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West Virginia Makes Move To Launch Online Gambling

July 8, 2022March 24, 2017

West Virginia recently joined the ongoing effort to usher in online gambling. Several Democrat legislators introduced a bill into the West Virginia House of Delegates that would legalize online poker rooms, casinos and racebooks for West Virginia residents. The bill—HB3067—would establish licensing and regulations for the market that its supporters feel could stimulate the state’s economy. …

Maryland Legalizes State Regulated Sports Gambling

March 15, 2017March 14, 2017

Another state has put a bill on the table regarding sports gambling. As of February 8, Maryland has a bill in circulation that would establish legalized sports betting in the state, pending the repeal of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, or PASPA. In the event of PASPA being repealed, Maryland would be able …

Pennsylvania Considers Legal Online Gambling

March 15, 2017September 3, 2015

The state of Pennsylvania is giving serious consideration to legalizing online gambling. Two months ago, research indicated the state would draw the focus of those who support Internet gambling. A few days before Governor Tom Wolfe was to announce several hefty tax increases to offset a $2.3 billion deficit in the state budget, the Gaming …

Lesniak’s Run as Governor of NJ Could Boost Online Gambling in US

March 15, 2017August 25, 2015

Proponents of state regulated New Jersey online gambling will be quiet pleased with State Senator Raymond Lesniak’s announcement that he intends to run for governor in 2017. Having served in the legislature for 37 years, Lesniak now has now set his sights on the upcoming gubernatorial race. He has been an outspoken champion for online …

John McCain Fighting Hard to Legalize Sports Betting

November 18, 2022February 24, 2015

Senator John McCain is calling for expanded gambling privileges, especially within the realm of US based sports betting. Because he hails from Arizona, this can be seen as a competitive move against Nevada’s thriving gambling industry; currently, McCain’s neighboring state is one of only 2 American locales that legally facilitate betting on sports matches. His initial calls for a new legal system of sports betting came right before Super Bowl XLIX. McCain is known to be entrenched with a variety of gambling industry lobbyists, so he would stand to benefit from legislation as well.

Washington State Poised To Embrace Legalized Online Poker

March 15, 2017January 19, 2015

2015 could turnout to be a ground breaking year for the state of Washington in which they take a turn away from demonizing online poker and instead embrace it through the legalization of state licensed online poker sites. House Bill 1114 was introduced to the legislature on January 12, 2015 and has been submitted for …

Conservatives and Libertarians Rally to Oppose Online Gambling Ban

December 2, 2014

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.

California Santa Ysabela Indian Tribe Launches Real Money Bingo Site

November 18, 2022November 12, 2014

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.

Poker Players Alliance Targets Political Jokers

November 18, 2022November 4, 2014

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!”

Ultimate Gaming Leaves New Jersey After Taj Mahal Closure, Nonpayment

November 18, 2022October 6, 2014

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 …