Disgruntled online poker houses owed tens of millions of dollars by fallen young Brisbane internet tycoon Daniel Tzvetkoff are believed to have turned him in to US authorities.
Read More . . .Poker News Daily has obtained a copy of a memo circulated by Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill in the United States entitled “Legalized Internet Gambling:
Read More . . .Internet poker supporters say that, since prohibition hasn't worked, it should be legal. The non-profit Poker Players Alliance estimates that 15 million people in this country now bet through offshore Internet sites.
Read More . . .The prosecution and imprisonment of uber-lobbyist Jack Abramoff was a political disaster for Republicans. But now some GOP lawmakers are wagering that the scandal can be used against Democrats in a fight over legalizing Internet gambling.
Read More . . .House lawmakers approved a bill Wednesday to license two resort-style casinos and allow up to 3,000 slot machines at the state's four race tracks, bringing Massachusetts a step closer to the largest expansion of gambling since the creation of the state lottery in 1971.
Read More . . .The Michigan Lottery Commission Charitable Gaming Division has shut down Coops Charity Poker Room in Ypsilanti after officials allege the business had been operating illegally.
Read More . . .A divisive debate by American Indian gaming tribes over Internet gambling ended April 8 with an anti-climatic vote to delay action on a resolution opposing and suggesting changes to proposed federal legislation to legalize online poker.
Read More . . .A perfect storm of gambling will not hit Florida this year. The new agreement with the Seminole Tribe, however, puts the state squarely in a five-year warning cone.
Read More . . .It's the final frontier for states eager for the money gambling brings in: full-blown, Nevada-style wagering on professional and college sports.
Read More . . .Bookies operating two online sports gambling rings took in nearly $178 million in bets around the country in less than three years, prosecutors charged Wednesday after arresting 38 on enterprise corruption charges.
Read More . . .Individuals Arrested in Nevada, Arizona, Florida, Louisiana and New York;District Attorney Initiates $178 Million Asset Forfeiture Case
Read More . . .In a new move against the online gambling industry, Gov. Steve Beshear's administration is attempting to use an obscure state law to recover losses incurred by Kentuckians who placed bets through Web sites.
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