Members of Congress were active at the end of 2017 with their efforts to ban online gambling in the United States. Said efforts are generally referred to as RAWA, which stands for the Restoration of America’s Wire Act, because all movements to stop online gambling seem to stem from the
One member of the West Virginia legislature is determined to legalize online poker for real money and casino games. State Delegate Shaun Fluharty was the champion of a bill last year that failed to gain momentum among his fellow lawmakers, and he’s ready to try again. Inspired by Pennsylvania’s hard-fought
The weekly Global Glance take a look at the online poker scene around the world. What happens with online poker beyond America’s borders can and often does impact the state of online poker in the United States. This week, Italy stepped up to maintain its place in the upcoming European
It happened again. Several members of Congress collectively penned a letter to the US Department of Justice to ask that the 2011 Wire Act decision be overturned. This move would effectively prohibit states from offering online poker and casino games while giving Congress a chance to ban online gaming. This
The weekly Global Glance takes a look at the online poker scene around the world. What happens beyond America’s borders can and often does impact the state of poker in the United States. This week, the big story is the advancement of the process of several European countries to share
The push for more states to legalize and regulate online poker in America saw results in late 2017 as Pennsylvania finally did it. There were high hopes for New York as well, but legislators ran into some of the same issues and concerns as it had in 2016 and stalled
Yesterday, in the first part of this look at PokerStars’ appearances in the Paradise Papers, the focus was on the company’s ties to PokerNews. Only in the latter part of 2017 did PokerNews admit to a majority ownership by Stars Group, parent company of PokerStars. However, the transfer of ownership
Online poker advocates have hopes set on New York as the next state to legalize the internet games, but they would be remiss to ignore the serious steps taken in Michigan in 2017. The results of the most recent committee hearing are yet another part of consistent forward movement to
United States online gambling analysts may have to change their predictions for states likely to consider new legislation in 2018. Rhode Island expressed interest in online gambling this week, and though the reference was probably pertaining to online sports betting, the broader mention could be a sign that the little
Casino magnate and multi-billionaire Sheldon Adelson fights with money. And he uses money to fight for the right to keep doing it. He has become very skilled at accomplishing his goals with money. With that said, Adelson also doesn’t take loss well. His recent defeat in Pennsylvania, which came in
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
