Poker Legislation News
When Nevada, New Jersey, and Delaware launched their online gambling industries (just poker for the former, poker and casino games for the latter two), the gaming sites were restricted to accepting players only from within their respective states’ borders. It was kind of bullshit, but it was the way they could be compliant with federal… Read more »
One of the aspects of politics that makes me die a little inside is that there are times when I have to side with some shit brain whose words, ideas, and actions are so ass-backwards that it makes me wonder how they make it out of the house in the morning without impaling themselves on… Read more »
Ending a debate that has raged in the halls of the state capitol, Tallahassee, since early last year, Governor Rick Scott of Florida, his gaming enforcement board and the Seminole Tribe of Florida reached a settlement that will have a sizeable effect on gaming in the Sunshine State. The new agreement will influence table games,… Read more »
Connecticut Governor Daniel Malloy signed a bill Tuesday afternoon to authorize the construction of the state’s third Las Vegas-style casino. The property, to be located in East Windsor, will be owned and operated by the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes under a joint venture company called MMCT Venture, LLC. East Windsor is situated in north-central… Read more »
Earlier this month, a gambling expansion bill which would, among other things, legalize and regulate online poker in Pennsylvania, passed a vote of the state House of Representatives. Previously, it had made it through the Senate; this would normally be great news, but the House did not approve it as is. Rather, the House made… Read more »
Two states that, 18 months ago, weren’t even thought to be in the discussion regarding online gaming and poker regulation – Pennsylvania and Illinois – are now one step closer to passing that legislation. In the Keystone State, the full Pennsylvania House passed their version of online gaming regulation with an interesting breakdown of the… Read more »
A month ago, the New York State Senate Finance Committee passed a bill which would legalize and regulate online poker in the state by a vote of 27-9. This followed a unanimous vote to the affirmative in the Senate Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee this February. This is excellent progress in an effort that stalled… Read more »
A couple weeks ago, my colleague, the esteemed Earl Burton, wrote about the Oregon State Senate’s discussion of ways to permit Portland poker rooms to keep operating, even after the House passed a bill – by a 39 to 16 vote – which would shut them down. Last week, the Senate Committee on General Government… Read more »
Wednesday, May 24th was a momentous day in United States online gambling legal history, as a bill which would legalize and regulate online gambling, including online poker, passed a vote of the full Pennsylvania Senate. H 271 was passed easily, by a vote of 38-12, just one day after making it through two committees: the… Read more »
While the Oregon House passed their version of a bill to shut down the Portland with little discussion, the story on the other side of their bicameral legislature is a bit different. Last week, the Oregon Senate debated legislation regarding the Portland poker room industry, drawing some different conclusions than their brethren in the House.… Read more »
It is on to the full Senate for a bill that would regulate and legalize online poker in New York state, as the bill has passed the Senate Finance Committee Tuesday by a 27-9 vote. On Valentine’s Day, the bill passed the Senate Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee by a unanimous 11-0 vote. The purpose… Read more »
A bill that would amend Oregon poker laws to ban the “for profit” industry that has sprung up has passed through the Oregon House of Representatives and now is waiting for the Oregon Senate’s review and vote. The legislation that would ban Portland poker rooms, known as HB 2190, passed through the House by a… Read more »
The iPoker Network has withdrawn all of its member sites from the Polish online gaming market in response to new gambling regulations that took effect on April 1st. Some sites, like William Hill and bet365, already left the market in March, but now it is everybody. Things like this have been happening more and more… Read more »
In all honesty, there has been very little regarding the regulation of online gaming and/or poker in the halls of Washington, D. C. of late. Back during his confirmation hearings, however, the then-Attorney General nominee, Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, was posed the question of what he would do with the 2011 decision by the Department… Read more »
Sheldon Adelson’s Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA) was introduced in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives on multiple occasions in the last few years and even had a couple hearings in the House, but in the end, even Republicans saw it for the blatant crony capitalism that it was. The threat of a… Read more »
After the U. S. Department of Justice issued their famous dictate in 2011 that the Wire Act of 1961 only applied to sports betting, many thought there would be a stampede towards individual states offering online gaming and poker to their constituents. After all, with rising budget deficits and few areas to further tax (or… Read more »
Although there hasn’t been a state pass online gaming regulations since 2013, there have been several that have come up with legislation on the subject (that have failed to garner support) or have created committees to further study the situation. One of those states is Massachusetts, which has been active in building their gaming offerings… Read more »
While many pay attention to the ongoing battle regarding online poker – both at the state and federal levels – there are sometimes those governmental moves that influence casino gaming and poker more significantly. In Florida, state legislators are looking to freeze gaming growth in the state, with the House of Representatives passing the first… Read more »
Pennsylvania State Senator Jay Costa, along with co-sponsors Senators Wayne Fontana, Vincent Hughes, and Judith Schwank, introduced Senate Bill 524 on Monday, an overarching gambling bill which includes the legalization and regulation of online poker in the state. Costa previewed the bill in January when he filed a Senate Co-Sponsorship Memorandum, but this is the… Read more »
Australian online poker players, welcome to the hell we have had to deal with in the United States. On Tuesday, the Australian Senate passed the Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016, effectively eliminating online poker from the country’s entertainment landscape. The bill was introduced in November by Australia’s Minister for Human Services Alan Tudge mainly as… Read more »
As my colleague Earl Burton wrote a couple days ago, there has been an uptick in online poker regulation activity in a number of states in the last few months. One state mentioned in his piece was Michigan, whose online gaming effort he said “hasn’t moved beyond talking.” But last week, a Michigan legislator did… Read more »
After the decision by the U. S. Department of Justice in 2011 that the Wire Act of 1961 only applied to sports betting, it was expected that the individual states would flock to online gaming. It was thought that most of these would be online lottery sales, but the doors were also opened for online… Read more »
Last year, arguably online poker’s biggest supporter in the New York legislature was the one who put the kibosh on the possibility of the game becoming legal in the state. Now, Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow has expressed confidence that something will get done on the matter this year. In 2016, a bill which would legalize… Read more »
Australian online poker players have been on edge because of the possibility of upcoming regulations that will make their game illegal in the country, but it looks like for now, players will have at least another month to enjoy their pastime. The Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016, championed by Australia’s Minister for Human Services Alan… Read more »
They are back at it again in California. For about the billionth time this century, an online poker bill has been introduced into the state legislature and if we have learned anything, there will be a lot of pouting on both sides leading ultimately to nothing. The bill, Assembly Bill 1677 (AB 1677), also called… Read more »
