill 1386, which would effectively legalize online gambling within the Commonwealth’s borders. This most recent Pennsylvania online gaming bill comes on the heels of last year’s failed House Bill 1235. Pennsylvania Online Gaming Bill
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Many of our readers are aware that several states, including Illinois, Iowa, California and Texas,have previously introduced legislation to legalize some form of Internet gambling within their respective states. New York also considered legalizing Internet poker within its borders last year, but the bill failed to gain traction in the State Legislature. Despite the apparent setback, the
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Last year, an Illinois State bill was introduced that would have legalized online poker within the State. Despite having some early success in the State Senate, the Illinois online poker bill died on the floor of the Illinois House of Representatives following some unfavorable remarks by Illinois Governor, Pat Quinn. Since this time, no other
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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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