Since U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) introduced their identical anti-online gambling bill, the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA), to both The Senate and The House at the end of March, opposition to the proposed legislation has continued to mount. The latest pro...
April 9th, 2014 By Shane Larson
Despite Spain, France and Italy’s ring fenced online poker industry struggling through a lack of player liquidity, a pan-European online poker market is unlikely to open up anytime soon with the most recent summit of gaming regulators held at the beginning of this year in Rome failing to produce...
April 8th, 2014 By Charles Washington
Despite New Jersey, Nevada and Delaware embracing online poker in 2013, other states in the US have taken a much more cautious approach to internet gambling signalling a long road ahead before the country’s nascent igaming industry gathers any discernible momentum. The situation has even lead New Jersey to...
April 7th, 2014 By Adam Brown
The Midwestern state of Illinois is currently seeking to expand its land-based casino industry, and until the issue is resolved the state will put any plans for regulated online gambling on hold. Commenting on the situation, Illinois Senate President John Cullerton, said: “I think, though, that we cannot take...
April 4th, 2014 By Stephen Smith
Pennsylvania was named as one of almost a dozen states in the US considering introducing some type of online gambling legislation this year. While the state Senate awaits the findings of a study on the future of gambling due to be released on May 1st, the opinions of lawmakers...
April 3rd, 2014 By Shane Larson
Back in April 2013, Nevada became the first US state to launch online poker and after a third casino opened its virtual tables last month, the state has now released its first batch of online poker results revealing a combined total of $8.52 million in revenue for the past...
April 2nd, 2014 By Charles Washington
On Friday, State Senator John Bonacic introduced gambling bill S6913 to the New York Senate designed to legalize and regulate online poker. Interestingly, the new bill comes just a few days after Sen. Lindsey Graham and Rep. Jason Chaffetz introduced their federal ‘Restoration of America’s Wire Act’ (RAWA) to...
April 1st, 2014 By Lucy Brown
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