California Online Poker Bill Shelved Until 2015
In February this year, two poker bills were introduced to the California state legislator, namely Assemblyman Reginald Jones’s AB-2291 in the state assembly, and State Senator Joe Correa’s SB-1366 in the senate. It was hoped that both online gambling bills would then be enacted by the end of the current legislative session, but after months […]
Borgata Q2 Losses Highlight Need For PokerStars NJ Entry
Despite being the biggest of all New Jersey’s online gambling operations, the Borgata lost $1.8 million in the second quarter of 2014, highlighting the challenges faced by the state’s legal internet gambling ventures. It wasn’t all bad news, however, as Boyd Gaming Incorporated CEO Keith Smith said the summer hot months were mostly to blame […]
Senators Seek Support For Restoration of America’s Wire Act
The anti-online gambling lobby took another swipe at the USA’s nascent iGaming industry after three Senators penned a letter to the Department of Justice (DoJ) and Attorney General Eric Holder requesting that The Federal Wire Act of 1961 be reinstated to its pre-2011 reinterpretation. That’s when the DoJ revised its own interpretation of the Act […]
Ivey, Robl And Cates Bail Out Alleged Illegal Sports Betting Ring
In the latest update to the Paul Phua sports betting case, three more of the eight defendants originally arrested as part of the alleged FIFA World Cup online betting operation have now been released on bail after the involvement of some of the most famous poker players in the game. Previously, Phil Ivey and Andrew […]
Gaming Interests Vary Between Las Vegas Sands, Wynn Resorts And Boyd Gaming
Las Vegas Sands and Wynn Resorts may be at the forefront of the casino industry with their chain of integrated casino resorts spread out all across the globe, but the two gambling empires are not about to sit back and watch their fortunes diluted by easy access to online gambling sites allowing people to play […]
Why California Online Poker Would Be A Game Changer
The state of California represents the jewel in the crown of online poker, with its huge population of 38 million people and $2.2 trillion economy considered the key to a more rapid expansion of ipoker in the USA. Home to some of the country’s wealthiest people as well as numerous high paying industries, including technology […]
PPA Seeks To Add Horse Racing To California Online Poker Bills
California has been debating regulated online poker since 2007 and in February this year introduced Bills AB-2291 and SB-1366 to both the state assembly and senate. While the debate subsequently got bogged down as competing gambling interests jostled for position, The Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel surprised Californian legislators recently by announcing they had decided […]
