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United States Jurisdiction News
PPA: Lame duck session only hope for U.S. online poker
1 Jul 2012
The message from today's Poker Players Alliance town hall today was clear: The best -- and perhaps only -- chance to pass federal legislation regulating online poker this year will come in the lame duck session of Congress after the November elections.
Casino City Gang: Dream ticket edition
31 May 2012
Casino City's Vin Narayanan and Aaron Todd discuss whether heads-up tournaments should have perfect brackets, wonder if casinos have reached a saturation point in certain parts of the country, try to find the American equivalent of a clever William Hill free bet, make their best bets and indulge in a little potty talk.
Online gambling tension ongoing
30 Apr 2012
Antigua took its online gambling dispute with the United States to yet another WTO meeting last week.
Committee gives governor stronger hand in shaping Net gaming policy
29 Mar 2012
Nevada doesn't want any other jurisdiction, particularly New Jersey, to beat them to the online regulatory punch.
Canada: No clampdown on online gambling
5 Mar 2012
Clamping down on offshore online gambling companies not on Canada's current radar.
Iowa sub-committee pondering online poker
20 Feb 2012
House sub-committee meeting today to discuss legalizing online poker in Iowa.
Absolute Poker founder pleads guilty to bank fraud and money laundering
20 Dec 2011
Absolute Poker co-founder Brent Beckley entered a guilty plea today in response to charges of bank fraud, money laundering, illegal gambling offenses and violating the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA).
Lottery sales up in many states
30 Nov 2011
26 states have seen lottery revenue increase during the last year.
Internet poker hearing focuses on player protections, underage players
25 Oct 2011
Members of the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, during a hearing on the Internet poker industry on Tuesday morning, expressed their concern regarding the ability of a regulatory agency to provide player protections and keep underage players from gaining access to online poker sites.
New coalition seeks to regulate online poker in U.S.
25 Aug 2011
FairPlayUSA was launched with the goal of persuading Congress to set up a regulatory structure that will allow Americans to legally bet on online poker games. The advocacy group is also seeking to clarify the nation's online gambling laws to define what is legal and what is not.
H2 predicts slow growth for online gaming in 2011
16 Jun 2011
H2 Gambling Capital has revised its forecast for revenues for the online gambling sector down from €25.0 billion to €23.76 billion, a growth rate of just 4.4 percent rather than the original 10.2 percent it predicted earlier this year.
Online poker players in U.S. consider relocating to Canada to continue careers
25 May 2011
Poker players in the United States may consider moving to Canada to keep earning a living.
Back to the WTO for Antigua?
27 Apr 2011
Antigua may take "discriminatory trade practices" case against the US after recent raids on poker sites.
Reid pursuing backdoor route for online poker legislation
3 Dec 2010
According to several media reports, staffers for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) are trying to build support for a bill that would license and regulate Internet poker in the United States.
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