The District of Columbia is becoming the first U.S. jurisdiction to allow Internet gambling, trying to raise millions of dollars from the habits of online poker buffs and acting ahead of traditional gambling meccas like New Jersey and Nevada.
Read More . . .Nevada’s poker bill remained on track yesterday as Assembly politicians brokered an amended version that would enable intrastate poker but defer to Congress on operators accepting out-of-state and international players.
Read More . . .Hawaii has discarded the idea of legalizing both online and live poker in the islands.
Read More . . .These days, working for the federal government doesn't seem as safe a bet as it once did. Yet come Thursday, you may be able to switch one profession for another.
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Read More . . .The District of Columbia could overtake a number of American states in the race to become the first jurisdiction in the country to regulate online poker.
Read More . . .The Attorney General's Office on Thursday unveiled emergency regulations to ban gambling at cyber cafes and video gaming terminals.
Read More . . .California voters long ago unleashed the gambling genie, approving the lottery in 1984 and Indian casinos in 2000. But get ready for more. In time, all manner of wagering will become legal over the Internet.
Read More . . .The online poker industry tends to long for yesteryear. Prior to the October 2006 passing of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act.
Read More . . .California Senator Louis Correa’s intrastate poker bill has been amended to issue up to five licences to operate websites to tribes or card rooms.
Read More . . ."Clearly, Americans want to gamble on the Internet, and policymakers need to provide both the freedom to do so, as well as ensure that appropriate consumer protections are in place."
Read More . . .The ongoing saga over Internet poker's legality took several juicy turns Thursday as a major casino company teamed up with the world's top Internet poker site, Nevada lawmakers mulled the issue and state gambling regulators for the first time.
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