When U.S. Representative Jim McDermott went looking for revenue to improve foster care for kids, he said he stumbled on what may turn out to be a jackpot: a tax on Internet gambling.
Read More . . .New Jersey is home to Atlantic City, easily the second most popular land casino destination in The United States after Las Vegas. However if things go on track it could well be the first state to legalize online gambling.
Read More . . .The House Ways and Means Committee will hold a hearing to discuss tax proposals related to legalizing and regulating the internet gambling industry in the United States.
Read More . . .A prominent California legislator is set to deliver a new intrastate online poker bill by the end of the month, and he has defied tribal interests to sue if they believe their sovereignty is infringed by the measure.
Read More . . .The first roulette wheel hasn't even spun yet in a Pennsylvania casino, but there's already talk about the next step in the expansion of gambling here.
Read More . . .Thirty-six different parties spent a combined estimated $5.16 million lobbying Internet gambling in Washington, D.C. during the first quarter of 2010, according to a new report from BolaVerde Media Group.
Read More . . .The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider the case, a process that frustrates thousands of litigants every year. The court does not have to comment on why it refused to consider a case or if there was anything particularly wrong with it.
Read More . . .The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a Delaware appeal that argued the state should be allowed to offer a new sports betting lottery to generate revenue to help ease its record budget deficit.
Read More . . .A Kansas City man pleaded guilty this morning to organizing and running an illegal online sports bookmaking ring.
Read More . . .PriceWaterhouseCoopers estimates two million Californians play Internet poker today.
Read More . . .Kentucky attorneys filed a motion for leave to take discovery concerning the identities of the so-called “Unknown Defendants� in the new Full Tilt Poker lawsuit.
Read More . . .Americans looking to satisfy their gambling itch can do so now at the close to 1,700 casinos across the country. A bill in the House of Representatives could bring casino gambling to the approximately 86.8 million American homes with Internet access.
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