Poker Legislation News
The fight for poker around the world, in the minds of many, has boiled down to whether the game is ultimately based on skill or chance. Is luck the dominant factor in poker or is skill? In Texas, State Representative Jose Menendez has introduced House Bill 222, the Poker Gaming Act of 2009. Read more »
On December 12th, a three judge Appeals Court panel will convene in Louisville, Kentucky. Lawyers from the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) will be among those present. Joe Brennan, Chairman of iMEGA, sat down with Poker News Daily to talk about what we can expect in the landmark case. Read more »
The regulations of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) were recently released and keeping a watchful eye on the proceedings was Keith Whyte, the Executive Director of the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG). Read more »
When the long-awaited regulations of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) were released last week, many questioned what impact they would have on the industry, if any. Read more »
Poker News Daily has confirmed that the Kentucky Court of Appeals has granted the request of the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) to stay a ruling handed down by Judge Thomas Wingate last month. Oral arguments will now be heard in a Louisville courtroom on Friday, December 12th. Read more »
On Wednesday night, the regulations of the UIGEA were finalized. The new regulations will be implemented on January 19, 2009. Today, the PPA, which is the main lobbying group for the online poker industry, called on its members as well as concerned individuals around the country to act. Read more »
On Wednesday, the regulations of the UIGEA were finalized as part of so-called midnight rule-making by the Bush Administration and will be implemented on January 19, 2009, one day before Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. Read more »
A last-minute attempt by the Bush Administration to push through the regulations of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) has prompted the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the online poker industry's chief lobbying group, to mobilize its members. Read more »
After an article was published by the Dow Jones Newswire, word spread like wildfire through the online poker world that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) had received the final regulations of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) on October 21st. Read more »
Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass) is one of the biggest allies of the online poker world. He's introduced several pieces of legislation favorable to the industry, including HR 2046. Frank, along with every other member of the United States House of Representatives, was up for re-election on Tuesday night. Read more »
On September 29th, the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) filed an appeal with the Third Circuit Court in a case to declare the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) unconstitutional. This week, the U.S. Department of Justice filed its response with the Court. Read more »
Poker News Daily has learned that the three judge Appeals Court panel in the case involving the seizure and forfeiture of 141 internet gambling domain names will convene for the first time on November 18th, according to Interactive Gaming Council (IGC) attorneys. Read more »
Professor I. Nelson Rose is one of the leading legal minds in the internet gambling industry. He has over 1,000 published works and has testified in gambling-related cases around the United States and around the world. He gave Poker News Daily his thoughts on the events unfolding in Kentucky. Read more »
Rather than waiting for an appeal in the Kentucky case involving the forfeiture of 141 internet gambling domain names, the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) fired back. The organization filed a writ of mandamus on Wednesday, which essentially asks the State's Court of Appeals to step in and overturn Judge Thomas Wingate's ruling. Read more »
The ruling handed down last week by Judge Thomas Wingate regarding the potential forfeiture of 141 internet gambling domain names in Kentucky has grave consequences, according to Ed Leyden, the President of the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) and one of the leading lawyers in the case. Read more »
Last week in a monumental ruling, Kentucky District Judge Thomas Wingate refused to dismiss a case involving the seizure and potential forfeiture of 141 internet gambling domains. They include the websites of the largest online poker rooms in the industry that cater to U.S. customers. Governor Steve Beshear issued his response to the ruling. Read more »
On Wednesday, the PPA announced the development of the Congressional Ratings Guide, which has letter grades similar to those found in schools assigned to each Congressman and Senator. The guide is available at CongressionalPoker.org. Read more »
Around 4:30pm ET on Thursday, Judge Thomas Wingate issued a ruling denying motions filed by the Interactive Gaming Council (IGC) and Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) to dismiss the case. Instead, a final forfeiture hearing was scheduled for November 17th at 10:00am. Read more »
A fax received by Poker News Daily today just before 5:00pm ET stated that the ruling by Judge Thomas Wingate concerning the future of 141 internet gambling domain names will be delayed until Thursday due to a computer glitch. The one-page fax simply stated "Computer problems. Order will be issued tomorrow." Read more »
On Wednesday, the online poker world could potentially be turned upside down. The verdict in the case that pits the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet of the Commonwealth of Kentucky against 141 internet gambling domain names is scheduled to be released on Wednesday. However, how and when the decision will be rendered during the day is up in the air. Read more »
In Kentucky, Governor Steve Beshear is trying to rid the state of internet gambling once and for all. His solution: seize 141 domains associated with internet gambling sites. The Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC), the regulatory agency for many affected companies, recently authored a letter to Beshear. Read more »
Sweden may change the panorama of online gaming in Europe with five questions it recently issued to the European Court of Justice. Read more »
On Tuesday, representatives from around the internet gambling and online poker industries made their arguments in front of Judge Thomas Wingate in a courtroom in Frankfort, Kentucky. Two days removed from that hearing, the industry has begun to react to the proceedings. Read more »
Poker News Daily has learned that Judge Thomas Wingate will issue a historic ruling in the Commonwealth of Kentucky next Wednesday, October 15th. A formal hearing was held in a Franklin County courtroom this morning. Read more »
In Frankfort, Kentucky on Tuesday, 50 people from around the internet gambling industry gathered to discuss the future of the industry in the state. The meeting, which was hosted by the Bluegrass Institute, was held in advance of a major hearing on Tuesday. Read more »
