888-Scientific Gaming Named Delaware Online Gambling Provider

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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 …

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Pennsylvania Legislature Pitches Online Gambling Bill – Again

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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. …

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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.

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US Feds to Propose Online Gambling Legislation This Spring

In late 2011 the United States Department of Justice decided to flip flop an age-old position regarding online gambling. They moved from illegalizing all forms of online gambling in the US to allowing each state to decide its own destiny. That has since resulted in Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware passing legislation legalizing online gambling in some form in those three states. And California, Texas, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Iowa and other states are all currently mulling over the possibility of legalizing online gambling as well.

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Delaware Pushing to Offer Online US Gambling First, Ahead of Nevada

You probably know many of the details. Concerning online gambling in the United States, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has always said that is a big no-no. But in the final days of 2012, they sort of changed their opinion. They stated that activities like online lottery sales, online poker and other forms of online gambling not including sports betting probably are not that bad at all, and decided to allow each individual state in the US to decide their online gambling destiny.

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Pennsylvania Looks for Keystone Status in Online Gambling as Internet Gaming Bill is Prepared

Pennsylvania’s official nickname is The Keystone State for the central role it played in the founding of the United States of America, and the formation of important laws governing the new colonies. But legislation concerning gambling both online and off in Pennsylvania has looked more like something out of an episode of the Keystone Cops in recent years. Fatty Arbuckle and the boys were much more successful in garnering laughs and falling all over themselves in the pursuit of Charlie Chaplin than they were in upholding the law, and many gambling statutes in Pennsylvania have been just as ineffective and without focus.

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Mississippi Internet Gambling Bill Gaining Steam

Mississippi seeks to join Nevada and Delaware as the only states in the US to offer legalized internet gambling to their residents and travelers. With the US Department of Justice mandating that each individual state in the US should be able to dictate their own online gambling laws, some Mississippi lawmakers have been aggressively pursuing a legalized online gambling package for the Magnolia State. Their 2012 proposal did not survive, and they are back pushing for a 2013 effort.

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Nevada Senator Reid Selling Fed Poker Bill to New Jersey

First, a quick chronological breakdown of the evolution of online poker and online gambling in the United States the past couple of years. Up until late last year, it was illegal for American-based companies to offer online poker and online casinos to American residents. In December the US Department of Justice reversed their decision regarding online lottery ticket sales and online poker. They dictated that interactive gaming could legally be policed at the individual state level. Since then Nevada and Delaware have both passed a legislative package allowing online poker and online gambling respectively.

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US States Ignore Federal Delays With Their Own Online Gambling Regulation

In what many industry analysts saw as one of the best opportunities for a federal online gambling legislation package, the 2012 lame duck session has come and gone in the US. After the ruling by the United States Department of Justice in late 2011 that many forms of online gambling were no longer considered illegal, the door was open for a follow-up announcement of a federal interactive online gaming package. That never occurred, and with the election and fiscal cliff doom and gloom hanging over American’s heads, federal passage of online gaming legislation in the United States was pushed to the back burner.

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Interstate Online Gaming Bill Hits Nevada Legislature

Thanks to the Department of Justice changing their long-held opinion regarding online gambling in the United States, each individual state can decide their own online gambling destiny. Since that changed late last year, both Nevada and Delaware have passed legislation which allows online gambling for residents and visitors when located in those state boundaries. A recent interactive gaming bill just hit the Nevada legislative branch that, if passed, would allow for players in other states to enjoy online poker and other online gaming options offered by the Silver State.

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