[caption id="attachment_32773" align="alignright" width="257" caption="New Jersey Governor, Chris Christie"][/caption] Legal online gambling could roll out in New Jersey as soon as November 16. That's the word from the state Department of Gaming Enforcement, the agency tasked with establishing licensing and regulatory schemes. That mid-November target date is neither random, nor wishful thinking and is actually…
[caption id="attachment_32598" align="alignright" width="160" caption="Gambling attorney Davide Gzesh"][/caption] (In Part One of our interview with Nevada gambling lawyer David Gzesh we discussed what legal online gambling in the US might mean for affiliates. In Part Two, we'll focus on what might be in store for the two big players in the US market, Nevada and…
[caption id="attachment_32563" align="alignright" width="160" caption=" Attorney David Gzesh"][/caption] The American online gambling market is changing rapidly and no one is really sure where affiliates will fit in the new landscape. To get a little perspective on these changes, and what the future of online gambling in American is going to look like, we recently sat down…
[caption id="attachment_31852" align="alignright" width="267" caption="Nevada Governor, Brian Sandoval"][/caption] Nevada needs interstate online poker legislation and they need it fast. That's the gist of remarks Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval made in his State of the State Address this week. Sandoval is hoping that the Nevada State Legislature will move forward a bill allowing the Governor to…
[caption id="attachment_30899" align="alignright" width="277" caption="Kyl and Reid just couldn't get it done."][/caption] Anyone who bet against the US Congress' ability to pass the Reid-Kyl online poker bill can go ahead and cash in their tickets. On Friday, Nevada Senator Harry Reid announced that the efforts to push the bill into law this session were all…
[caption id="attachment_30618" align="alignright" width="240" caption="The Atlantic Club Casino"][/caption] Two years after Black Friday, PokerStars is readying a return to the US online poker market with the proposed purchase of the Atlantic Club casino in New Jersey casino. According to a recent report in the Wall Street Journal, PokerStars is looking at paying around $50 million…
[caption id="attachment_29921" align="alignright" width="277" caption="Kyl (left), Reid (right)"][/caption] We've got some advice for anyone who was hoping to see Congress pass the Reid-Kyl online poker bill anytime soon: don't hold your breath. Thanks to political infighting and some serious flaws in the draft versions of the bill, no one involved is feeling bullish about its…
Online poker is going is primed for a major explosion in the coming months as the US market slowly comes back to life. That means 2013 will bring a slew of online gaming legislation at the state and Federal levels. Here's a few updates to help affiliates keep current on this very important topic: Federal…
After one of the longest, most expensive and bitterly fought national elections in US history, the dust is settling on a political landscape that could be quite friendly to the gaming industry. If you're still sorting the results, celebrating, or nursing a broken heart, here's what you need to know about the outcome of the…
Gambling is one of the few industries that shaped as much by political forces as it is by economic forces. That's why the upcoming national and local elections in the United States incredibly important everyone in iGaming, whether they're in the US or not. Because there are so many angles to the politics of gambling,…
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