Poker Legislation News
Online poker players in New Jersey are anxiously laying in wait as Governor Chris Christie examines the merits of an intrastate internet gambling bill that sailed through the state’s legislature five weeks ago. The fate of the industry now rests in Christie’s hands. According to the New York Post, Christie signing the measure into law… Read more »
We’re only two months into the 112th Congress and already talk of pro-internet gambling legislation being introduced has begun. This time, it’s from Congressman John Campbell (R-CA), who, according to Gambling Compliance, has teamed with Barney Frank (D-MA) to call for the licensing and regulation of internet gambling in the United States. In an e-mail… Read more »
Online poker players in the United States rejoice! Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ), one of the pilots of the 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), is retiring from Capitol Hill in 2012. According to the Associated Press, Kyl made the announcement on Thursday and plans to vacate his office after three terms spanning 18 years.… Read more »
Last week, the South Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee passed S 254, a bill that would change the state’s laws regarding private home poker games. The current law, which was enacted in 1802, made any game involving cards or dice – such as poker, Yahtzee, or even Monopoly – a game of chance and illegal under… Read more »
Las Vegas. Atlantic City. Tunica. Biloxi. Florida? If some Florida state legislators get their wish, Florida may become known for more than just Disney and fun in the sun. Last week, Republican State Senator Dennis Jones told the Miami Herald newspaper that he plans to introduce legislation that would allow for up to five “destination”… Read more »
The United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media, and Sport, concerned about the welfare of vulnerable segments of the country’s population, is taking aim at foreign internet gambling companies. Jeremy Hunt wants to make sweeping changes to the U.K.’s gambling laws to tighten up regulations and greatly restrict who can compete for the… Read more »
Monday marked a historic day for the internet gambling industry in the United States. A bill introduced by State Senator Raymond Lesniak cleared the New Jersey Assembly by a comfortable 63-11 margin, with three lawmakers abstaining. Recently, it was approved in the New Jersey Senate by a 34-2 vote, or a 17:1 edge. Now, it… Read more »
As reported by Forbes Magazine, Federal prosecutors have seized nearly $8 million from financial institutions in Washington State that were holding money for processors of major online poker sites like PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, UB.com, and Absolute Poker. The move reportedly came in the past two weeks and is the latest in the Department of… Read more »
According to Politco, Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) is keeping his 2012 reelection plans close to the vest, creating uncertainty in the future hierarchy of his party’s leadership. Kyl is the Senate Minority Whip, the second ranking position in the Republican Party. Poker players know Kyl as Capitol Hill’s current public enemy number one to online… Read more »
Last Friday, Judge Thomas Wingate issued an Order of Abeyance in the Kentucky internet gambling case, effectively freezing the status quo for 30 days. Motions filed by the State and the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) “shall be held in abeyance until such time as this Court rules on the legal standing question… Read more »
On Friday, Poker Players Alliance (PPA) Executive Director John Pappas appeared on Bloomberg Television to discuss the bill legalizing and regulating online poker introduced by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV). On the likelihood of a bill passing before the current Congressional session expires, Pappas candidly told Bloomberg viewers, “It would really have to… Read more »
On Thursday morning, Poker Players Alliance (PPA) Executive Director John Pappas told Poker News Daily that the bill introduced by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) legalizing and regulating online poker is all but dead. A move to add the bill’s language to the tax relief act currently being debated in Congress failed to… Read more »
On Friday, attorneys for the Commonwealth of Kentucky responded to the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA). The organization had filed a motion to intervene on behalf of 141 internet gambling domain names that could be forfeited if legal action taken by the State is successful. Court documents filed by iMEGA read in part,… Read more »
According to an article published by Bloomberg sourcing the Washington Post newspaper, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) may add a measure legalizing online poker to “a spending package or other must-pass legislation before Congress adjourns for the year.” Online poker was not part of a draft of the tax relief bill released last… Read more »
According to a Politico article released on Thursday, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) still plans to pursue legislation legalizing and regulating online poker, but likely won’t do so as part of the tax relief bill. The Politico piece noted that language legalizing online poker was absent from a version of the tax bill… Read more »
The internet gambling industry will start next week off on the right foot if all goes as planned. On Thursday, the New Jersey Assembly Regulatory Oversight and Gaming Committee sent a bill legalizing internet versions of brick-and-mortar games to the full Assembly. On Monday, the legislative body will likely vote on the measure, which is… Read more »
Don’t believe everything you read on the internet. On Wednesday, just hours after publishing a story claiming that legislation to legalize online poker introduced by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) had been dropped, the Las Vegas Sun newspaper issued a correction. Instead, the legislation remains very much alive and may be added to… Read more »
It’s shaping up to be an interesting last 10 days of the current Congressional session for members of the online poker community. On Tuesday, Politico published an article revealing that U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) was attempting to add a bill legalizing online poker to the measure extending tax cuts. Read the article.… Read more »
Last week, word broke around the industry that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) was planning to introduce legislation to legalize and regulate online poker in the United States. The bill, dubbed the Internet Poker Act of 2010, remains in draft form, but plenty of organizations have weighed in on its merits. Among them was… Read more »
This week, word circulated around the Web that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) was set to introduce a bill legalizing and regulating online poker in the United States. From the Associated Press to the Wall Street Journal, the Internet Poker Act of 2010 gained a considerable amount of mainstream media attention. Read more. Among… Read more »
According to an article that appeared in the Wall Street Journal on Friday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) may soon be bringing online poker legislation to life in the U.S. Senate. Whether the measure could pass into law before the current legislative session expires is anyone’s guess. According to the Journal, “The Nevada casino… Read more »
The truth about the “technical issues” with eWalletXpress was given new light earlier this week when the payment processing company was served a warrant from the U.S. Government. According to an article by SportsbookGurus.com, management at a major online gambling site confirmed that the warrant had been served and the seizures had already begun, although… Read more »
On Monday, the New Jersey State Senate approved S 490, a bill introduced by Raymond Lesniak that would established the first intrastate internet gambling framework in the United States. The bill was approved by an overwhelming 29-5 margin and now must be approved by the New Jersey Assembly. Lesniak commented in a press release distributed… Read more »
Here we go again. On December 6th at 9:00am ET, a hearing is scheduled in front of Judge Thomas Wingate in the case involving the seizure and potential forfeiture of 141 internet gambling domain names in Kentucky, including those belonging to PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. This time, Kentucky attorneys have asked that the 141… Read more »
In a rather bizarre interview posted on ESPN.com, Margarita Prentice, the brains behind the law in Washington State that makes playing online poker a Class C felony, insinuated that players out of a job should “go pump gas.” Prentice told ESPN.com’s Gary Wise, “I just think some of these arguments are utter nonsense. You mean… Read more »
