Weeks after Gov. Chris Christie signed a law legalizing online gambling, a poll released today said voters are warming up to the state's newest form of wagering, in contrast to a survey two years ago in which two-thirds of those questioned were opposed.
Read More . . .Rep. Mike Huval of Louisiana has asked the state's House Committee on the Administration of Criminal Justice and the Senate Committee on Judiciary to examine the option of legalizing online poker and gambling in the state, with the aim of introducing a report by the 2014 legislature.
Read More . . .The state's Division of Gaming Enforcement published regulations Monday establishing standards for casinos to offer fantasy sports tournaments for money, starting April 22. While visitors to the casinos will be able to risk real money on the games, New Jersey will not consider these games gambling, dovetailing with federal law that distinguishes between fantasy sports and sports gambling.
Read More . . .New Jersey is allowing casinos in Atlantic City to offer fantasy sports betting in a pilot program that will be announced Monday.
Read More . . .PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker site, is opening card rooms in casinos to promote its brand, even as land-based operators in the U.S. try to thwart its expansion on their turf.
Read More . . .New Jersey officials Wednesday appealed a federal judge’s decision to block legal sports betting in the state, a move that was expected in a high-stakes case that could end up before the nation’s highest court.
Read More . . .A Democrat member of the Texas Senate has introduced proposed legislation that would see the southern state fully opt-in to any future federal measure legalizing the operation of online poker.
Read More . . .The US Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued a press release announcing that The Garden City Group, Inc. has been retained to serve as the Claims Administrator of the funds forfeited in U.S. v. PokerStars.
Read More . . .Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that the United States has retained the Garden City Group ("GCG") to serve as Claims Administrator to oversee the process of compensating eligible victims of the fraud committed by Full Tilt Poker against United States players.
Read More . . .ALBANY -- Looking for a cash infusion, the State Senate Monday proposed legalizing online poker as New York's budget fight began to take shape.
Read More . . .The New Jersey Casino Control Commission tonight has removed from its Wednesday 10:30 a.m. meeting agenda a consideration of whether the American Gaming Association can intervene against PokerStars.
Read More . . .The city wants to stop new Internet cafes from opening, after more than 1,000 of the so-called casinos on the corner have popped up across Florida.
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