As Washington once again steers the country toward the dreaded "fiscal cliff," we the people are holding black aces and eights. These are the cards Wild Bill Hickok held when in 1876 he was assassinated during a game of five-card draw. The fifth "hole" card in this dead man's hand remains unknown.
Read More . . .A Caesars Entertainment subsidiary on Wednesday was approved by the state's Gaming Control Board to operate online poker in the state, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Read More . . .This week, the New Jersey House of Assembly approved Bill A2578 which has the potential to expand poker and gambling in the state.
Read More . . .As Congress debates the federal budget, a Democratic senator strongly backed by Nevada casino interests and a Republican senator staunchly opposed to betting are working together to push an online-gambling bill into the mix.
Read More . . .New Jersey State Senate President Stephen Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver, both Democrats, recently filed a motion to intervene on the side of Republican Governor Christie in his defense of a lawsuit filed by five major sports entities in August.
Read More . . .Legislation to legalize online poker has driven a wedge between lottery providers and the convenience stores that have long been the primary seller of their tickets.
Read More . . .Frankfort, Ky. — House Speaker Greg Stumbo is no longer demanding that any legislation calling for a constitutional amendment to legalize gambling in Kentucky start in the Senate.
Read More . . .While the online poker bill co-authored by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) shows little sign of gaining traction in the lame duck session of Congress, that isn’t stopping opponents from making their opinions known.
Read More . . .Rafe Furst became the first of the four ownership figures associated with Tiltware to reach a settlement with the Department of Justice on Black Friday-related charges.
Read More . . .Law enforcement officers on Wednesday arrested six Big Island residents on charges they ran an illegal gambling business in Kailua-Kona. A seventh defendant charged in the same scheme lives in Arizona.
Read More . . .The head of a new committee in the Senate set to focus on gaming issues says he expects the panel to conduct a thorough study of gambling in Florida instead of moving quickly.
Read More . . .Months after D.C. lawmakers repealed a measure that would have allowed first-in-the-nation online gambling on home computers and at select sites in the shadow of Capitol Hill, several states are forging ahead with online games of chance while a harried Congress remains unlikely to pass a federal bill that would regulate the practice.
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