Saturday, September 17th, 2011
State Rep. Dan Winslow (R-Norfolk) filed an amendment on Friday to the Massachusetts gaming legislation to allow for Internet poker. Under his plan, if approved, the state would be the first in the U.S. to regulate Internet poker and would tap into a significant revenue source, Winslow said. The South Walpole representative ...
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Thursday, July 28th, 2011
July 27 2011 , Matthew Kredell New Jersey State Sen. Raymond Lesniak took offense to the letter from U.S. Senators Harry Reid and Jon Kyl that asked U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to reiterate the Department of Justice's stance that intrastate online gambling is illegal under federal law.Lesniak, ...
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Monday, July 18th, 2011
By Karoun Demirjian ( contact )Thursday, June 30, 2011 1:55 a.m.Last week, Texas Rep. Joe Barton officially unveiled the Internet poker bill gamblers across the country have been waiting for, but its a safe bet that the documents going to go through some serious changes before skeptics and even ...
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Monday, July 11th, 2011
If anything positive has arisen in the three months since federal prosecutors imploded the Internet poker world, it's that the subject is no longer taboo.A few members of Congress -- Democrats and Republicans -- support legalizing and regulating Internet poker. The Poker Players Alliance, a nonprofit Washington, D.C., advocacy organization, ...
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Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
Though there remains some uncertainty about the legality of playing online poker throughout the United States, it is legal, and thriving, in Britain and Ireland. By legally permitting poker games to be played online, the opportunity for big wins is evidently there, as well as affording a chance for players ...
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Tuesday, June 21st, 2011
NEW YORK - A Chicago man pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges Monday, admitting that he helped Internet poker companies find banks to process millions of dollars in gambling proceeds even though he knew it was illegal.Bradley Franzen, 41, also signed a cooperation agreement, agreeing to testify if necessary at any ...
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Sunday, May 15th, 2011
It's a standard recession-era tale of woe: A company closes and workers lose their income.But there's little else conventional about what has happened to North Las Vegan Mike Ziethlow.Ziethlow earns a living through Internet poker, playing for cash on websites such as PokerStars and FullTilt and selling poker-training software.It all ...
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Tuesday, April 12th, 2011
Despite the promises of jobs, increased tax dollars and the potential of technology businesses locating to Nevada, a lobbyist for the casino industry told lawmakers Thursday one important aspect would keep them from approving Internet poker in the Silver State.Gambling on the Internet is illegal in the United States.The Assembly ...
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Monday, April 4th, 2011
While Nevada's online poker bill is still in the process of being questioned and debated in the state legislature, one thing is for certain: Assembly Bill 258 would offer a myriad of benefits for the Silver State.Last week, Nevada's Assembly Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the bill, which featured ...
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Monday, April 4th, 2011
Iowa Online Poker Bill Unlikely to Pass The Iowa bill that would legalize Internet poker in the state appears to have little to no chance of passing in its current form, making Iowa the latest state to reject state-level legislation to regulate online gambling.However, the bill may not be permanently ...
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