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PokerTribe.com Launched Delayed Until Fall

The Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma is delaying the launch of its PokerTribe.com site for at least two and a half months. News of the delay came on the same day the site was set to become the first regulated poker site in the US to be run by tribal gaming interests. According to a release…

How Does US VP Candidate Mike Pence Feel About Gambling?

Regulated gambling isn't an issue that gets much play during most US Presidential elections. And almost no one ever cares what a vice-presidential nominee thinks about the business. Unfortunately, almost nothing about this year's battle for the White House qualifies as, most US Presidential elections. That's why it's worth taking a look at how GOP…

California Indian Tribes Call for 10-Year PokerStars Ban

California's powerful tribal interest are dead set on keeping PokerStars out of the Golden State online gambling market. Recently, a seven-tribe coalition called for lawmakers to impose a 10-year ban and a $60 million fine on the online poker behemoth before allowing it to enter the regulated California online gambling market. (The fact that there…

New York OK's Daily Fantasy Sports

New York lawmakers approved a measure legalizing daily fantasy sports in the Empire State, late last week. The bill, which easily passed the State Assembly but took a lot longer for Senate approval, throws a lifeline to DFS operators who were operating in the state before November 15, 2015. Under the terms of the new…

DraftKings and FanDuel Comtemplate Daily Fantasy Sports Mega-Merger

FanDuel and DraftKings, the two biggest names in daily fantasy sports, are discussing the possibility of a merger. If it came to pass, and that's a mighty big if, the deal would radically change the face of the daily fantasy sports market both in the US and abroad. The deal, which has been reported on…

Congress Fails to Implement RAWA…Again

Yet another attempt to shut down the US-facing online gambling industry by implementing the Restoration of America's Wire Act (RAWA) by Congress has failed. Earlier this month, lawmakers attempted to quietly insert a RAWA-like amendment into a spending bill that was bound for the House Appropriations Committee. The amendment read: Since 1961, the Wire Act…

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Waffle on Online Poker Bill

Pennsylvania lawmakers have killed a bill that would have legalized Keystone State online poker in a vote of 107 to 81, but that might not be the end of the story. In a chaotic turn of events, those same lawmakers turned around and immediately voted to reconsider the bill at a later date. The confusion…

Is This Missouri Daily Fantasy Sports Bill a Gift to Big Operators?

Missouri lawmakers recently passed a measure that both legalizes and regulates daily fantasy sports sites in the Midwest state, but not everyone is happy about the new law. A group of smaller daily fantasy sports operators are saying that H1941 is tailor made for DraftKings and FanDuel and will drive their competitors out of business.…

Which US State is the most Addicted to Gambling?

A recent gambling addiction study suggests that problem gamblers don't necessarily need regulated options to get their fix. Regardless, Nevada still has the most gambling addicts of any US state. The study was conducted by WalletHub, a company that bills itself as a, "financial fitness firm," and looked at both availability of gambling (gambling friendliness)…

Betfair Launching First US Betting Exchange May 10

Betfair is looking at a May 10 launch for what the company is calling, the first US betting exchange, out of Monmouth Park, New Jersey racetrack. It's a big move for the company and has the potential to shake up the New Jersey online gambling market. The UK-based bookmaker cracked the US online gambling firewall…