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.

• Politics and Poker: States' Revenue Needs May Gut UIGEA

  March 08, 2009,

  To online poker enthusiasts: Help is coming. States are desperate for revenue. Last month's 651,000 jobs lost means 8.1% unemployment (14.6% if you factor in part-time, under-employed or those who are fed up and have stopped...

   

• Study Shows Online Gambling Could Produce $52 Billion in Revenue over Next Decade for U.S.

  March 04, 2009,

  A new study by the accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers has determined that the United States could benefit significantly should the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 be overturned and online gambling...

   

• Dallas Lawyer Files Civil Suit to Offer Legal Texas Poker Services

  March 02, 2009,

  While much of the effort in the state of Texas attempting to increase the availability of legal 'live' poker has focused on the reintroduction of Texas House Bill 222, Dallas lawyer David Tucker has instead filed a civil...

   

• Politics and Poker: Unlikely Allies Norquist and Raymer Open CPAC 2009

  February 28, 2009,

  Is the tide finally turning for online poker in the USA? Yes, a South Carolina judge ruled in the Mt. Pleasant case that poker is indeed a game of skill, Congressman Barney Frank announced he will give the bill overturning UIGEA...

   

• WTO Complaint, Anti-UIGEA Bill to Appear Within Month

  February 21, 2009,

  The year began with the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 finally going into effect. But 2009 is already shaping up to be a year full of challenges to that law, which is designed to curb the transfer of funds...

   

• S.C. Poker Players Guilty, Though Judge Agrees Poker is Skill

  February 19, 2009,

  In the latest in a series of state-level court cases involving poker, five South Carolina poker players have been found guilty of violating the state's anti-gambling laws for their involvement in a private Texas hold'em...

   

• Politics and Poker: A Bite Taken from the UIGEA?

  February 15, 2009,

  The tale goes like this: If you engage in Internet gaming from an offshore location and use the US banking system to take money from US players, the long arm of the law via the UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act...

   

• Politics and Poker: New Face of Commerce an 'Enemy of Poker'

  February 08, 2009,

  Online gaming's hope of reversing the United States' 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) has a new wrinkle, as bipartisan (no many how many times fellow Dems kick him in the butt) President Obama...

   

• Rep. Barney Frank to Reintroduce Online Gambling Bill

  February 05, 2009,

  As the 111th Congress begins its work under the new Obama adminstration, House of Representatives member Barney Frank (D-MA) has expressed his intention to reintroduce legislation designed to counter...

   

• Poker Deemed Not 'Gambling' in Colorado Criminal Case

  January 27, 2009,

  A Colorado criminal trail has resulted in a not guilty verdict for the defendant and strengthened the arguments of those who view poker as a game of skill. The case of Colorado v. Kevin Raley went to court after authorities...

   

• Kentucky to Take Internet Domain Seizure Case to State Supreme Court

  January 22, 2009,

  One day after Kentucky's Court of Appeals reversed a lower court's decision to allow the state the ability to seize 141 internet domain names should sites hosted on those domains fail to block Kentucky residents access...

   

• Kentucky Appellate Court Rules Against Online Gambling Domain Seizures

  January 21, 2009,

  A three-judge Kentucky Court of Appeals on Tuesday reversed a lower-court decision that allowed the Commonwealth of Kentucky to attempt to seize 141 internet domain names connected to online gambling...

   

• Pennsylvania Court Rules Poker a Game of Skill

  January 20, 2009,

  A decision handed down by an eastern Pennsylvania judge has decreed that poker is a game of skill rather than luck, dismissing cases against a defendant jailed after hosting a poker game. The decision also bolsters...

   

• Politics and Poker: 'Dem 111th Congress Blues

  January 19, 2009,

  Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi leave me far from brimming with confidence as they try to herd their two groups of cats. There is no Chris Matthews-like 'thrill' when I watch this House Speaker and Majority Leader in action...

   

• Midnight Rule Act Reintroduced in House, Could Affect UIGEA

  January 16, 2009,

  On the first day of the 111th Congress, US Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) reintroduced the Midnight Rule Act (H.R. 34), a bill designed to counter the effects of last-minute 'midnight' rule-making by an outgoing...

   

• Antigua Attempts Last-Ditch Negotiations in Online Gambling Trade Dispute

  January 15, 2009,

  The 'Antigua Sun' reported on Wednesday that Antigua & Barbuda's Minister of Finance, Dr. Errol Cort, has returned to the United States for a final round of trade negotiations with Bush administration officials...

   

• Politics and Poker: Richardson Out -- Now What?

  January 12, 2009,

  Bill Richardson was widely touted here as the perfect man to sell the incoming President's economic plan and now, poof… he's gone. So, like the fish who have spent much of the Pixar film 'Finding Nemo' trying to escape...

   

• Politics and Poker: The Next Sin Tax?

  December 31, 2008,

  Last week, Ohio Governor Ted Strickland placed himself at the front of the Obama infrastructure and state aid queue, saying his state needs an immediate infusion of $5 billion to survive a projected budget shortfall...

   

• Utah State Rep. Introduces Bill Asserting State's Rights over Gambling Legislation

  December 30, 2008,

  Republican Utah state representative Sheryl Allen has introduced a resolution in the Utah state House calling for any legislation related to gambling -- including online gambling -- to be left to the state rather than...

   

• Private Arizona Poker Club Folds

  December 23, 2008,

  A private Tucson, Arizona poker club whose opening served as a challenge to that state's gambling regulations has agreed to close in the face of legal pressure. Club Royale, opened by former judge Harold Lee and Donna and Johnny...

   

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