Tribal governments and commercial gambling companies are softening opposition to legal Internet wagering, although it does not appear likely that pending legislation to permit online poker will be successful in the current session of Congress.
Read More . . .According to the Baltimore Sun, the US Attorneys Office in the city has filed a civil forfeiture lawsuit in the ongoing case that saw over $5 million seized from US bank accounts.
Read More . . .A bill to tax online and telephone bets made by Kentuckians on horse races through account wagering services like Churchill Downs Inc.’s TwinSpires.com was declared dead Thursday.
Read More . . .Gambling advocates hope to hit the jackpot Thursday when the House Speaker unveils his plan to bring two casinos to Massachusetts.
Read More . . .Congressman Jim McDermott announced Tuesday that he is re-introducing the Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act featuring revisions which include an incentive for states and tribes to participate through a 6% tax on all deposits with licensed online gambling operators
Read More . . .The June 1st deadline for the implementation of the UIGEA creeps ever closer, but pro-poker politicians on Capitol Hill continue to fight for the full legality of U.S. online gambling.
Read More . . .someone in Maryland opened an account with bodog.com, an online gaming site whose customers bet on sports and horse-racing and play poker and casino games on their computers.
Read More . . .The(AGA)has shifted from its traditionally neutral stance on internet poker and gambling and has now come out
publicly with the statement that it is “open to the concept of legalized US gambling sites.�
Southern Baptist ethicist Richard Land has called on a congressional committee to oppose a bill he and others say would undermine current restrictions on Internet gambling.
Read More . . .A divided Pennsylvania appeals court has overturned a county judge's ruling that declared the popular poker game "Texas Hold 'Em" to be legal.
Read More . . .The Kentucky Senate on Friday approved a 1.5 percent tax on bets made by Kentucky residents through account wagering services like Churchill Downs Inc.’s TwinSpires.com.
Read More . . .For days there has been debate over whether or not to give voters in Maryland the right to approve table games at a Prince George racetrack. On Wednesday, the Maryland Senate approved a bill calling for voter input.
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