A special agent with the Nevada Gaming Control Board infiltrated a Bitcoin-fueled poker website to help launch what authorities on Tuesday said was the first state-level criminal prosecution of illegal online poker.
Read More . . .Starting today, the state of California will begin discussing online poker with one of four hearings scheduled to begin at 1:30pm PST. Along with California, Pennsylvania will also be hosting hearings this week to discuss online gaming options.
Read More . . .PennsylvaniaPennsylvania gets anti-online gambling bill State Rep. Thomas Murt filed House Bill 1013 on Monday, with seven co-sponsors, in support of an online gambling ban within the state.
Read More . . .California held its first ever committee vote on online poker legislation and the vote was unanimously in favor.
Read More . . .Don't expect new merchant codes for credit card transactions to make any real difference to American bettors
Read More . . .Envision going to a Bulls game and betting on Joakim Noah making a free throw ... on your phone.
Read More . . .During an impromptu press conference on Tuesday, two Democratic Pennsylvania state senators discussed a number of this year's hot legislative topics, and nestled into their 20 minute talk were some interesting remarks regarding the push for online gambling in the House of Representatives.
Read More . . .Adam Silver, commissioner of North America's National Basketball Association (NBA) league, has reiterated his stance on the legalisation of sports betting in the US, stating wider regulation of such activities would be "good for business".
Read More . . .The Nevada Senate has passed a bill that will allow larger groups and businesses to potentially place bets at sportsbooks and race books in the state, though the bill will still need to pass the state Assembly before it can become law.
Read More . . .A Nevada bill that would allow more businesses to place bets at race and sports books is moving forward.
Read More . . .While the battle over regulation of online gaming and poker – or its outright banishment – rages through the halls of Congress and statehouses across the United States, poker players led by the Poker Players Alliance are attempting to get input on the issue from the highest office in the land.
Read More . . .The Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel has published a white paper highlighting the core points behind the tribe's continuing battle to offer Internet-based gaming in California, in the wake of last year's brief online gambling offering that was quickly shut down via injunctions obtained by California and US federal authorities.
Read More . . .
