Nevada Sets Precedent With First Interstate Online Gaming Regulations
Nevada is the first state to offer online poker regulations It hasn’t been a great year for online poker players in the United States, but Thursday’s news out of Nevada gives them a reason to look forward to 2012. On Thursdya, the Nevada Gaming Commission passed regulations for intrastate poker meaning players in that state
Nevada Sets Precedent With First Intrastate Online Gaming Regulations
Nevada is the first state to offer online poker regulations It hasn’t been a great year for online poker players in the United States, but Thursday’s news out of Nevada gives them a reason to look forward to 2012.
Bodog Exits US Market, Bovada Enters It
As of today, fans of Bodog in the United States will no longer be able to access the popular online gambling site, but that doesn’t mean Bodog customers are out of luck when it comes to finding a new place to play.
Bernard Tapie Group Officially Acquires Full Tilt
According to a leaked Yahoo Finance story the Bernard Tapie Group has agreed to acquire FTP for $80 million in a deal brokered by the DOJ. As part of the deal FTP has agreed to forfeit its assets to the U.S. government, which then sold the assets to the Tapie Group.
The Fight: NJ Bets on Sports, Congress Plans Hearings
Once again, the poker community is receiving some mixed messages from the government about the future of legalized and regulated online gambling in the United States. The support behind sports gambling in New Jersey seems promising, but the Department of Justice’s response to payment processor Chad Elie’s motions to dismiss is more than a little
DOJ on Elie and Campos Motions: Poker is Still Gambling
That poker is still considered gambling in the eyes of US law. Calling on as diverse a range of precedents as the Kenny Rogers’ song “The Gambler” and an 1888 saloon trial, US attorney Preet Bhahara’s primary explanation for denial of the motions is that “Playing poker for money has, since the birth of the game in the 1800s, been treated both in American culture and law as a form of gambling.” By definition then, Bhahara contends, all of the Black Friday defendants violated US law – and specifically both the Illegal Gambling Business Act of 1970 (IGBA) and the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA)
Bwin.Party Seal US Partnership Deal With MGM
All three companies put out press releases today to publicize the partnership and follow-up interviews with several news agencies have outlined how the agreement would work. According to a report on reuters.com , once the proper regulatory framework has been enacted by the US government a still-to-be-named company will be formed by the three parties in which bwin.Party will own the majority share at 65%.
THE SCRAMBLE: Big Day in D.C., Full Tilt Employees Speak, Hellmuth is Mean
If you’re an online poker player in the United States – or more importantly if you WERE an online poker player in the United States prior to Black Friday – Tuesday is a day you’re going to want to pay attention. Those who have been campaigning for a regulated market are going to be heard