It’s been happening for years. Kentucky has been trying to legalize online poker and sports betting for several years. Legislation gained more traction in 2022 than in years past, but it failed to find the support it needed to move forward. Kentucky State Representative Adam Koenig had been the champion
Will The Gambling Community Finally Go Busto? Gambling has been a contentious subject on Twitch ever since it was introduced to the platform. Many people disagreed with promoting gambling to an often underage audience, but until now, nothing has been done about it. That all changed on Sept. 20, when
In June 2021, the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed a US District Court ruling regarding the Wire Act. The ruling stated that the Wire Act pertained only to sports betting, not to online lotteries, online casinos, online keno, or online poker. It was a victory for
The long-running case of PokerStars versus Kentucky is over. After the state battled with the online poker operator at various levels since 2008, the lawsuit seemed to be reaching a crescendo when PokerStars parent company Flutter Entertainment appealed the case to the Supreme Court of the United States. After more
Flutter Entertainment, on behalf of subsidiary PokerStars, is taking the case as high as it will go in the United States court system. What started in 2008 as a way for Kentucky to lash out at online poker has evolved into a $1.3B court case in the state of Kentucky.
It looks like the state of Connecticut may finalize its new online gaming rules in the coming days. This means the regulatory framework will be in place and Connecticut online casinos and online poker could become a reality by 2022. The launch of actual igaming and poker sites will be
This week’s closure of the Wire Act case was years in the making and a relief for states across America. Entities from lottery commissions to businesses around the gambling and betting industries count it as a win. On June 22, the United States Department of Justice, headed up by Attorney
Connecticut did it! Connecticut becomes the latest state – the only one in 2021 – to legalize online gaming for regulatory oversight within its borders. It joins several others: -Nevada -New Jersey -Delaware -Pennsylvania -West Virginia -Michigan West Virginia has yet to accept applications for online poker sites, but that’s
As has been the case for years, a handful of American states tossed around the idea of legalizing online poker in 2021, most often alongside online casino games and/or sports betting. Most of those bills die a few months into the year with no progress. Connecticut, however, is a different
Several states started 2021 with the intention of legalizing online poker. Even more states toyed with the idea of igaming or opened the door to discussions of it alongside sports betting. When it all came down to it, only a few states survived the legislative battles with an igaming bill
The case of PokerStars versus the Commonwealth of Kentucky is over – really this time – at least on the state level. Most thought it was over in December 20 when the Supreme Court of Kentucky ruled against the online poker giant, but parent company Flutter Entertainment appealed once more.
Senator Tom Cotton has a problem with internet gaming. It is not an addiction to playing games online; rather, it seems to be an obsession promoting false information about igaming and doing anything he can to curb those types of activities. According to a revived bill in Congress, Cotton is
