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 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...
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...
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. 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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.)...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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