The United States online poker market will not expand into West Virginia anytime soon. At one time, it looked promising for 2020. West Virginia legalized online poker, casino games, and sports betting in March 2019 after years of pushes by lawmakers like State Delegate Shawn Fluharty. There were five casinos
The new Michigan online gambling industry is a work in progress. While it may seem like that process has been ongoing for some time, Governor Gretchen Whitmer only signed the bill to legalize sports betting, internet casino games, and online poker last year. In fact, this December 20 was the
More than a decade of court battles led to this decision. The Kentucky judicial system has been battling with PokerStars since 2008, though the acts in question happened even before then. PokerStars won a big judgement in 2018 in the Kentucky Court of Appeals – almost exactly two years ago
Michigan lawmakers heard the call and responded. They knew that the launch of online gaming and sports betting sites would be consequential in generating some revenue as land-based casinos continue to struggle with pandemic restrictions. Lawmakers approved a process waiver, and the Michigan Gaming Control Board issued 15 provisional licenses
It is no surprise that Michigan online gaming came to a near-standstill in late October and early November. There was a little election with consequences on the local, state, and national stages. Meanwhile, though, the Michigan coffers – as those in every other state – have been suffering for months
It was a memorable day. Record turnout in most states and nail-biting races at all levels of the US government made November 3 a day for the history books. While ballot counters continue to tally the final votes in several states, and some election campaigns turn their efforts to lawsuits,
People have been anxiously waiting for months for a result of the Wire Act case. The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit heard oral arguments in June 2020 in the case of New Hampshire Lottery Commission, NeoPollard Interactive, and Pollard Banknote v. US Attorney General William P.
Michigan is moving along at a solid clip toward launching online poker and casino sites. And compared to states like Pennsylvania that took more than two years from the signing of the bill to the launch of its first poker site, Michigan is wasting no time. This may be a
The coronavirus pandemic put a spotlight on gambling revenue in states like Michigan. When that pandemic forced governors around the United States to instruct nonessential businesses to close their doors in mid-March, gambling revenue stopped. Meanwhile, states like New Jersey and Pennsylvania – even Delaware – collected revenue from their
Last week, the West Virginia Lottery Commission approved what was thought to be the rules and regulations for the new internet gaming industry in West Virginia. In our infinite wisdom, we assumed that this approval was only the first in a series of steps toward launching online gaming sites. After
West Virginia may be a small state relative to one like Michigan, but it looks to be the fifth state in America to launch state-regulated online poker and the fourth to offer online casino games. And it could make a huge leap forward next month. While many eyes have been
The journey to online poker and casino games in Michigan has been years in the making and remains a work in progress. After years of lawmakers like Michigan State Representative Brandt Iden pushing bills to legalize internet gaming and sports betting, those efforts became a reality late last year when
