Poker Legislation News
United States Representative Bob Goodlatte hates, hates, hates online poker. Wishes it would die. And in the U.S., thanks to his efforts to get the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA) passed, it almost did. Yet despite all that, Rep. Goodlatte is currently one of the poker industry’s strongest allies against Sheldon Adelson… Read more »
After receiving feedback from industry members and regulatory organizations, a New York State Senator is looking to revise some segments of his online poker legislation. New York State Senator John Bonacic, who is the driving force behind online poker legislation in the Empire State (he has filed some sort of bill in support of online… Read more »
Americans who want to bet on sports are going to have to travel to Nevada or play daily fantasy sports for the time being, as a three-judge appellate court panel ruled against the state of New Jersey Tuesday in its efforts to legalize sports betting. It is a little strange to think of Atlantic City… Read more »
Could talks about legalizing casino gambling in the state of Georgia be getting at least semi-serious? On Friday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that two meetings have been scheduled for state lawmakers to discuss the possibility of a land-based casino industry. The meetings will be held by the Senate Preservation of the HOPE Scholarship Program Study… Read more »
It is not necessarily a huge step, but it is a step nonetheless: New York State Senator John Bonacic, who serves as the chairman of the state’s Senate Racing, Gaming, and Wagering Committee, recently told Gambling Compliance that he will hold an online poker hearing in September. Right now, it appears that this hearing will… Read more »
After two men filed a declaratory judgment in a Wisconsin court earlier this year, it was thought that laws regarding the play of poker in the state might be changed. Alas, due to the way the laws are written in the Badger State, the law making poker illegal will remain on the books. Poker professional… Read more »
One of the most outspoken proponents of online gambling in the U.S. may seek the highest seat in the state of New Jersey in 2017. New Jersey State Senator Ray Lesniak let be known a bit over a week ago that he will not seek re-election to his spot in the Senate, instead eyeing the… Read more »
Since the flurry of activity in 2013 that saw three states – Delaware, Nevada and New Jersey – create the first state-regulated online gaming and/or poker sites in the United States, there has been a lull in the action. While several states have mulled over legislation in their individual legislative bodies, nothing else has been… Read more »
Prior to a Congressional recess to mark the tragic murders in Charleston, S. C., two members of Congress put bills in front of their respective bodies for consideration. Both of the bills were expected to come to the fore at some point and, in this case, the bills are on opposing sides of the argument.… Read more »
Earlier this week, we reported that another Pennsylvania internet gambling bill was in the works and yesterday that bill was introduced. Senate Bill 900 addresses a number of gaming issues for the Commonwealth, but most relevant to you is the part about online gambling. SB 900 is the first bill to deal with online gambling… Read more »
On Thursday, June 4th, 2015, New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) Director David Rebuck issued a Director’s Advisory Bulletin to clarify the Division’s stance on online gambling affiliates who have marketed unlicensed gaming sites to New Jersey residents. Specifically, Rebuck discussed the possibility of future legal trouble or licensing problems for such affiliates. In… Read more »
A quartet of Pennsylvania State Senators are preparing to introduce another online gambling bill, the fifth piece of legislation on the subject this year. Sponsored by Senate President Pro Tempore Joseph Scarnati, Sen. Robert Tomlinson, Sen. Elder Vogel, and Sen. Kim Ward, the bill will aim to amend multiple aspects of Pennsylvania’s Gaming Act, not… Read more »
While it is something that the poker community – and especially online poker fans – have known about for some time, the mainstream media has been slow to put together the pieces of the puzzle regarding South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham’s reasons for his recent actions regarding online gaming. Now an article in a prominent… Read more »
For many in the poker community (and especially the online side), the threats that Utah Representative Jason Chaffetz’s “Restoration of America’s Wire Act” (RAWA) bring to the table have been enumerated many times. Now it has been proposed that not only would RAWA ban online gaming and poker on the federal level in the United… Read more »
PennLive.com, the online presence of the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania-area newspaper, The Patriot-News, reported Wednesday morning that a new poll reveals that Pennsylvanians are in favor of online gaming legalization. The poll was conducted last week by Harrisburg lobbying and PR firm The Bravo Group and covered responses provided by 769 of the state’s registered voters. The… Read more »
In March, an odd bill was introduced into the Nevada State Assembly; it listed no sponsor, but was said to have been backed by the Las Vegas Sands Corporation and its CEO, Sheldon Adelson. AB 414 aimed to restrict any interstate online gaming compacts to only internet poker, keeping Nevada out of any partnerships that… Read more »
According to the New York Daily News’ Kenneth Lovett, Democrats in the New York Legislature are advising their brethren that represent the state in Congress to stand against the proposed bill that would federally outlaw online gaming and poker in the U. S. Five Democrats – New York State Senators Diane Savino, Tony Avella, David… Read more »
In a poll that presents a skewed version of events, the Sheldon Adelson-led Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling has presented a poll that “shows” the citizens of Pennsylvania “don’t want” online gaming regulation in the Keystone State. On the CSIG website, a new article is presented (oddly with no author) that is entitled “New Poll… Read more »
For years, proponents of online poker in California have been trying to get something going in the state legislature, only to have every bill die before it can even get on its feet. Yesterday, though, one bill finally took its first step. The California State Assembly Governmental Organization (GO) Committee passed AB 431 by a… Read more »
A new anti-online gambling bill has been introduced in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, aiming to make all online betting illegal in the Commonwealth. Introduced by State Representative Thomas P. Murt (R – District 152), it is the polar opposite of the two pro-online gambling bills that are currently before the House. Murt’s bill is… Read more »
After passing a resolution on Tuesday informing the U. S. Congress of its opposition to the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA), or HR 707, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives’ House Gaming Oversight Committee held a key hearing yesterday on the subject of online gaming. Throughout the run of the lengthy hearing, it became apparent… Read more »
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed a bill yesterday urging the United States Congress to toss out Sheldon Adelson’s H.R. 707, better known as the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA). RAWA would make all online gambling in the United States effectively illegal, scuttling Pennsylvania’s future internet gaming industry before it even starts. The Pennsylvania… Read more »
Members of the Florida legislature are considering changes to the gaming laws in their state, which could have an effect on two big parts of that industry, poker and dog racing. According to Dara Kam and the Panama City News Herald, the Florida House Regulatory Affairs Committee approved a package of sweeping changes that would… Read more »
While the battle over regulation of online gaming and poker – or its outright banishment – rages through the halls of Congress and statehouses across the United States, poker players led by the Poker Players Alliance are attempting to get input on the issue from the highest office in the land. During his first term… Read more »
Not content with the two bills that have already appeared in the legislature, another Pennsylvania lawmaker has introduced her own bill for the regulation of online poker, albeit with slight differences from her predecessors. Pennsylvania State Representative Tina Davis introduced her bill, HB 920, which would look to regulate online gaming and poker in the… Read more »
