Pennsylvania Awaits May 1st Online Gaming Feasibility Study
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 on either side range from staunchly […]
Nevada Releases First Online Poker Results Since Launch
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 ten months. In February, Nevada’s three […]
Online Poker Coming To New York?
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 both the Senate and the House, […]
PokerStars California Dreaming
PokerStars may have been refused entry into the regulated states of Nevada, New Jersey, and Delaware, but the world’s largest online poker room has now set its sites firmly on the ‘jewel in the crown’ of the US online poker market of California. However, the company still has to overcome significant challenges from both anti-online […]
US Internet Gambling To Be Worth $3.5 Billion By 2017
According to a revised forecast by Morgan Stanley, the US internet gambling market is now expected to be worth $3.5 billion by 2017, a 30% reduction compared to the groups previous prediction of $5 billion. Apparently, the Wall Street firm made allowances for worse-than-expected technical issues when revising its projection, although going forward the industry […]
Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA) Introduced In Congress
On Wednesday, the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA) was introduced to the Senate by U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and to The House of Representatives by Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah). If passed the identical bills will reinstate an earlier interpretation of the Wire Act to prohibit all forms of online gambling. The RAWA, […]
US States Clampdown On Illegal Internet Cafe Gambling
Across the USA thousands of Internet cafes have sprung up providing not only access to the Web but also offering customers online gambling games such as black jack, roulette and slot machines. Advertised as ‘sweepstakes’ cafes, these illegal gambling operations have been pulling in more than $10 billion in revenue each year, and despite individual […]
