According to M.J. Henshaw, a spokeswomen acting on behalf of U.S. Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), the Republican Congressman is planning on introducing an anti-online gambling bill to Congress on Wednesday, 26th March, designed to “restore longstanding United States policy that the Wire Act prohibits all forms of Internet gambling.”...
March 20th, 2014 By Lucy Brown
After three months, New Jersey‘s nascent online gaming industry has generated $27.2 million in revenues, which is shaping up to be a mere tenth of the original $1.1 billion in annual revenues projected by Governor Christie ahead of legislation. Nevertheless, the market has also suffered from a number of...
March 19th, 2014 By Stephen Smith
The Delaware Lottery has released its Igaming results for February, revealing a 13% increase in revenues to $166,454 compared to the $145,276 reported for January. Poker, on the other hand, saw a 16% fall in rake and fees to $73,971 from $88,390 in January. Igaming In Delaware In April,...
March 18th, 2014 By Charles Washington
Since three US states regulated their online poker markets last year, these licensed online gambling sites have continued squeezing their unlicensed counterparts out of the country’s domestic market with all indications pointing to the fact they will eventually be put out of business altogether. In New Jersey and Delaware,...
March 17th, 2014 By Shane Larson
Almost a year after the administration of Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin exceeded its mandate by granting the ‘Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes’ permission to offer online gambling internationally but not within the country’s borders, the tribes have now ditched plans to pursue their PokerTribes.com online gaming site. Brief history of...
March 14th, 2014 By Adam Brown
New Jersey’s 11 casinos posted a 6% decline in revenues to $199 million In February, compared with the $212 million they generated for the same month a year earlier. During the month, however, the state’s 16 online gambling sites were up by 9% to $10.3 million, which when added...
March 13th, 2014 By Stephen Smith
As other states in the US consider opening up their markets to online gaming, Rhode Island, too, is now considering moving into the digital realm in order to protect its indispensable gambling industry. History of gambling In Rhode Island Situated in the northeastern corner of the United States, Rhode...
March 12th, 2014 By Charles Washington
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