NJ Governor Christie Vetoes Sports-betting Bill
Undaunted by the US Supreme Court’s refusal to hear New Jersey’s sports wagering argument in June, the state Legislature went ahead anyway and passed bills S2250 and A3476 in both the state Senate and Assembly. The State Senator Raymond Lesniak sponsored bills would have allowed private firms to run sports betting operations in the state, […]
Network Model Best Solution For Regulated US iPoker
In 2013, regulated US online poker was launched first in the state of Nevada, followed by Delaware then New Jersey. However, the monthly revenue results coming from these markets have been disappointing, while the lack of an overall cohesive approach to regulation has lead to no progress on returning online poker to its post-Black Friday […]
PokerStars First Operator To Launch Regulated iPoker In Bulgaria
In July 2013, PokerStars was added to Bulgaria’s infamous black list of unapproved online gambling operators but after a series of negotiations with the Bulgarian State Gambling Commission (SGC) the poker room was eventually granted the country’s first regulated online gaming license at the beginning of this year. Commenting at the time, Eric Hollreiser, the […]
California Online Poker Bill Shelved Until 2015
In February this year, two poker bills were introduced to the California state legislator, namely Assemblyman Reginald Jones’s AB-2291 in the state assembly, and State Senator Joe Correa’s SB-1366 in the senate. It was hoped that both online gambling bills would then be enacted by the end of the current legislative session, but after months […]
Borgata Q2 Losses Highlight Need For PokerStars NJ Entry
Despite being the biggest of all New Jersey’s online gambling operations, the Borgata lost $1.8 million in the second quarter of 2014, highlighting the challenges faced by the state’s legal internet gambling ventures. It wasn’t all bad news, however, as Boyd Gaming Incorporated CEO Keith Smith said the summer hot months were mostly to blame […]
Senators Seek Support For Restoration of America’s Wire Act
The anti-online gambling lobby took another swipe at the USA’s nascent iGaming industry after three Senators penned a letter to the Department of Justice (DoJ) and Attorney General Eric Holder requesting that The Federal Wire Act of 1961 be reinstated to its pre-2011 reinterpretation. That’s when the DoJ revised its own interpretation of the Act […]
Ivey, Robl And Cates Bail Out Alleged Illegal Sports Betting Ring
In the latest update to the Paul Phua sports betting case, three more of the eight defendants originally arrested as part of the alleged FIFA World Cup online betting operation have now been released on bail after the involvement of some of the most famous poker players in the game. Previously, Phil Ivey and Andrew […]
