In making their unanimous ruling, a three-judge panel of the N.C. Court of Appeals rejected the arguments to upend existing case law on poker and establish it as a game where skill -- not luck.
Read More . . .The operator of two gambling Web sites in Texas has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and ordered to pay nearly $1 million in restitution for scamming dozens of people...
Read More . . .The UK's Remote Gaming Association said that it had declined to put its support behind Congressman Barney Frank's legislation.
Read More . . .The government of Antigua, which is home to dozens of online gambling operations and has brought a complaint against the US in the World Trade Organization, praised Frank's initiative in a written statement...
Read More . . .A Summary guide to what the INTERNET GAMBLING REGULATION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 2007 means...
Read More . . .Washington, DC - Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) today introduced the Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act of 2007 that would create an exemption to the ban on online gambling for properly licensed operators...
Read More . . .A wide-ranging bill that would fund college scholarships by boosting casino taxes and legalizing high-stakes gambling received initial Missouri Senate approval Tuesday...
Read More . . .Washington State legislators last week passed Bill 1243 to correct excessive felony charges for online poker or online gambling when done in the privacy of a primary residence for recreation...
Read More . . .Frank plans a news conference to discuss the bill, titled the Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act of 2007, on Thursday morning...
Read More . . .The Supreme Court agreed Monday to review a case that could undercut the federal money-laundering law. The law makes it a crime to conceal proceeds from illegal activity or to use them to promote the activity.
Read More . . .Rep. Barney Frank said he would present congress with an appeal to the UIGEA, PROVIDING the public showed enough interest! NOW is the time to contact <b><i>your</i></b> Representative and let them know you want to support Rep. Frank's repeal of the UIGEA!
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A professional poker player who operated a multimillion-dollar sports bookmaking operation based in Vermilion Parish was sentenced Thursday to five years of probation and warned to steer clear of the illegal gambling halls that dot southern Louisiana.
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