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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 ...
"Blue Monday" Sees Ten Online Gambling Sites Seized in USA
The US Department of Justice has continued their attack on Internet gambling sites offering their services to American players, seizing ten domain names and issuing three indictments on a day some players are referring to as “Blue Monday.”
In total, ten differen...
Authorities Bust Multi-Million Dollar Gambling Ring on Staten Island
Investigators in New York City have busted a multi-million dollar gambling ring in Staten Island, arresting nearly 30 people as part of the operation. According to a report in the New York Post, the gambling ring was allegedly led by Joseph Stentella, who was arrested at his h...
Bradley Franzen Enters Guilty Plea on Black Friday Charges
Bradley Franzen – one of the 11 people indicted by the US government as part of the Black Friday online poker crackdown – has pled guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and other crimes. The plea came at a hearing on Monday in Manhattan, and was part of an agre...
Nevada Assembly Approves Online Gambling Licensing Bill
Nevada’s State Assembly passed a bill today that would develop a licensing system for online poker businesses in the state – but only after (and if) the federal government took steps to legalize online gambling.
The bill, a modified version of previous legislati...
MP May Be Ineligible to Vote on Poker Machine Reform
The poker machine reform debate in Australia may have taken another surprising twist, as one MP has been accused of a conflict of interest that could prevent him from voting.
The MP in question, Daryl Melham of Banks, is a Labor Party MP who is expected to support the manda...
AGA Promoting USA Online Poker Bill
The American Gaming Association (AGA) is in the process of helping to draft an online poker bill, one that would reportedly be likely to be introduced to Congress within the next month.
According to a report at CardPlayer.com, Discussions between AGA executives and members ...
Minnesota Residents Favor Gambling Expansion
While state lawmakers debate an expansion of gambling, Minnesota residents seem to be overwhelmingly in favor of having more gambling options. That’s the finding of a new poll by the Star Tribune Minnesota, in which 72% of Minnesota residents said they would like to end ...
Costa Rican Raids Fail to Find Black Friday Suspects
A raid by Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Police (OIJ) Friday failed to find the Absolute Poker executives named in the US government’s indictments against 11 top online poker industry executives. The raids were reportedly targeted at finding Scott Tom, Olman R...
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