Gaming News : US Regulation

White House Petition Calls For Defeat Of Proposed Online Poker Ban
- Apr 3, 2015
100,000 Signatures Sought By May 2, 2015
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Reid striving to add ban on online gaming to his political legacy
- Apr 3, 2015
One of Sen. Harry Reid's priorities in his remaining months in office is to outlaw online gaming.
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Texas Pushes to Legalize Online Poker
- Apr 3, 2015
Texas' Rep. Joe Barton is planning to file a bill that would legalize online poker in the Lone Star State.
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Texas Rep. Joe Barton to Introduce New Online Poker Legalization Bill
- Apr 1, 2015
He has been quiet for a while on the subject of poker, but United States Representative Joe Barton (R – Texas) has stepped back out into the forefront, announcing that he will soon introduce another online poker bill.
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RAWA Counter Bill Might Soon Be Brought to House Floor
- Apr 1, 2015
The Restoration of America's Wire Act (RAWA) hearing last Wednesday by a Judiciary House Subcommittee to debate whether the Wire Act needs to be restored to effectively outlaw online gambling could soon be opposed by a pro iPoker bill.
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Senator Lindsey Graham Willing to Consider RAWA Online Lottery Carve-out
- Mar 31, 2015
According to GamblingCompliance.com (article behind paywall), Graham, the tip of the spear for Sheldon Adelson's Restoration of America's Wire Act (RAWA) in the Senate, said that it was not his intention to make online lottery sales illegal with the bill. He said that his office is discussing the matter with those who feel RAWA would do just that in order to "see if we can find some accommodation."
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Editorial: Legalize online gambling in Iowa
- Mar 30, 2015
Right now, some of you reading this are enjoying perks you've purchased with that $200 you won in your friends' NFL fantasy pool. You ran the tables and bested your friends this year by making some late trades before the playoffs.
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Gamblers' Luck Runs Out in Casino Case
- Mar 27, 2015
Two professional gamblers who won more than $9.6 million must face a New Jersey casino's claims that they used an "edge sorting scam" to distinguish good cards, a federal judge ruled.
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The RAWA hearing did not address the real issue
- Mar 27, 2015
Wednesday's hearing in the U.S. House of Representatives on the Restoration of America's Wire Act (RAWA) did not address the real issue or include the real stakeholders.
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Will Congress pull the plug on N.J. online gambling?
- Mar 25, 2015
Legislation in Congress threatens to end New Jersey's online gambling operations.
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Passage of RAWA would be a big setback for democracy
- Mar 25, 2015
This afternoon Congress is set to hear arguments relating to the Restoration of America's Wire Act (RAWA) and passage of the bill would be a blow not just to Internet gambling, but to overall democracy in the United States.
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Nevada clarifies interstate compact is poker only
- Mar 20, 2015
A Nevada politician on his way out the door forever is making one final attempt to overturn his state's ban on statewide lotteries.
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