Nevada is positioning itself to become the first state to allow Internet-poker games within its borders, a move that comes as online-gambling laws are being debated in statehouses and in Congress.
Read More . . .Even though the federal government passed a bill effectively banning online poker in 2006, there was only a modicum of enforcement until earlier this year.
Read More . . .By the end of this week, Nevada is expected to be the first state in the nation to have regulations in place for Internet poker play.
Read More . . .As New Jersey moves ever closer to legalizing sports betting, a new poll shows Americans are evenly split on whether it should be legal across the nation.
Read More . . .Joe Barton told PokerNews last month that he thought his bill to license and regulate Internet poker had the votes to pass on the House floor.
Read More . . .The revelation last week that one of Nevada’s most prominent casino owners, Las Vegas Sands Corp.’s Sheldon Adelson, is opposed to legalizing online poker sent a cross-country shock wave through the online poker community.
Read More . . .Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX), the sponsor of a proposed bill aimed at legalizing online poker, was a keynote speaker at the two-day Digital Gaming and Lottery Policy Summit held in the nation’s capital this week.
Read More . . .An Assembly panel approved a bill on Thursday that would allow licensed casinos in Atlantic City and racetracks to conduct wagering on professional and collegiate sport or athletic events, if a federal law is overturned.
Read More . . .The brother-in-law of US Representative John F. Tierney was convicted in US District Court in Boston yesterday of racketeering and gambling charges.
Read More . . .Gov. Andrew Cuomo's widely reported job-creation editorial Sunday is being interpreted as a sign he'll carry the flag for a constitutional change that could legalize casino gambling in New York and one day lead to a full-service Catskill casino.
Read More . . .Two men charged in a case that shut down U.S. operations for three Internet poker companies are likely to go on trial in March, a judge told lawyers Thursday.
Read More . . .Sports betting in New Jersey came a step closer to reality today, with a Senate panel approving a bill to allow casinos and racetracks to apply for licenses to offer it.
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