Starting this week, Nevada sports books can legally accept action from out-of-state betting pools thanks to a new law that legalizes, "entity betting." Under the terms of Senate Bill 443, groups of investors can pool their resources to make large wagers with Nevada sports books. The only catch is that the bets must be placed…
Golden State lawmakers' latest attempt at legalizing California online poker has cleared an important committee vote, but has plenty of hurdles to leap before becoming a law. Late last week, the Assembly Appropriations Committee unanimously gave a thumbs up to AB 431, but that doesn't mean you should start including California in your next marketing…
Someone at the Department of Justice (DOJ) let a number of seized domain names, including AbsolutePoker.com and UltimateBet.com, expire causing the Department to lose control of them for an unknown period of time. The cyber blunder represents a big black eye for the DOJ and a small victory for anyone who has run afoul of…
If you're one of those people who's always spouting off about how FIFA is totally corrupt and just hands out World Cup bids based on under-the-table cash exchanges, congratulations, you're probably right. Earlier this week, professional soccer's most esteemed governing body got hit with one of the biggest scandals its ever seen. (And, based on…
Two lawmakers are targeting legal online horse wagering in the US with a RAWA-like bill that would outlaw the practice entirely. U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Joe Pitts (R-Pa.) are looking to repeal the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978. That's the act that allowed for the creation of offtrack betting (OTB) parlors…
Seals with Clubs with Clubs was Nevada's first Bitcoin-only online poker room before it shut down in March due to security concerns. Now the company has earned another, more dubious, Nevada online poker first. It's the first Nevada online poker room to be charged with operating an unlicensed interactive gaming system. Earlier this week, Nevada…
The dream of regulated California online poker inched closer to becoming reality after AB-431 passed a key committee on its way towards a vote by the General Assembly. While AB-431's movement from the Government Organizational Committee to a series of scheduled hearings is an extremely significant step - it's the first time any Golden State…
Did a prominent member of the Hells Angels profit from insider information ahead of Amaya Gaming's blockbuster purchase of PokerStars last year? According to a report in Le Press, a French language Quebec newspaper, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are looking into whether or not Canadian Hells Angels leader, Salvatore Cazetta had advance warning…
Germany's reputation as one of the most efficient, well-run countries on the planet took a big hit this week as the country's sloppy sports betting license affair took a major step backwards. The latest episode in this multi-year drama centered on the mass resignation of the entire Sports Advisory Board (SAB). SAB representatives included figures…
Nevada Senator Harry Reid is dead set on banning regulated online gambling in the United States before leaving office in 2016. In a recent interview with Nevada Public Radio, the outgoing politician said he would support a ban on online gambling, but was open to an exemption for poker. "I believe that online gaming is…
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