New Jersey lawmakers called the National Football League hypocritical Monday for opposing legalized sports betting while doing business with TV networks that openly discuss betting lines and point spreads on NFL games.
Read More . . .A federal grand jury in Manhattan is investigating one of the largest internet poker sites serving US gamblers and could bring indictments against some of the world's best known professional players, according to people familiar with the case and a subpoena issued to a witness this week.
Read More . . .A plan to ready New Jersey and Atlantic City for possible sports betting got strong support at a public hearing Monday.
Read More . . .Florida lawmakers have reached a tentative $1.5 billion gambling agreement with the Seminole Tribe.
Read More . . .Instead of casinos, Internet gambling is one of the options New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch is considering in an attempt to close a growing budget deficit.
Read More . . .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.
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