Conservatives and Libertarians Rally to Oppose Online Gambling Ban

Grover Norquist and Lawson Bader and other conservative advocates joined together to stop Congress from banning US based internet gambling associated with US online poker and casinos,  through the “Restore America’s Wire Act”. These efforts were conducted using a coalition letter signed by many officials. The letter stated that the purpose of this bill was to remove the 10th amendments authority to regulate online gambling as states feel is necessary. The letter went on to discuss their hopes that RAWA would not become another instance where the government took over the states’ rights to make decisions they are capable of making. It was made clear in the letter that they were opposed to this legislation, since they feel it takes away rights that should be afforded to the state. They feel the states should be entrusted with regulating the gambling that goes on within their territories.

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California Santa Ysabela Indian Tribe Launches Real Money Bingo Site

The Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabela announced 4 months ago that they would be bringing Internet poker to California. They followed through on their promise this week, with a twist. Instead of virtual poker, online bingo is now available for real money play in the Golden State. Santa Ysabel Interactive Director of Marketing Chris Wrieden stated in an interview that it takes a lot of effort and time to “put all of the pieces together” to deliver any type of online gambling operation. The Santa Ysabela tribe still plans to deliver online poker to California residents, in addition to the real money bingo site they just launched.

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Poker Players Alliance Targets Political Jokers

The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) has announced its 2014 edition of “The Jokers,” a listing of 22 politicians who have advocated to prohibit online poker in the United States, either at the federal or state level, and are up for election this year. The PPA is urging site visitors who reside in the states of the respective politicians to contact those lawmakers prior to Election Day on Tuesday to express their opinion on controversial legislation regarding online poker. The announcement concludes by suggesting that, “It’s time to take the ‘jokers’ out of the deck!”

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Ultimate Gaming Leaves New Jersey After Taj Mahal Closure, Nonpayment

Ultimate Gaming runs 2 sites in New Jersey currently, but not for long. The company that claims nearly 50% of the online poker gambling in Nevada has not done nearly as well in the Garden State. Last week’s announcement that Ultimate Gaming was shutting down both the ucasino.com and ultimatepoker.com operations in New Jersey follows close …

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No Cannibalization – Over 75 Percent of Online Gamblers are New to The Brand

In yet another instance of data showing that cannibalization of land-based casinos is simply not occurring due to online gambling, Boyd Gaming released its July 2014 revenue statement. For the first time since online gambling launched in New Jersey in late November, Boyd Gaming has broken even. Not bad for an industry that is only 9 months old, according to Keith Smith, the Chief Executive Officer of Boyd Gaming. Legal gambling is represented by the company’s partnership with Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment. Smith said recent data showed that more than 75% of the New Jersey online gambling participants frequenting his company’s website “are not active players of Borgata”. Several other important studies have showed that the theory claiming cannibalization of physical casino revenue by online casinos is unfounded. Data has consistently proven the same claim – that online gamblers in the United States generally are not the same type that enjoy traveling to a land-based casino.

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Online Gambling Proponents Outspending Adelson 4 to 1

For some time now it has been public knowledge that billionaire Sheldon Adelson is not a fan of online gambling in the United States. The Las Vegas Sands CEO has been a vocal proponent of any type of Internet casino and poker gambling, whether offered at the individual state or at the federal levels in the US. He publicly vowed to spend “as much money as it takes” to shut down the growing US online gambling industry recently, but he may have a problem. If Adelson sees virtual gambling as a threat to his physical casinos, online gambling proponents and business owners definitely see Mister Adelson as a threat to their well-being and existence. And they are fighting back.

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GiGse iGaming Conference Discusses US Online Gambling

The United States online gambling marketplace was discussed in earnest during this year’s GiGse Totally Gaming iGaming Conference in San Francisco, California. Three politicians added their opinions, including former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown. Brown admitted to “flip-flopping” on the Internet gambling issue “multiple times” in the 15 years he spent as Speaker of the California State Assembly. Provocative and even questionable at times, Brown was both a highlight and low point at the important Internet gaming event. The former politician’s concerns were that “Internet gambling is not capable of being regulated in the way that it meets be.” However, he admitted to recently traveling to Nevada to gamble, and has in the past on several occasions voted for legalizing online gambling, both nationwide, and as a state-regulated California industry.

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Five Large Population States Seek to Join US Online Gambling Industry

As you know, New Jersey, Delaware and Nevada all offer some sort of legalized online gambling. But the combined populations of those 3 US states is just over 12.6 million. That is less than 1/3 of the California population of 38.3 million. The tiny state of New York claims 19.6 million residents, Illinois is 5th in US state population size at 12.9 million, and Pennsylvania is close behind with 12.7 million residents. Even Massachusetts claims 6.7 million residents. Coincidentally, those 5 states are all feverishly working toward the same goal … becoming the 4th state in the young but growing United States online gambling industry. And they all offer one thing that has thus far been missing – a substantial population to draw potential players from.

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US Bettor Cashes $100 Online Football Bet for $25,772 – And How You Can Too

With football season just around the corner, we were searching for a news article that would aid you in your online gambling efforts. In doing some quick research, we found proof of something we already knew. When it comes to US sports betting online, football is King. The Nevada Gaming Commission, the regulatory body which …

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Indian Tribal Group Launches Online Poker in California

Now California residents can enjoy gambling at their very own private virtual poker table, quite literally. The Santa Ysabel Iipay Nation of American Indians in the Golden State just this week launched the Private Table poker site in California. Currently, The Golden State is pushing to legalize real money California online poker and possibly other forms …

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