Six and a half years after Black Friday, Ray Bitar reappeared in the news this week. The title of the BBC article reporting the incident started with “Full Tilt Poker scam,” and the report went on to describe £9.5 million that was laundered by Bitar through the island of Guernsey
The success of New Jersey online gambling has not gone unnoticed. The additional state revenue, the solid boost to casinos’ bottom lines, and the ability to get in on the start of a profitable industry has piqued the interest of others. The prime example is Pennsylvania, which legalized online poker
New Jersey lawmakers have considered the possibilities of sharing online poker and gaming liquidity with international companies from time to time, but there rarely seemed enough interest. But New Jersey State Senator Raymond Lesniak has never let the topic lay dormant for long, as he believes international partners are the
Last week, the Restoration of America’s Wire Act reared its head again, this time in the form of a letter from two prominent United States senators. They asked the Department of Justice to reverse the 2011 decision that interpreted the Wire Act to allow states to legislate all forms of
One state legalized and regulated online poker in the past four years. That does not seem like enough of an impetus for an avalanche of other states to follow. However, a number of other factors could combine to make that avalanche happen. Pennsylvania’s decision to legalize and regulate online poker
After New Jersey legalized and launched regulated online gambling in 2013, industry analysts thought more states would join the group that already included Nevada and Delaware. While they were correct that many states did consider online poker and gaming legislation, none of those states were able to push the bills
Online poker has discovered a tough road in the new United States market. While online gaming as a whole in New Jersey has experienced significant growth, the game continues to struggle to find its base, much less a consistent flow of new customers. Delaware is no different. In fact, the
Several weeks ago, it appeared that efforts to ban online poker and other forms of internet gambling in the United States lost ground. All attempts by casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson to influence Congress to pass the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA) had failed, Pennsylvania legalized online gambling, and several
Less than two weeks ago, it became clear that Illinois was not going to proceed with any effort to legalize and regulate online gambling in 2017. The time for serious consideration and debate passed. While Illinois did go further with online poker and casino game legislation than most anticipated, there
California has 88 cardrooms currently operating throughout the state, not including those inside many of the 62 tribal casino operations. The vast majority of cardrooms run smoothly and legitimately, staying well within the guidelines of the California Gambling Control Commission (CGCC) and federal gambling statutes. However, the number of incidents
California is a haven for cardrooms. Currently, the California Gambling Control Commission (CGCC) shows 88 active cardrooms throughout the state with 1,997 total tables in operation. This is in addition to the tribal gambling operations in California, which currently total 62 casinos. While state legislators have yet to find agreement
Four years ago, the first New Jersey legal and regulated online poker and casino sites went live in a new market. While Nevada had already been live with its online poker and Delaware launched its small online gambling business, New Jersey was offering all games and in a state with
