Poker Legislation News
Today, Congressman Jim McDermott (D-WA) released a study by the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) revealing that up to $41 billion could be generated by regulating and taxing the internet gambling industry over a 10-year period. Read more »
The phrases "Full Tilt Poker" and "lawsuit" seem to go hand in hand these days, but the online poker room's latest legal news is wholly positive for the site. Two recent court decisions, one out of England and the other out of Nevada, both ruled in Full Tilt's favor. Read more »
On Thursday, attorneys representing the owners of 141 internet gambling domain names took to the floor of the Kentucky Supreme Court. Their goal: prevent the forfeiture of URLs belonging to industry giants like PokerStars, Ultimate Bet, and Full Tilt Poker. Read more »
Playing out on the floor of the Kentucky Supreme Court this morning were oral arguments in a case pitting the state's Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, headed by J. Michael Brown, against iMEGA, among other parties. Read more »
On Thursday, lawyers from iMEGA will lead a contingent into Frankfort, Kentucky in a case involving the seizure and potential forfeiture of 141 internet gambling domain names. Among those prepping is Ian Ramsey from Stites and Harbison, local counsel for the Interactive Gaming Council. Read more »
The fight to delay the implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) rules continues. Recently, 19 Congressmen, including Barney Frank (D-MA), issued a letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Read more »
With the December 1st deadline rapidly approaching for industry compliance with the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) has coauthored a letter to prominent members of the Treasury and Federal Reserve. Read more »
In one week, attorneys for the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) will take to the floor of the Kentucky Supreme Court to argue why the Commonwealth did not have jurisdiction to seize 141 internet gambling domain names. Read more »
On December 1st, the financial services industry in the United States must fall into full compliance with the regulations of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). Working to delay the deadline is the Poker Players Alliance (PPA). Read more »
Recent seizures of internet gambling funds related to the payment processor Account Services do not appear to be the end of the U.S. Government's war against the industry. This week, it was revealed that funds in six more accounts had been seized. Read more »
The debate on Capitol Hill rages on over health care reform, which, according to Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), will likely come with a nearly $1 trillion price tag. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) proposed using internet gambling revenue to defray some of the cost, but withdrew his amendment this week. Read more »
The evidence keeps mounting that Capitol Hill is going to address the issue of internet gambling head-on. Recently, a column from noted libertarian politician Bob Barr suggested that legislation clarifying the legal standing of internet gambling is on the horizon. Read more »
Last Thursday, the National Council on Problem Gambling held a press conference in the Canon House Office Building to debrief media and Congressional staffers on HR 2906, the Comprehensive Problem Gambling Act. Read more »
On October 22nd, oral arguments will be heard in the Kentucky Supreme Court in Frankfort. Attorneys for the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association will argue why Governor Steve Beshear and company did not have jurisdiction to seize 141 internet gambling domain names. Read more »
In January, the Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled by a 2:1 margin that the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet did not have jurisdiction to seize 141 internet gambling domain names. In October, the Kentucky Supreme Court will hear the case. Read more »
An effort between some California card rooms and the Morongo band of Mission Indians in Southern California to regulate online poker in the Sunshine State has been put on the backburner. Read more »
In what is a startling change from previous decisions that have been handed down by their judiciary, the European Union's Court of Justice ruled against online gaming operator bwin in a suit the organization had brought before the Court. Read more »
Last week Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley told members of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) that she would be rejecting their bid to include an online poker initiative on Massachusetts ballots in 2010. Citing a failure to meet the legal requirements to make it onto the ballot, Coakley's decision is the latest setback for the PPA and other lobbying groups trying to expand gambling in Massachusetts. Read more »
The story of the week in the internet gambling industry has been the constitutional challenge to the UIGEA brought on by the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA). Internet gambling law expert I. Nelson Rose comments on the ruling, which was passed down by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Read more »
Twenty-four hours ago, the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) came up short in its bid to overturn the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). In the process, internet gambling may now become an industry governed by state law. Read more »
A three-judge panel disagreed with many of the arguments made by the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) on Tuesday as to why the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) should be deemed unconstitutional. In the process, however, internet gambling may now be a states' rights issue. Read more »
Earlier this month, Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) introduced S 1597, the Internet Poker and Games of Skill Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act. The bill includes provisions to address problem gambling. Read more »
According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, online poker funds seized by the Southern District of New York belonging to Account Services will remain under guard for what the newspaper claimed "could be years." Read more »
Recently in California, the Morongo Band of Mission Indians presented a bill calling for the legalization of online poker in the state, according to the Capitol Weekly news publication. Poker News Daily sat down with Poker Voters of America Director Melanie Brenner to get the organization's reaction. Read more »
A hearing scheduled for Friday to address Account Services' motion for the return of property, namely $14 million seized by the Southern District of New York, has been cancelled. The future of the case is now in jeopardy. Read more »
