Poker Legislation

Poker Legislation

McCain Poker Outrage Helps Online Poker Legalisation in US?

September 14, 2013 at 12:00 PM |

Republican senator John McCain has caused public outrage with his actions, playing online poker during the Senate hearing of the question of military intervention in Syria. Nevertheless, the scandal might turn out to be favourable for the legalisation of online poker in the United States.

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LGA Under Government Investigation

August 19, 2013 at 3:26 PM |

The Maltese government has announced that it was investigating the Lotteries and Gaming Authority, more specifically, its regulation of the Everleaf network. The regulatory body suspected the license of the network 18 months after it became unable to pay its US players.

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PokerStars Gives up on Atlantic Club Purchase

August 7, 2013 at 1:36 PM |

The Rational Group, owner of PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker has officially given up on the acquisition of the Atlantic Club Casino Hotel.

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Segregated Market Not Working Out for Italy So Far

May 14, 2013 at 6:09 PM |

According to the 2013 first quarter reports, the cash game traffic dropped 34%, MTT traffic dropped 36% in Italy compared to the data recorded in Q1 2012.

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Representative Peter King Files Draft for US Online Poker Federal Regulation

May 5, 2013 at 10:15 AM |

Following the dismissal of the draft handed in by Senators Harry Reid and Jon Kyl in last December, yet another one is to be filed to achieve a federal-level regulation of the US online poker market.

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Segregated Online Poker Market to Fail, Regulators Aim for Common Market

January 19, 2013 at 2:00 PM |

French online poker regulator ARJEL has announced that state revenues from online poker fall short of expectations and major changes are necessary.

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Russians to Disappear from Online Poker?

December 1, 2012 at 11:00 AM |

According to a Russian Supreme Court decision, internet providers need to ban online gambling sites in the country.

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Swedish Poker Regulations - An Example to Follow?

November 23, 2012 at 2:50 PM |

While Sweden takes it seriously to enforce regulations and tax players who play in online rooms outside the European Economic Area (EEA), they do not cut off their citizens form the global circulation of online poker.

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Teufelberger Released from Custody

November 16, 2012 at 3:37 PM |

Bwin.party has until 17 December to officially announce stopping violating the Belgian law.

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Bwin.party co-CEO Arrested in Belgium

November 14, 2012 at 3:58 PM |

On charges of violating the gaming regulations of the country, the Belgian authorities have arrested Norbert Teufelberger, who participated in a conference on the regulation of online gaming in Europe.

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European Commission Issues Action Plan on Online Gambling

October 24, 2012 at 6:09 PM |

The European Commission promotes a closer cooperation of the EU states in regulating online gambling. Additionally, the Commission plans a stricter enforcement of the rules and their compliance with EU law.

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Online Poker Kickoff in Nevada Delayed

October 18, 2012 at 4:18 PM |

While the first legal online poker room had been scheduled to launch in October, 2012 in Nevada, South Point Poker still needs to meet the requirements of a number of tests. The kickoff has been postponed to December.

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Lederer Pleads Dicristina Case, DoJ Rejects Status Conference

August 31, 2012 at 4:59 PM |

Former FTP managers try to use the ruling in the Eastern District of New York (EDNY) case to have some of the charges dismissed or delayed in a status conference. US District Attorney Preet Bahara says the EDNY case has neither binding nor impact on the Southern District of New York (SDNY) lawsuit.

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The Federal Court Declares that Poker is a Game of Skill

August 27, 2012 at 1:41 PM |

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York has made a ruling that every poker player can be happy about: poker is a game of skill and not an illegal gambling activity.