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AGA to Propose New Online Gambling Bill

AGA to Propose New Online Gambling Bill
Jul 8, 2011 by Susan Arnold

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

Two Men Plead Not Guilty to Baccarat Cheating
Jul 6, 2011 by Steven Lock
Two men have pled not guilty to accusations that they cheated the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut. The two men, both from New York City, allegedly worked with dealers to cheat the casino out of more than $150,000. The two men, Leonard Hu and Hung Leung, reportedly wor...

Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Against Full Tilt Poker

Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Against Full Tilt Poker
Jul 2, 2011 by Michael Mancini

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

Joe Barton Introduces USA Online Poker Bill
Jun 25, 2011 by Michael Mancini

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 Signs Online Poker Ban
Jun 23, 2011 by Steven Lock

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

Barton Could Advance USA Online Poker Law This Week
Jun 20, 2011 by Steven Lock

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

Tiltware Responds to Phil Ivey Lawsuit
Jun 2, 2011 by Steven Lock

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

Iowa Online Poker Study Signed Into Law
May 26, 2011 by Michael Mancini

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

Australian Pokie Reforms Hit Some States Harder Than Others
May 25, 2011 by Michael Mancini

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

Rally for Online Poker Held at U.S. Capitol
May 25, 2011 by Steven Lock

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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