Pennsylvania lawmakers moved online poker a step closer to reality Wednesday. The House Gaming Oversight Committee voted 18-8 to advance a bill that would legalize and regulate Internet gambling in Pennsylvania. The measure has to be passed by the full House, then the Senate and be signed by Gov. Tom Wolf to become law.
Read More . . .According to the Poker Players Alliance, the Pennsylvania Gaming Oversight Committee will vote on an online gambling bill (HB 649), and potentially other gambling reform measures, on Tuesday morning.
Read More . . .Florida legislators are preparing a bill to regulate daily fantasy sports following intense lobbying by DFS operators.
Read More . . .I'm topping off this post with fresh tidbits from today's 10 a.m. daily fantasy sports hearing in Trenton:
Read More . . .New Jersey lawmakers and industry representatives Monday debated what has suddenly become a hot question across the country: Should daily fantasy sports be considered gambling and face the kind of regulation casino companies do?
Read More . . .Pennsylvania wants to profit on the popularity of daily fantasy sports as lawmakers may vote on a bill to regulate and tax the fast-growing industry.
Read More . . .2 Legendz Sports members convicted of racketeering conspiracyOn Wednesday, a federal jury in Oklahoma City handed out the verdicts to 53-year-old Kelly Dorn, of Oklahoma City, and 45-year-old Kory Koralewski, of Colorado, on charges of racketeering conspiracy.
Read More . . .The CEO of daily fantasy sports operator FanDuel has issued a public call for legislators to impose regulation on his industry, provided such oversight is not too onerous and nobody calls it gambling.
Read More . . .The unregulated ride for the burgeoning daily online fantasy sports industry in Massachusetts appears to be coming to an end.
Read More . . .A Pennsylvania House Committee is today (Wednesday) set to vote on legislation that could eventually lead to regulation of online gaming activities in the US state.
Read More . . .With fantasy sports betting under increasing scrutiny across the nation, an Illinois lawmaker says he's poised to file legislation that would regulate the online industry.
Read More . . .Online gaming company Amaya Inc. is limiting the availability of its daily fantasy sports betting south of the border in the face of regulatory concerns raised in some U.S. states
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