Poker, Law and Society

Here you will find stories relating to poker law, and how poker relates to society. Updates stories on the UIGEA, and all poker related legislation will also be found here, along with updates on the legal situation poker faces in countries all over the world.

• California Senate Committee Holds Intrastate Poker Hearing

  February 09, 2010

  California will hold a hearing today in a state senate committee to examine the public policy and fiscal implications of intrastate Internet poker. This isn't necessarily the good news it would seem for the poker community. The proposal for...

   

• The Impact of New Jersey's Potential Legislation on Existing Online Poker Sites

  February 02, 2010

  Since bills were introduced in New Jersey a few weeks ago that would offer legalized intrastate Internet poker and sports betting through Atlantic City casinos, many have questioned whether existing Internet poker sites would be allowed to...

   

• Democratic Turmoil and What it Means for Poker

  January 26, 2010

  Lask week's surprise victory by Republican Scott Brown over the Obama-backed state Atty. Gen. Martha Coakley in a special election to fill the deceased Ted Kennedy's U.S. Senate seat shows why it's looking less and less likely that poker...

   

• Sen. John Kyl Makes Power Play

  January 19, 2010

  Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) spent nearly a decade trying to move anti-online gambling legislation through Congress. He first took up his crusade in 1998, proposing the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act that would have made it illegal for a company...

   

• Internet Poker Coming to New Jersey?

  January 15, 2010

  New Jersey state Sen. Raymond Lesniak has introduced legislation that would bring intrastate Internet poker to New Jersey through Atlantic City casinos. The landmark legislation, identified as New Jersey Senate Bill 490, is the first intrastate...

   

• Kentucky's Domain Name Seizure Ruling Soon

  January 11, 2010

  Kentucky's long, embarrassing and ultimately pointless quest to seize 141 Internet gambling-related domain names could soon be coming to an end. The Kentucky Supreme Court will issue its next set of written decisions on Jan. 21, and the case is...

   

• A Look at What 2010 Holds for Online Poker Legislation

  January 05, 2010

  Online poker turned a corner in its battle with the U.S. government toward the end of 2009. The talk on Capitol Hill in the new year will be more about regulation than prohibition. There is little doubt that 2010 will be poker's best year yet...

   

• A Look Back at Online Poker's Political Battles of 2009

  December 29, 2009

  Online poker spent most of 2009 just like the previous three years, facing wave after wave of attacks from U.S. and state governments. However, the year concluded with the two most positive events for the industry since Congress passed the...

   

• Top Ten Poker Stories of the 2009: #10, Online Poker Legislation Making Progress

  December 25, 2009

  The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act has had the poker world on pins and needles since it was signed on October 13, 2006. The UIGEA was tacked on to the SAFE Port Act at the last minute and the Act was passed at midnight on the day...

   

• Online Poker's Newest Supporter

  December 21, 2009

  A new champion is emerging for the licensing and regulation of online poker in the U.S., one who trails only Barney Frank in his importance to the industry's cause on Capitol Hill. Without Frank, the charismatic congressman from Massachusetts...

   

• An Unlikely Bond; Online Poker and Horse Racing

  December 15, 2009

  In recent months, online poker has found a surprising ally in its quest for licensing and regulation in the U.S. Horse racing and poker have a lot in common as games where money is risked and many hours are spent analyzing results to try to...

   

• House Financial Services Committee: Key Issues

  December 07, 2009

  Let's take a closer look at some of the key issues to come from Thursday's House Financial Services Committee hearing regarding poker and Internet gambling bills. Many of these points are likely to come up again when chairman Barney Frank (D-Mass.)...

   

• House Financial Services Committee Holds First Hearing

  December 03, 2009

  U.S. Congress took the first step toward potentially legalizing and regulating the online poker industry Thursday with a hearing in the House Financial Services Committee. As initial baby steps usually go, little was actually accomplished but the...

   

• Preview of Dec. 3 Committee Hearing

  December 02, 2009

  Internet poker will be the topic Thursday on Capitol Hill as Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) leads a hearing of his two poker-related bills in the House Financial Services Committee of which he is chairman.

   

• Poker Players Alliance Thrilled With UIGEA Extension

  November 27, 2009

  The U.S. Department of Treasury and Federal Reserve Board anounced today that the compliance date for the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act has been extended by six months to June 1, 2010. The extension is an important victory for...

   

• UIGEA Delayed

  November 25, 2009

  Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) is expected to make a statement Friday that U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner granted the Poker Players Alliance's petition to delay the compliance date for the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. The...

   

• Poker Players Alliance Still Confident in Geithner

  November 16, 2009

  Two weeks remain before the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) takes full effect. A pending petition before Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is the last hope to delay the Dec. 1 compliance date. There is...

   

• Bump in the Road for Online Poker

  November 09, 2009

  Senator Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) and Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.) co-signed a letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke last week opposing calls to delay the Dec. 1 compliance date of the Unlawful Internet...

   

• Online Poker is Winning the Media Battle

  November 02, 2009

  If winning the battle in the media is a prelude to success in Congress for the argument to license and regulate online poker, then two recent articles are sure to help. Two high-profile newspapers have spoken out on the issue over the past few...

   

• Should Poker Put the Skill-Game Issue Aside?

  October 26, 2009

  Ever since the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act was passed by Congress three years ago, poker advocates have been trying to distinguish poker from other forms of gambling as a skill game.

   

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