Online poker legalisation bill makes progress in New York

February 16, 2017

New York state Sen. John Bonacic’s bill S 3898, introduced at the end of last month in the Senate Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee (see previous InfoPowa report) was approved on an 11-0 vote Wednesday and now moves to the Finance Committee for a vote. InfoPowa readers will recall that a similar bill by the […]

Former Pokerstars paymaster sentenced

November 29, 2016

Former Pokerstars payment processing exec Paul Tate (43), a Brit domiciled on the Isle of Man who voluntarily presented himself in the US to face charges associated with Pokerstars operations in the States prior to its 2011 exit, has been sentenced. Applauding Tate’s decision to face the US music in court, Manhattan US District Judge […]

Bad news for California online poker as tribal opposition solidifies

June 11, 2016

Despite the patient efforts of Assemblyman Adam Gray in trying to broker a difficult compromise among interested parties in the California online poker legalisation issue (see previous reports), the future of his bill AB 2863 appears to be in peril again following statements by a powerful tribal allowance Friday expressing continued opposition. The sticking points […]

Industry execs discuss U.S. online poker

April 7, 2016

Media reports from the iGaming North America Conference currently in progress in Las Vegas note that one panel was especially interesting to online poker fans as executives from Pokerstars and Caesars Entertainment discussed the barriers to legalisation in the States. Pokerstars’ communications chief Eric Hollreiser and Caesars corporate development boss Michael Cohen demonstrated several areas […]

Wisconsin ban on poker stays

August 15, 2015

Quoting the precedent of 1964 case State v. Morrissy (25 Wis. 2d 638), a Madison Circuit judge in Wisconsin upheld the state’s ban on poker in a case this week. Poker is currently banned in commercial buildings, including taverns and pubs, although electronic poker is permitted at tribal reservation casinos operating in the Badger state. […]

More detail now available on new Pennsylvania poker bill

June 2, 2015

Pennsylvanian Senator Sean Wiley’s draft proposal on gambling (see previous  report) includes provisions for the regulation and licensing of online gambling, more details on which have become available this week. Wiley is focused on internet poker, and online casino gaming is excluded from his legalisation drive, which envisages fully regulated and licensed online poker available […]