Congressman Barney Frank’s bill to overturn America's Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) will now not be voted on until Congress returns after the summer recess.
Read More . . .New Jersey governor Jon Corzine is ready to file a brief in support of an existing lawsuit claiming the 1992 federal sports betting ban is unconstitutional, a source said on Tuesday.
Read More . . .BetOnSports founder Gary Kaplan was left as the only executive of the British sportsbook facing trial in the US after his brother and sister pleaded guilty to criminal charges.
Read More . . .A legal challenge to declare America’s Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) unconstitutional by US lobby group the Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association (iMEGA) will be heard in court.
Read More . . .Two siblings and a former personal assistant of Gary Kaplan's, founder of the defunct online gambling giant BetOnSports, pleaded guilty
Read More . . .Rep. Barney Frank sees the odds improving for repealing a long-sought Internet gambling ban.
Read More . . .Passage of the bill to legalise intrastate poker in California will be a “smooth sail� once stakeholders feedback on the proposal to be presented to them this week, the Poker Voters of America’s (PVA) top lobbyist has told eGaming Review.
Read More . . .With lawmakers hoping to make video poker a reality in bars and restaurants throughout Illinois, state government stands to tap a gusher of cash if the new form of gambling plays out as it has in other states.
Read More . . .Shouldn't we worry, though, about gambling addicts rushing pell-mell toward ruin? Maybe so, but alcoholics are often caught in an even deadlier spiral and yet most of us don't lobby for the outlawing of booze. There are many paths to bankruptcy; most do not require a single wager...
Read More . . .The federal government’s recent seizure of millions of dollars from bank accounts used to process online poker transactions is sending shock waves through the Internet gambling community.
Read More . . .Washington, DC – Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank released the following statement in response to a European Commission report released today that investigated U.S. internet gambling laws
Read More . . .Opening a new front in the government’s battle against Internet gambling, federal prosecutors have asked four American banks to freeze tens of millions of dollars in payments owed to people who play poker online.
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