Poker Legislation News
Last week, Judge Laura Swain of the Southern District of New York (SDNY) asked attorneys for the United States Government to explain how the indictment of Account Services' Douglas Rennick affected information contained in the warrant applications used to seize over $30 million from more than 24,000 online poker players. Read more »
In breaking news out of the Southern District of New York, Judge Laura Swain has sided with Costigan Media, the parent company of Gambling911, and ordered the warrants and affidavits associated with the seizure of over $30 million in funds destined for online poker players to be unsealed. Read more »
Judge Laura Swain handed down a ruling in the Costigan Media online poker case on Tuesday, although its contents had not yet been released. Her decision may have been influenced by the indictment of Douglas Rennick by the Southern District of New York. Read more »
District Court Judge James Hartmann recently ruled that the testimony of University of Denver Statistics Professor Robert Hannum proving that poker is a game of skill should not have been allowed in a case involving Kevin Raley in Colorado. Read more »
With the organization growing leaps and bounds, Jim Tabilio has left his post after founding the Poker Voters of America, an advocacy group that promotes protection of online poker players in California and around the United States. Read more »
Douglas Rennick, who worked with the internet gaming payment processors KJB Financial Corporation, Account Services, My ATM Online, Alenis Limited, and Check Payment Financial, has been indicted on bank fraud, money laundering, and illegal gambling charges. Read more »
On Thursday, Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) officially unveiled S 8309, the Internet Poker and Games of Skill Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act. Congress remains on recess until after Labor Day in the United States. Read more »
In breaking news from Capitol Hill, Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) will introduce legislation to license and regulate online poker in the United States on Thursday, according to Dow Jones Newswires. Read more »
When it comes to laws regarding Internet gaming and poker, there has never been an attempt to prosecute any violators. Even the state of Washington, with the most draconian laws there are, has yet to arrest, try and convict someone of what the state considers a felony equal to that of child molesting – even though many have tried to get arrested. Read more »
This week saw Congressman Barney Frank's (D-MA) HR 2267, the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act, officially break 50 co-sponsors. The bill establishes a complete licensing and regulatory framework for internet gambling outfits to solicit U.S. customers. Read more »
Coming out of National Poker Week, an effort orchestrated by the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) to legalize and regulate the online game in the United States, many wondered what the future of the industry would be once the regulations of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) are fully enforced in December. Read more »
The motion by Costigan Media to unseal the warrants and affidavits associated with the seizure of over $30 million in online poker funds may be ruled on next week. Lawyers for the parent company of Gambling911 and the U.S. Government took to a New York courtroom on Monday. Read more »
A hearing involving the seizure of $14 million in online poker players' funds from payment processor Account Services will take place on Friday, August 21st at 1:30pm. The location: the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Read more »
National Poker Week attracted 33 State Directors from the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) plus a throng of the game's elite to Washington, DC. In the end, over 100 meetings were held on Capitol Hill. Poker News Daily was on-hand for the festivities and reviews several of the surprises of National Poker Week. Read more »
On Monday, Costigan Media, the parent company of Gambling911, will present its case as part of a hearing to determine whether the warrants and affidavits used to seize over $30 million in online poker player funds should be unsealed. Read more »
Just before heading to the nation's capital for National Poker Week, representatives of the 1.2 million member strong Poker Players Alliance (PPA) were hard at work drafting a motion to file an amicus brief for the lawsuit by Account Services to recoup $13 million in online poker player funds. Read more »
As part of National Poker Week, Tournament Directors Association Co-Founder and Poker News Daily Guest Columnist Linda Johnson lived the high life in Washington, DC. She received a guided tour of the Pentagon and took a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Arlington National Cemetery. Johnson relived her travels with Poker News Daily. Read more »
Amid the sea of individuals actively involved in National Poker Week was Mickey Leibner, a lobbyist for the Poker Players Alliance (PPA). Leibner sat down with Poker News Daily to discuss lobbying for the legalization and regulation of online poker in the United States. Read more »
Among those in attendance at the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) Fly-In held as part of National Poker Week was former PokerStars Marketing Director Dan Goldman, who served as a consultant to bring the event to life. Poker News Daily caught up with Goldman during a working dinner on Monday. Read more »
On Tuesday night as part of National Poker Week, the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) held a charity tournament to raise money for the USO of Metropolitan Washington. In the end, the event generated $35,000, including a generous $25,000 donation by the PPA. Read more »
On Tuesday at the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) Fly-In held as part of National Poker Week, 30 of the organization's State Directors and a handful of the game's elite met with Senators and Representatives from around the United States. Read more »
On Monday night at the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) Fly-In held as part of National Poker Week, a working dinner featured Congressman Robert Wexler (D-FL), PPA Chairman Alfonse D'Amato, and PPA Executive Director John Pappas. Read more »
Representatives from the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the one million member strong lobbying force for the industry, announced that controversial talk show host Howard Stern became its newest member. Read more »
Sunday marks the official start of National Poker Week. The seven day affair features a concerted effort calling for the legalization and regulation of online poker in the United States. Poker News Daily will head to the nation's capital as part of the Week's Fly-In organized by the Poker Players Alliance (PPA). Read more »
The petition put forth by the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) as part of National Poker Week currently stands at 300,428 signatures. The measure broke through the 300,000 threshold overnight. Read more »
