Iowa could be set to vote on a bill that would make them one of the first jurisdictions in the United States to regulate online poker. However, proponents of the legislation expect a tough fight in a state that has already visited this issue before in recent years.

As with ...

According to a report by Card Player Magazine, a group of the top professional poker players who helped promote Full Tilt Poker still owe the site and its parent companies about $18 million. Several outlets have noted that Behnam Dayanim – a layer working for Grou...

Full Tilt Poker executives and sponsored players won a legal battle Monday, as the majority of claims made in a civil lawsuit against FTP were dismissed by the judge presiding over the case.

In the class action lawsuit, which was filed last June, a group of former FTP playe...

After more than a year of debate, discussions, and confusion, it’s beginning to look as though Washington D.C. is unlikely to become the first jurisdiction in the United States to approve online gambling.

This became all the more likely after a committee meeting on Fr...

After an investigation by the Washington, D.C. inspector general, it was found that there was insufficient evidence to suggest that city council members were guilty of ethical misconduct in connection to the approval of online poker legislation in December 2010. 

The b...

In a dramatic development over the weekend, Tasmanian MP Andrew Wilkie has decided to sever his support for the Gillard Government, after the Australian Prime Minister said she would not push forward with the plan to add pre-commitment technology to poker machines throughout t...

A total of eight professional poker players have filed a lawsuit against Excapsa Software, the company that once controlled the Ultimate Bet online poker room. The lawsuit seeks damages related to the "superuser" cheating scandal that surfaced on UB in 2008.

Among the eight...

The poker machine reforms pushed by Australian MP Andrew Wilkie may have taken a harsh blow last night, as Community Services Minister Jenny Macklin has said that the legislation will not pass through parliament unless major changes are made to the laws.

According to Mackli...

Independent MP Andrew Wilkie has backed off somewhat on his demands for poker machine reform, hoping that the Australian government can pass regulations that could go into effect on a less demanding timeline.

Wilkie, who has been a critical cog in maintaining the Gillard go...

Industry analysts expect many states to push for legalized intrastate online poker programs during 2012 in reaction to the recent Justice Department interpretation of the Wire Act. According to a recent DoJ memo, the Wire Act should be interpreted as outlawing only sports bett...