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United States Jurisdiction News
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.
Mizrachi, eight others ready for November Nine
1 Nov 2010
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi is the easily the most decorated professional of the nine players seeking the $8.9 million first prize in the World Series of Poker Main Event final table, which begins on Saturday.
Mobile gambling to exceed $48-billion by 2015
3 Sep 2010
Analysts predict increase in mobile betting, report published today says.
The Netherlands, South Africa take different approaches to iGaming
25 Aug 2010
This week, two countries have announced that are taking vastly different approaches to online gambling. While the Netherlands has decided to license and regulate online poker — and online poker only — South Africa's courts have banned online gambling completely.
What's next for Frank's Internet gambling bill?
29 Jul 2010
Now that Rep. Barney Frank's bill to license and regulate online gambling in the U.S. has been passed by the committee he chairs, the House Financial Services Committees, all sorts of questions are swirling around about what's actually in the bill, and what the future holds for the bill.
Kansas: Online gambling guilty plea
28 Jul 2010
57 year-old pleads guilty in online gambling business case in Kansas City.
Study says problem gambling likely in the genes
9 Jun 2010
Study finds that like previous research on men, genetics may also play a role in gambling addiction for women.
Regulated online gambling industry would employ thousands and raise billions in U.S.
20 Apr 2010
Licensing and regulating the online gambling industry in the United States would create 32,000 jobs and generate $57.5 billion in tax revenues over the next five years, according to a study released by H2 Gambling Capital Tuesday.
Australian man arrested for processing online gambling payments in the U.S.
19 Apr 2010
A 27-year old Australian man was arrested Friday in Las Vegas on charges that he helped offshore Internet gambling companies process online gambling transactions worth more than $543 million for American gamblers.
U.S. lawmakers urge delay in Internet gambling rules
5 Oct 2009
News brief: Barney Frank and other lawmakers urged regulators to delay the December 1 implementation of financial rules to enforce the UIGEA.
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