In March 2014, Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) introduced the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA) to the House of Representatives, only to see lawmakers eventually pass on the bill in December. A few months later, and Chaffetz has now reintroduced an unchanged version of RAWA to the House, once...
February 6th, 2015 By Charles Washington
Concerned that another company may seek to claim a part of its online gambling market, Swedish state-run monopoly Svenska Spel has announced it would now be applying for an online casino license to complement its other games, which include sports betting, poker, bingo, and lotteries. The decision comes despite...
February 5th, 2015 By Adam Brown
Over the past few years, poker has become the professional pursuit of serious players willing to put in endless hours studying the game and working through all the mathematical data collected on opponents. This has dispelled much of the romantic notions that were once associated with poker and resulted...
February 3rd, 2015 By Stephen Smith
The grand plan of Global Poker Index CEO Alex Dreyfus to create a second poker boom by launching his Global Poker Masters event has hit a hitch after Betclic Everest has pulled its sponsored players from the tournament for not being allowed to wear their site’s promotional logos. The...
February 2nd, 2015 By Shane Larson
Last March, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) together with Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) sponsored the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA), a bill designed to restore an earlier interpretation of the Federal Wire Act (1961) and outlaw all forms of internet gambling. While lawmakers ultimately passed on the bill in...
January 31st, 2015 By Charles Washington
Germany’s online gambling market is one of the most restrictive in the whole of Europe, with the federal government only permitting online sports betting and lotteries, whilst prohibiting all poker and casino sites from operating inside the country of 80 million people. In the past, individual states have attempted...
January 29th, 2015 By Lucy Brown
The world’s largest poker database, The Hendon Mob, has announced its intention to initiate legal proceedings against the Polish Finance Ministry for allegedly using bots to crawl its website and steal data, contrary to the website’s terms and conditions. The Global Poker Index (GPI) acquired The Hendon Mob in...
January 28th, 2015 By Stephen Smith
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