In State Houses across the United States, legislators are back in session and online gambling; sports betting; and lotteries are on the agenda in many of them. Thanks to a lack of Federal online gambling regulations, state governments wield tremendous power over the American online gambling industry. State lawmakers are also heavily influenced by what…
Daily fantasy sports sites are cutting a very large path through the internet gambling market as more and more sports fans turn to them as an alternative to traditional wagering. More importantly, these sites may be slowly chipping away at the American Government's long-time sports betting prohibition. Recently, several stories have emerged in the gambling…
A Utah Congressman working at the behest of a Las Vegas billionaire is trying to ban online gambling in the United States. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) (pictured above) is the Congressman and is trying to turn back the clock on internet gambling by turning the Restoration of the American Act (RAWA) into law. If passed by…
The drawn out, and often controversial, Full Tilt Poker repayment process may be coming to a close as soon as March, 2015, according to a report from PocketFives.com. PocketFives' reporting is based on a e-mail one of its readers received from the Garden City Group (GCG), the company in charge of the repayment plan, reading:…
Outspoken Senator John McCain (R-AZ) has joined the growing chorus of establishment voices calling for the legalization of sports betting in the United States. In a recent interview with ESPN reporter reporter Andy Katz, just ahead of the Super Bowl, the long time politician said: We need a debate in Congress. We need to have…
Shel Adelson is a billionaire casino owner who isn't all that keen on competition, especially if that competition is based online. That's why Adelson is using his influence in Congress to help try to shut down the budding American online gambling industry. According to a report published on TownHall.com, Adelson recently sat down for some…
When the prospect of legal, US online gambling showed up under the Christmas tree back in 2011, operators and affiliates rejoiced. After all, the newly liberated American igaming market was supposed to mean piles of new players for everyone involved. Well, that was then and this is now. Since the DOJ unlocked the doors to…
A new online gambling bill being introduced in the California State Legislature has a little something for everyone from bad actors to powerful Indian gaming interests. If it passes into law, the Internet Poker Consumer Protection Act of 2015 (AB176) would open up the regulated US online gambling market to as many as 2 million…
The IIpay Nation of Santa Ysabela is taking matters into their own hands when it comes to regulated online poker. After years of waiting around for politicians to come up with a coherent plan for online gambling, the California tribe is launching its own real money bingo and poker site; whether the Government likes it…
New Jersey sports fans could be legally wagering on NFL games as soon as this weekend as Garden State politicians do an end run around the Federal sports betting ban. The key twist in this story is that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has finally relented to public pressure and signed a bill that removes…
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