Poker Legislation News
As we prepare to turn the calendar from 2013 to 2014, it’s time to look back at the past year. Poker and politics were a combination that made headlines throughout the entirety of the year, for both good and bad, as the United States – and individual state governments – struggled with the issue of… Read more »
The United States House Energy and Commerce subcommittee held a hearing yesterday to discuss HB 2666, the Poker Freedom Act, introduced by staunch poker supporter Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX). As it turned out, there was not much discussion of the actual bill, but rather general questions and answers about the safety of internet gambling. The… Read more »
The first salvo in the federal online gaming regulation wars will be fired on Tuesday when a House subcommittee meets to discuss the subject in Washington, D. C. On Tuesday, the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade will hold a hearing at 12:30PM (Eastern Time) at the Rayburn House Office Building in the nation’s… Read more »
As reported here on Poker News Daily, Las Vegas Sands Chief Executive Officer Sheldon Adelson has all but declared war on the drive for federal online regulation of the online gaming and poker industry in the United States. Through the creation of his advocacy and lobbying group, the Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling, Adelson is… Read more »
With the switch barely flipped on their intrastate online gaming operations, the state of New Jersey is now looking to become a portal for international gaming outlets to house their businesses. One of the longtime proponents of online gaming (not only in the state but also nationwide), New Jersey State Senator Ray Lesniak, announced yesterday… Read more »
In what has been a nearly two year battle between state regulators and operators, a second hearing on new proposed regulations for the Michigan charitable poker industry is set for Friday. The Michigan Gaming Control Board will hold a public hearing on the changes to current regulations in the state regarding charitable poker from 9AM-11AM… Read more »
Billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson is gearing up for a war on online gambling. According to an article this weekend in the Washington Post, the 80-year old baron of blackjack will soon embark on a public campaign to try to turn public officials and voters alike against internet gaming. The first step: launch the Coalition… Read more »
In September, Garden City Group (GCG), the U.S. Department of Justice-appointed claims administrator for U.S. Full Tilt Poker customer funds, issued a list of people who were to be excluded from the remission process. It relaxed one of the restrictions in October and now this month, according to Poker Players Alliance (PPA) Vice President of… Read more »
With the launch of New Jersey intrastate online gaming just three weeks away, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) has published a list of ancillary companies and related vendors that have been given the go head to enter into agreements with internet gaming licensees. The document, published November 1st, lists 54 companies that… Read more »
In a study commissioned by the anti-online gaming and poker crusader Sheldon Adelson, a research group has found that, while many people are not opposed to live gaming, they have objections to the online version of the same activity. In a memo dated October 9, The Tarrance Group and its founding partner, Dave Sackett –… Read more »
In a recent interview with CalvinAyre.com’s Becky Liggero, Poker Players Alliance (PPA) Executive Director John Pappas briefly discussed the PPA’s stance on the “poker as a skill game” argument. Most notably, Pappas said it really was not a factor in his discussions on Capitol Hill. The interview was framed around last year’s United States of… Read more »
As of 3:00pm ET on Wednesday, September 18th, Garden City Group (GCG), the U.S. Department of Justice-appointed claims administrator for the return of Full Tilt Poker funds to U.S. players, has launched the Full Tilt Poker Claim Filing Site. Former U.S. customers of the poker room can now officially file their petitions to be reimbursed… Read more »
The week that former Full Tilt Poker customers in the United States have been eagerly awaiting has arrived. The remissions process has begun. Beginning today, Garden City Group (GCG), chosen by the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York to be the Full Tilt Poker Claims Administrator, has started sending e-mails to… Read more »
The contents of an e-mail from Full Tilt Poker claims administrator Garden City Group (GCG) were divulged to the poker community Tuesday, stirring up suspicions that the United States government will be none too generous when it comes to reimbursing former American customers of the online poker site. The e-mail was posted on Two Plus… Read more »
Earlier this month, we reported that California politicians believed that the potential for legalization and regulation of online poker in the state was “dead” for 2013. That suspicion has now come to pass. According to a tweet by the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), nothing will happen with any online poker bills this legislative session, which… Read more »
Though many politicians believe that the chances for online poker to be legalized and regulated in the state this year are “dead,” that is not stopping one State Senator from continuing to fight. State Senator Lou Correa, author of Senate Bill 678, the “Authorization and Regulation of Internet Poker and Consumer Protection Act of 2013,”… Read more »
After showing much promise earlier this year, many politicians in the state of California believe that the potential regulation of online poker in the state is “dead” for at least this year, even with three pieces of legislation on the table for such regulation. The California General Assembly is set to dismiss their current session… Read more »
One of last year’s victories for poker was muted a bit Tuesday when the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York overturned a judge’s ruling that a New York man was not guilty of operating an illegal gambling business. As a result, Lawrence Dicristina is facing up to 10 years in prison. The… Read more »
The hottest ticket going right now in online gaming is one that may permit entry into the New Jersey market. On Tuesday, the state’s Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) confirmed that 37 applications for internet gambling licenses have been received and an initial review has been completed. In a statement originally published by Bloomberg, DGE… Read more »
Greece’s Commission for the Supervision and Control of Games (CSCG), a division of the Hellenic Gaming Commission, has published a 401-member blacklist of online gambling sites that will supposedly be prohibited from operating in the Mediterranean nation. The list will be sent to Greek internet service providers, who will be instructed to deny subscribers’ access… Read more »
On Wednesday, internet gaming and poker was once again in the spotlight on Capitol Hill. In the Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Insurance, Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill, the chairman of the subcommittee, called the hearing yesterday morning for discussion of the issue of online gaming. The hearing, entitled “The Expansion of Internet… Read more »
As expected following the Fourth of July Congressional recess, Texas Representative Joe Barton has reintroduced his online poker legislation to the House of Representatives, joining another bill for consideration by the body. Entitled HR 2666, the “Internet Poker Freedom Act of 2013,” Barton is looking to take his second shot at passing legislation for the… Read more »
If you’ve been living under a rock – or traversing the cavernous enclaves known as the World Series of Poker playing arenas – you might have missed some of the poker news that has been going on since the start of the WSOP. In today’s edition of “In Case You Missed It (ICYMI)” we’ll take… Read more »
With one site online with its 30-day trial and a host of others waiting in the wings, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval commented to Nevada media that he has already held preliminary talks with other states for compacts to expand the player pool. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s Howard Stutz, Sandoval admitted Thursday that he… Read more »
A bill that would shut down social poker rooms in Oregon had its preliminary debates earlier this week, with both sides of the situation showing up in force to discuss that legislation. The Oregonian’s Harry Esteve, who originally wrote about the proposed legislation in April, states that the sponsor of the bill, Republican Representative Julie… Read more »
