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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
The Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association (iMEGA) just filed a brief with the US Court of Appeals challenging the constitutionality of the UIGEA on the basis of it being "void for vagueness." Read more »
Joe Brennan, Chairman of the iMEGA, spoke about the organization's lawsuit against the Federal Government of the United States. Read more »
The Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association has indicated that the deadline for filing its brief against UIGEA in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals is at the end of September. Read more »
