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California Jurisdiction News
The Gang talks GiGSE, the Sahara and PokerStars
19 May 2011
Casino City's Vin Narayanan joins host Aaron Todd live from San Francisco to discuss the Global iGaming Summit and Expo, the closing of the Sahara, and the decision by PokerStars to donate more than $500,000 in winnings by an underage player to charity.
New Las Vegas lottery ticket delivery may not be legal
16 May 2011
A Las Vegas business is giving Nevada residents a chance to buy lottery tickets in California and Arizona, but officials differ on whether or not the business is legal.
D.C. becomes first U.S. jurisdiction to regulate online poker; other states fold efforts
13 Apr 2011
A half-page provision in Washington, D.C.'s 2011 budget that never even uses the word poker made the city the first jurisdiction in the U.S. to adopt legislation regulating the industry.
Iowa legislature pursuing intrastate online poker
25 Feb 2011
The Iowa Senate is on the verge of considering legislation that would license and regulate intrastate online poker, according to a report in today's Des Moines Register.
WPT gears up for Los Angeles event
3 Jan 2011
The World Poker Tour will roll into the Commerce Casino for the LA Poker Classic and WPT Celebrity Invitational in February.
Vote on California online gambling bill delayed
29 Jun 2010
State Sen. Roderick Wright elected Tuesday to postpone a committee vote and work on improving a bill that would create a licensing and regulatory structure for online gambling in California.
Northern California online poker pro wins WSOP title, $721,373
28 Jun 2010
Twenty-four-year-old online poker pro Jesse Rockowitz from Petaluma, Calif., obliterated a field of 3,097 players to capture the sixth $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em title (Event #45) at the World Series of Poker for a $721,373 payday.
California Indian tribe rejects online gaming legislation
22 Jun 2010
The Morongo Band of Mission Indians surprisingly rejected a proposal that would legalize online gambling in California.
Southern California poker pro wins WSOP title, $260,552
20 Jun 2010
Luis Velador won the $2,500 Pot-Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha championship (Event #33) at the World Series of Poker on Saturday night to claim $260,552 and his second WSOP gold bracelet.
Keikoan wins WSOP Limit Hold'em World Championship, $425K
18 Jun 2010
Matt Keikoan won the $10,000 Limit Hold’em World Championship at the World Series of Poker on Friday morning to claim his second career WSOP bracelet and $425,969.
Sacramento pro wins $472K, WSOP title
10 Jun 2010
Steve Gee won the second $1,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em event at the World Series of Poker to collect $472,479 in prize money on Wednesday night.
Lowball specialist collects $92,817, WSOP title
8 Jun 2010
Yan R.Chen, a professional poker player from Irvine, Calif., won the $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw Lowball title at the World Series of Poker on Monday night to collect $92,817.
Men "the Master" Nguyen wins seventh WSOP bracelet
6 Jun 2010
Men “the Master” Nguyen topped a field of 150 of the world’s best poker players to claim the $10,000 Seven-Card Stud World Championship (Event #10) at the World Series of Poker for his seventh career WSOP gold bracelet and $394,807 in the early-morning hours on Sunday.
California moves to legalize online poker
2 Jun 2010
State Sen. Roderick Wright moved to amend Senate Bill 1485 which would authorize the state’s Department of Justice to award contracts for intrastate online poker.
Top-10 quotes from GiGSE
17 May 2010
After a two-year hiatus, the Global iGaming Summit and Expo returned to Montreal last week, with conference speakers focusing on the future of the Internet gambling industry in North America. Casino City's editorial team has compiled the top-10 moments from the conference.
Online poker bill coming soon to California
14 May 2010
California State Senator Roderick Wright told delegates attending GIGSE that he's working legislation that would license and regulate poker in California.
Top quotes from GIGSE -- Day 2
12 May 2010
The Casino City staff is hard at work at GIGSE. The conference has drawn online and land-based gambling industry leaders to Montreal to discuss the future of the online industry in North America.
Online and land-based gambling worlds collide at GIGSE
11 May 2010
The Global iGaming Summit & Expo (GIGSE) returned Tuesday after a two-year hiatus, gathering online and land-based gambling industry professionals for a "Pre-Conference Workshop" to discuss the future of the industry in North America.
Lottery jackpot winner kept working after learning she hit jackpot
7 May 2010
A woman who won a $266-million lottery jackpot completed her overnight shift, even though she knew she'd won.
New analysis: California online poker faces many obstacles
10 Feb 2010
Vin Narayanan breaks down what happened at California Senate Governmental Organization Committee's informational hearing Tuesday and found that while online poker may be coming to the Golden State, it won't happen without a fight from Native American tribes.
PPA testifies before California committee
9 Feb 2010
The Poker Players Alliance testified before the California Senate Governmental Organization Committee about online poker regulation.
CTBA releases study on Internet poker in California
5 Feb 2010
The California Tribal Business Alliance, who have previously spoken out against Internet poker, have released a study today concerning its revenue impacts.
'World Poker Travel Guide,' 'Las Vegas Your Way' fine timesavers
21 Jan 2010
Where in the world to play poker and what else to do when you get there are what these two recent books are all about. Reading them will answer your many questions and also save you time and money.
California passes out slot licenses
6 Oct 2009
News brief: The state held a drawing to award licenses for 3,548 slot machines to 11 Indian tribes.
California online poker initiative shelved
9 Sep 2009
News brief: The Morongo Band of Mission Indians said that a possible Internet poker bill has been taken off the legislative desk until January.
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