Two new developments have taken shape over the past few days in the online poker and Internet gambling sphere: Illinois legislators released a proposed draft of its Internet gambling and online poker bill and California put forth its third attempt to legalize Internet poker. Illinois’ Online Poker and Internet Gambling Bill As we stated in […]
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New and Improved Federal Online Poker Bill Despite the lack of support for a federal online poker bill introduced last year in the US Senate (as drafted by Senators Harry Reid (D-NV) and Jon Kyl (R-AZ)) there are reports that Rep. Peter King (R-NY) will be introducing a new federal online poker bill that seeks
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Two new developments are taking shape today. This morning, the first legal online poker site in more than two years, UltimatePoker.com, went live in Nevada. And In New York, new life has been breathed into a floundering bill that would authorize brick and mortar casinos within the State. Online Poker in the U.S. Goes Live
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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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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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As previously discussed on this blog, North Carolina and Pennsylvania are at odds when it comes to the legality of Internet sweepstakes cafés. On Friday, the State of Florida’s made its stance on the matter clear. Coming on the heels of a scandal involving Internet sweepstakes cafés, which resulted in the Florida Lieutenant Governor’s resignation,
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It is an exciting time for online poker in the U.S. As we have posted, several states including Illinois, Iowa and Texas have introduced new legislation within the last 30 days to legalize some form of Internet gambling ranging from fantasy sporting leagues to poker tournaments. It now appears that New York may be considering
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In a blog posted in January, we detailed a bill introduced in the Texas State legislature which, if approved, would legalize poker in physical, brick and mortar locations. The bill was careful not to address the more controversial topic of Internet poker, leading many to believe that Internet poker would not be legalized in the
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