Poker Legislation News
There is still a long way to go before anything becomes set in stone, but if some lawmakers in New Jersey have their way, it will become harder for online poker operators to acquire a license to offer internet gambling in the state. According to The Press of Atlantic City, a bill has started to… Read more »
Let’s give this another try. On Monday, California Assemblyman Mike Gatto introduced Assembly Bill 9, the Internet Poker Consumer Protection Act of 2015 in yet another effort to get online poker legalized and regulated in the Golden State. Legislators have attempted to get the game going in the state for years, but bickering amongst the… Read more »
According to a tweet from the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) Monday evening, there will be no online poker hearing in the U.S. House Judiciary Committee during the lame duck session. Sheldon Adelson’s internet gambling-killing Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA) bill would have likely been the top subject of discussion. The PPA does warn its… Read more »
Once again, sports betting in New Jersey will have to wait as the curiously short-sighted American sports leagues get to take their ball and go home. On Friday, U.S. District Judge Michael A. Shipp issued a temporary restraining order, halting the start of a sports wagering regime in the Garden State, at least for now.… Read more »
After having one of the most restrictive online gaming and poker laws in the United States on the books for years, commentary has suddenly exploded as several figures try to make a change in said law. According to MYNorthwest.com writer Josh Kerns, Seattle radio station KIRO-FM host Dori Monson called out the Washington state government… Read more »
While it is not quite clear what their intentions are, the Poker Players Alliance has introduced a page on their website examining the current crop of politicians that are running for various offices during the 2014 midterm elections. Entitled “It’s Time to Take the Jokers Out of the Deck,” the PPA webpage lists off 22… Read more »
The big news coming out of New Jersey last week was that Governor Chris Christie signed Senate Bill 2460 quickly after it had passed overwhelmingly in both the State Senate and General Assembly. The bill lifts the ban on sports betting in the state, which has been in place since 1992 when the Professional and… Read more »
On Thursday, October 16th, Pennsylvania State Representative Mike Sturla introduced House Resolution 1095 into the Pennsylvania General Assembly, a bill which encourages the United States Congress to not give in to Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson and his cronies who want to make sure Americans cannot play poker online. United States Senator Lindsey Graham… Read more »
As online gaming and poker regulation remains an issue without resolution in the United States (save for a few states), two countries are currently looking at updating their laws regarding the issue. Those two countries, however, are taking entirely different approaches as to how their respective countries will handle online gaming and poker. In a… Read more »
In an effort to provide a shot in the arm for the state’s foundering casinos and racetracks, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie issued a Law Enforcement Directive Monday lifting the state’s ban on sports betting and assuring said gambling venues that nobody there would have any issues with law enforcement for allowing customers to wager… Read more »
The world of politics is funny. You never know who is going to get in bed with whom or what is finally going to spark momentum on an issue. It took years for online poker’s proponents to make any sort of headway in legislative circles and we still have not made THAT large of a… Read more »
Another year, another failed online poker bill in California. Frankly, this is getting boring. I didn’t really want to report on this, as it is just the same thing year in and year out, but I suppose people should know what’s going on. Last week, California Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer conceded that time as run out… Read more »
Keeping the issue of online gaming and poker in the spotlight, three Senators have sent a letter to the U. S. Department of Justice and Attorney General Eric Holder looking to reinstate the previous reading of the Wire Act of 1961. The three Senators – South Carolina’s Lindsey Graham, California’s Diane Feinstein and New Hampshire’s… Read more »
While a stalemate has been reached in the Michigan General Assembly regarding proposed new regulations by the Michigan Gaming Control Board over the state’s charitable poker room industry, a new fighter has emerged in the game. On Friday, a Michigan Court of Claims judge will hold a hearing to determine if the court system should… Read more »
In a move that has come as a huge surprise to online poker affiliates in the United States, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) and the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office have recently gone after affiliates who promote offshore internet poker rooms. The action comes in the form of an April 17th cease-and-desist… Read more »
Sheldon Adelson, with all his riches, is most certainly a force to be reckoned with in the battle for online poker. While it is certainly not chicken counting time, the pro-poker side seems to be doing quite well amongst people and groups not on receiving money from the Las Vegas Sands CEO. Another political group… Read more »
After several years of stonewalling any movement regarding online poker in the state, California’s powerful Indian tribes are now backing the move towards regulation in the state of the industry. The caveat, however, is that the tribes would be the ones to offer the outlet, shutting out other businesses in the state. The Indian tribes,… Read more »
New regulations for the charitable poker industry in the state of Michigan have gone into effect as of this week, but those new rules may be struck down by legislation if the Michigan legislature has its way. According to CBS Detroit, the new regulations that had been suggested by the executive director of the Michigan… Read more »
Over the past week, several different opinions on both sides of the online gaming and poker fight have come to the forefront. Whether they have been for or against the issue, the bottom line is that both sides are demonstrating a level of hypocrisy regarding the subject. Last week, Nevada Senator and Senate Majority Leader… Read more »
In a report published this month by Econsult Solutions, the revenues for the first year of a theoretical regulated online poker regime in Pennsylvania were estimated at $77 million. The report was the product of a study of the state of Pennsylvania’s gaming market, authorized by the Commonwealth’s legislature in December of last year. To… Read more »
While the poker world has its calm before the storm of the start of the World Series of Poker on May 27, the biggest news has been the ongoing discussion on internet gaming and poker and the potential for state and/or federal regulation of the industry. Two different opinion pieces on popular websites fall in… Read more »
There have been plenty of surveys published that have looked at the issue of online gambling and poker. For the most part, however, they have been skewed by those that issue the surveys (a popular gambling company on the positive side and a Republican lobbying group against the issue) as they attempt to influence the… Read more »
Congratulations, New York, you now have twins! Just five weeks after an essentially identical bill was introduced into the State Senate, State Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow (D-Mt. Vernon), who is also the Chairman for the Committee on Racing and Wagering, introduced A09509 in the State Assembly. The bill, which has no official title, would amend… Read more »
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives Democratic Policy Committee is holding a public hearing tomorrow morning to discuss internet gaming. This is not to be confused with a formal government hearing, as the Democratic Policy Committee is not an actual House committee. Rather, it is a committee formed by House Democrats that “serves as a catalyst… Read more »
After apparently stepping back last month to reassess the situation, the battle over the charitable poker room industry has heated up once again in the state of Michigan. This time around, the fight between the Michigan General Assembly and the Michigan Gaming Control Board has led to confusion and controversy over the future of the… Read more »
