Pennsylvania lawmakers have killed a bill that would have legalized Keystone State online poker in a vote of 107 to 81, but that might not be the end of the story. In a chaotic turn of events, those same lawmakers turned around and immediately voted to reconsider the bill at a later date. The confusion…
New Jersey lawmakers are getting ready to vote on a $60 million bailout plan for Atlantic City. The proposed measure would buy the troubled casino town a few months of operating costs and avoid a takeover by the state government. If approved, the plan would cover Atlantic City's operating costs for five months, but it…
Howard Lederer, a man who bears tremendous personal responsibility for the Black Friday debacle, says he's sorry. Lederer issued the apology late last week in the form of a statement on Daniel Negreanu’s Full Contact Poker journal. In the statement, Lederer takes full responsibility for his role in bringing down the US-facing online poker industry…
Boylesports, a UK-based bookmaker, is in hot water with advertising regulators after running an offensive, crucifixion-themed advertisement during Holy Week. The advertisement in question, which was e-mailed to Boylesports players, featured a bleeding hand that had been nailed to a piece of wood (which was clearly a cross) with a sign hanging from it reading,…
Missouri lawmakers recently passed a measure that both legalizes and regulates daily fantasy sports sites in the Midwest state, but not everyone is happy about the new law. A group of smaller daily fantasy sports operators are saying that H1941 is tailor made for DraftKings and FanDuel and will drive their competitors out of business.…
Regulated online sports betting has made its way to India, only not quite in the way you might be imagining. The action in this new era of sports betting will take place in a dedicated lounge/bookmaker shop, not on a home PC. It's a strange situation, but the gambling industry has long been known for…
The Nevada Gaming Policy Committee has some really great news for anyone looking to cash in on e-sports betting. After a thorough review, the committee found that there's nothing in the current regulations preventing bookmakers from taking action in the up-and-coming gaming market. The Committee, which includes 12 pretty heavy Nevada political players, met recently to…
Will in-flight gambling be the gaming industry's next frontier? That's what the folks at the World Poker Fund think and they're working with the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma to make that airline passengers will be able to gamble in the sky as soon as possible. The company's ambitious in-flight gambling strategy is set to launch…
After months of rumors on online forums and the gambling media, Costa Rican government officials have thrown cold water on the suggestion that they are investigating 5Dimes for money laundering. The story, which seemed odd given the cozy relations between the Costa Rican government and the online sports betting behemoth, was the result of rumors…
The Department of Justice is just saying, "No," to 1500 PokerStars remittance claims. This most recent batch of claims includes a large number of affiliates who aren't likely to ever see money they earned for sending players to PokerStars in the heady pre-Black Friday online poker boom. For this unlucky group, the options for filing…
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