What do Nevada online poker and Donald Trump have to do with Jersey shore casinos battling for the first-ever Internet gaming license in the Garden State? Maybe everything. The state of New Jersey had imposed a deadline of July 7 for any company wishing to provide its state’s residents with online casino gambling. Since The Donald’s physical Taj Mahal casino was one of the 12 brick-and-mortar NJ casino companies in Atlantic City to make it just under the wire and turn in their Internet gaming license in time, they stand an equal chance at obtaining the coveted first license.
Admin
NY Congressman Presents Nationwide Gambling Legislation
In late 2011 the Department of Justice decided to allow each individual state their own voice in the online gambling argument. Soon after, Nevada was the landmark first state to pass online gambling legislation. Delaware and New Jersey have since also legalized online gambling in some form for their residents and visitors. There are also another dozen or so states which are currently pushing for online gambling, but there is at least one United States law maker who would like to see a blanket piece of legislation which would regulate the entire US.
Connecticut Pequot Indian Tribe and GameAccount Join for Online Gambling
The state of Connecticut recently moved much closer to offering online gambling opportunities to its residents and visitors. The Foxwoods Resort Casino is a gambling mainstay in The Constitution State, and it was recently reported that they have developed a partnership with the GameAccount Network in agreement to offering online gambling opportunities in Connecticut, and …
888-Scientific Gaming Named Delaware Online Gambling Provider
Delaware is currently one of only three states in the US to legalize online gambling within its state boundaries. Just this week, state officials with the Delaware Lottery named a vendor that would be handling their online gambling. Scientific Games International and UK online gambling giant 888 Holdings joined in a limited venture and bid …
Ultimate Poker Deals First Legal Hand of US Online Poker In Nevada
Oh, the topsy-turvy world of US online poker. It was legal, and then it was illegal, and then it was legal again. Currently Nevada, Delaware and New Jersey have legislation allowing for legalized online gambling in their states. That is thanks to the Department of Justice in late 2011 deciding that online gambling should be regulated at the state level, not the federal level. It has since taken more than a year for all the bugs to be worked out, but at Noon EST on Tuesday, April 30, the first official hand of legalized US online poker will be dealt in Nevada.
Pennsylvania Legislature Pitches Online Gambling Bill – Again
Nevada, Delaware and New Jersey are all in. California, Massachusetts, Ohio, Idaho, Hawaii and several other states want to join the party. What are we referring to? Online gambling of course. Back in early February we informed you of a possible move by Pennsylvania legislators to introduce House Bill 1235, a long-awaited online gambling bill. …
Massachusetts Next State Up With Online Poker?
Nevada, Delaware and New Jersey – that is the batting order for US states which have already passed some form of online gambling legislation legalizing the activity for their residents and visitors. And while California, Hawaii, Ohio, Iowa, Pennsylvania and other states have been pushing to offer their own brand of online gambling, it looks like Massachusetts could be the next state up to bat. 18 Massachusetts House of Representatives members recently attached a rider to their annual budget which would legalize and regulate online poker.
WSOP.com Inches Closer to Nevada Poker Launch
Nevada was the first state to take advantage of a reversed United States Department of Justice mindset regarding online poker. Way back in December of 2011 the Grinch-like DOJ grew a heart and made a holiday season gift just a couple of days before Christmas of their ruling that only gambling on sporting contests online should be illegal at the federal level. Everything else could be handled individually at the state level, and Nevada rapidly, in early 2012, legalized online poker.
Big Apple Budget Proposes Online Gambling Legalization in New York
Here is the time-line of events. The United States Department of Justice reverses their long-held opinion that all forms of online gambling are illegal in December of 2011, advising individual states to make that decision for themselves. In early 2012, Nevada becomes the historic first state to legalize online poker soon after that landmark decision, and they are followed up by both Delaware and New Jersey. Here in 2013, none of those states has yet to officially deal the first hand of poker online, but Nevada legislators recently announced that watershed event will happen this May.
Chicago Casino Gambling Bill Proposes Online Illinois Wagering
You might think that the recent veto by Illinois Governor Pat Quinn regarding expanding brick-and-mortar gambling in his state would mean bad things for the future of Internet gambling in the Prairie State. But state Senator Terry Link did not let that decision dissuade him from proposing a bill that would call for statewide legalization of online gambling in Illinois. The bill is titled the Chicago Casino Development Authority Act, but it extends well past the Windy City.