On the anniversary of ‘black Friday’ the poker player’s alliance reminded players that the group’s lobbying efforts to organize gamblers is running out of time in advance of the one year anniversary of the poker site seizures by the Department of Justice. The poker player’s alliance urged players to contact their elected representatives and demand [...]
Experts agree that legal internet gambling is coming to the United States. The question is who will benefit from it, the states or the federal government? Currently Nevada, New York, Hawaii and Illinois have internet gambling bills in their legislatures. For cash strapped states and cities the potential revenues from legal internet gambling are very [...]
According to Reno businessman Paul Mathews Jr., a member of Nevada’s Gaming Policy Committee and the co-owner of a company that creates online computer games, Internet gambling is the best way for Nevada to grow and expand its economy. Matthews stated “It’s time for Nevada to be able to leverage its regulatory apparatus to our [...]
In Italy gambling has a long history predating the Roman Empire. The word ‘casino’ is of Italian origin and Italy had the first legal gambling house in the west. Some gaming historians claim that the popular card game baccarat was invented in Italy and historians are sure of bingo’s Italian origins in the 15th century. [...]
New Jersey may very well be the first state to offer residents legal internet gambling this year. New Jersey state senator Raymond Lesniak told interviewers from Poker News that he expects both houses of the New Jersey legislature to approve internet gambling legislation by March 15th. Lesniak also expects Governor Christie to sign the bill [...]
For years land based casino giants like Caesar’s Entertainment, MGM and other casino operators looked at internet gambling as a serious threat. Even worse they actually lobbied for laws to keep internet gambling illegal to protect their interests. Casino operators worried that customers would stay home and play casino games online costing them millions in [...]
Eight internet poker players say they are victims of a cheating scheme on the Ultimate Bet website. The players are suing a Canadian company and several unnamed individuals. The players say that the company violated US gambling laws designed to combat organized crime. They also accuse the popular internet gambling site of defrauding players and negligently [...]
Federal prosecutors have opened the door for individual states to operate internet gambling sites without the need for federal legislation. Gaming experts are divided; some say that allowing individual states to operate internet gambling sites without federal regulation will create a hodgepodge of confusing policies and laws. Other experts say that if enough states launch [...]
Internet gaming mogul Calvin Ayre, the creator of Bodog, has released his predictions for 2012 and makes some interesting observations. Ayre believes that the prospects for federal legalization of internet gambling are dim. Many gaming experts agree with Ayre and cite election year politics as the main reason the federal government will take no action [...]
In December 2011The Nevada Gaming Commission approved regulations that opened the door for gaming companies to offer internet poker in the state. Nevada will be the first state to regulate internet poker and other form of gambling like online bingo, slots, roulette, etc. Poker play will be limited to those residing in Nevada and will [...]
