MGM Resorts and GVC Holdings are gambling on the future of sports betting in California as they enter into a deal with the United Auburn Indian Community (UAIC) to provide sports betting services to their casinos. The only problem is, sports betting isn't legal in California and could still be a long way from making…
California is the latest state to step up and prepare for the eventuality of legal sports betting in the United States with a proposal to amend its constitution to allow bookies to roam free across the Golden State. But before you start dreaming of placing parlays by the beach, you'll have to wait for the…
A federal judge in California has ruled that the Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel, a California Indian tribe, violated the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA) by offering online poker and bingo from its website. The small band, which is based outside of San Diego, launched the Desert Rose bingo site back in…
California's slow march towards regulated online poker continued this week with a proposed 5-year ban on bad actors, such as PokerStars, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times. The amendment was added to AB 2863 earlier this week by the bill's sponsor, Assemblyman Adam Gray (D-Merced). Representative Gray's proposal would prevent any operator…
Nearly 52% of California residents are opposed to regulated online poker. That's the startling finding of a recent survey conducted by a group of California Indian tribes. This new information comes on the eve of a key vote by California lawmakers on a long-delayed bill to legalize online poker in the Golden State. It's worth…
California lawmakers are meeting this week to take another stab at AB2863. their long-delayed online poker bill. Once again, the assembled politicians will be attempting to appease a galaxy of competing stakeholders that are all looking to grab their own piece of the California online gambling dream, while keeping their competitors from getting a taste.…
California online gambling is something of a unicorn for the American igaming market. It's a market that's every bit as promising, as it is elusive. If established, regulated online gambling in the Golden State would seriously increase the size and stature of the US facing in a very positive way. After all, California's population of…
PokerStars is bringing their case for regulated California online poker directly to the people the Golden State with a star-studded promotional poker tour. The eight-stop tour will hit a variety of California poker rooms and will pit Texas Hold 'Em all stars against local players. Among the poker greats participating in the tour, which begins…
The battle for regulated California online poker has been going on for quite a while now but in recent weeks, that battle has started to turn ugly. For starters, whispers in the halls of the California State Legislature are suggesting that the most current online poker bill, AB 431, is dead in the water. According…
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…
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