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AGA to Propose New Online Gambling Bill
In one of the first bits of negative news around the proposed bill, the American Gaming Association has reportedly announced that they will not be backing Joe Barton’s legislation that would legalize and regulate online poker in the United States. The AGA has said that t...
Two Men Plead Not Guilty to Baccarat Cheating
Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Against Full Tilt Poker
A day after news broke of a possible investment into Full Tilt Poker, a class-action lawsuit was filed against the site in the Southern District Court in New York.
The plaintiffs in the suit – Steve Segal, Nick Hammer, Robin Hougdahl and Todd Terry – filed the s...
Joe Barton Introduces USA Online Poker Bill
Representative Joe Barton (R-Texas) introduced his online poker bill to the US House of Representatives on Friday, beginning a process that could very well end with the licensing and regulation on online poker in the United States.
The regulation of online poker in the USA ...
Polish President Signs Online Poker Ban
Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski signed a bill into law that would ban online poker in Poland. According to a report at Card Player Europe, the law would take effect later this summer.
Interestingly, this law takes the opposite viewpoint of many other online gambling l...
Barton Could Advance USA Online Poker Law This Week
According to several published reports, an online poker bill sponsored by Representative Joe Barton (R-Texas) could be introduced to the House of Representatives as early as this week. The bill would regulate online poker in the United States at the federal level, requiring si...
Tiltware Responds to Phil Ivey Lawsuit
Less than a day after Phil Ivey told the world he was sitting out the World Series of Poker and would be suing Tiltware – the software arm of Full Tilt Poker – Tiltware struck back with a scathing assessment of Ivey’s lawsuit.
Full Tilt Poker’s PR de...
Iowa Online Poker Study Signed Into Law
Governor Terry Branstad signed a gambling bill today that could lead to the legalization of intrastate online poker in Iowa – eventually.
The bill, which includes many provisions that will alter state gambling laws, includes a provision that will have the Iowa Racing ...
Australian Pokie Reforms Hit Some States Harder Than Others
A rule designed to give smaller clubs more time to adjust to the Australian government’s poker machine reforms seems to be benefitting clubs in some states more than others.
According to a report in the Sydney Morning Herald, the extension – which applies to clu...
Rally for Online Poker Held at U.S. Capitol
Supporters of online poker regulation gathered at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday, arguing that the United States would do far better by taxing online poker play than by attempting to stamp it out.
According to the USA Today, about 50-75 participants took part in the rally, which ...
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