February 15, 2015
Reports earlier this week that Caesars Entertainment Californian associate the Rincon and other tribal bands in the state have suggested a workable compromise on the controversial “bad actor” clause in attempts to legalise online poker in California (see previous reports) have been followed by claims that the land gambling giant could be on board with […]
February 13, 2015
Bad actor clauses – usually focused on companies that continued to serve US players post-UIGEA – have divided and disrupted constructive debate on the legalisation of online poker in California for years, with some tribal groups strongly supporting the concept, and others equally vehemently opposing it. This week during the 20th Western Indian Gaming Conference […]
February 13, 2015
The continual stalling of New Jersey licensing approval for the world’s biggest online poker operator, Pokerstars, has triggered speculation that the state governor, Chris Christie, has interfered with the process at the behest of land casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, a heavy Republican Party donor vehemently opposed to legalised online gambling. A growing number of media […]
February 12, 2015
The focus on legalised online poker in California was very obvious in the first days of the 20th Western Indian Gaming Conference currently taking place in Sacramento, with the chairman of the California Nations Indian Gaming Association, Daniel Tucker, calling for tribal unity on the issue – something that has been notably lacking as individual […]
February 6, 2015
The introduction of HB1114, an online poker legalisation bill sponsored by Representative Sherry Appleton, a Democrat from the 23rd District has seemingly fallen flat. Curtis Woodard posted on Online Poker Report Thursday that Appleton responding to a constituent who commented on the bill, said: “The bill did not get the support that I had originally […]
February 5, 2015
Mississippi State Representative Bobby Moak’s proposal for the legalisation of intrastate online poker is dead – again! The persistent Southern State politician’s fourth consecutive attempt to legalise online poker failed to gain approval by the committee, his efforts falling short as the Tuesday deadline passed.
January 25, 2015
Professional poker players in major tournaments, especially in the USA, who sell part of their action to investors who are not themselves playing, could be impacted by the recent clampdown on anti-money laundering by the US Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. The watchdog has recently issued warnings to American gambling companies regarding the dangers of […]
January 24, 2015
Wisconsin poker players trying to persuade a state judge to declare the game one primarily of skill in order to circumvent local anti-gambling laws have engaged the expert services of Professor Robert C. Hannum, a Professor of Risk Analysis and Gaming at the University of Denver and an expert member of the Gaming Studies Research […]
January 23, 2015
Affiliate marketers in the Nevada online poker market could be faced with a decision on whether it is really worth continuing to serve local operators if amendments to the state’s gambling legislation go through this year. SB40, currently in the senate Judiciary Committee, appears to be very broad in its application, and seeks to make […]
January 23, 2015
In a routine move applicable to new legislative proposals in Washington State, the state Office of Financial Management has published its fiscal notes on HB 1114, a measure seeking to legalise intrastate online poker introduced earlier this month by Rep. Sherry Appleton (see previous report). If successful, Appleton’s proposal would reverse an aggressive anti-online poker […]