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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.

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Absolute Poker Co-Founder Sentenced to 14 Months Jail Time

July 25, 2012 at 2:17 PM |

Absolute Poker Co-Founder and Vice President Brent Beckley has been sentenced to 14 months in jail for fraud and money laundering.

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The Biggest European Regulators Might Share Player Base

July 12, 2012 at 3:14 PM |

The online gambling regulators of Italy, France, Spain, and Portugal took part in a two-day conference in Barcelona. The possibility of a shared player base was among the topics discussed.

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Australia also Considering Legalization

May 29, 2012 at 5:24 PM |

In less than a year, Australia would establish a new licence-based model for its gambling and sports betting market.

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Bwin.party Pays Spanish Back-Tax

May 22, 2012 at 4:14 PM |

Bwin.party may be the first to get a Spanish licence. The company announced on Monday they would pay €31 million as back-tax for the government.

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Netherlands Establish Gaming Monopoly Instead of Legalization

April 21, 2012 at 5:39 PM |

According to the ruling of the Supreme Court of the Netherlands, other nations' gambling sites will not be allowed to accept Dutch players.

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AGCC Holds Public Hearing in the Full Tilt Poker Case

April 19, 2012 at 6:12 PM |

The Alderney Gambling Control Commission will hold a hearing on the 3rd May, examining the lincence request of Orinic Limited, owned by Full Tilt Poker.

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Senator Harry Reid Says Online Poker Would Create Jobs

September 15, 2011 at 2:22 PM |

During his first Twitter Town Hall, Nevada Senator Harry Reid was asked yesterday, on 14th September by many about the possibility of a regulated online poker creating jobs.

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Breaking News: Nevada Is Getting Ready for Legal Online Poker

August 25, 2011 at 1:45 PM |

The State of Nevada has proposed bills to regulate online poker within the state.

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A Few Reasons Why Online Poker Could Be Legalized This Year in the US

August 23, 2011 at 12:31 PM |

More and more senators and casinos stand in the line to support the legalization of online gambling, and it also seems that America is desperately in need of a new source of income.

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American Players to Pay Taxes for the Money They Did Not Receive?

August 22, 2011 at 1:34 PM |

The American tax authorities would make every Full Tilt Poker player pay taxes, even after the money they still have stuck on the Internet.

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Full Tilt Poker Players Petition - fulltiltscrewed.me

July 22, 2011 at 3:47 PM |

A new website has been launched, under the name fulltiltscrewed.me. The owners of the site are encouraging those who have their bankroll stuck on Full Tilt to sign their petition.

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PPA Guide on How to Recover Lost Money

July 14, 2011 at 7:30 PM |

The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) has recently issued a legal guide on how exactly Full Tilt Poker, UB and Absolute Poker players can try to legally retrieve their money.

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Changes in Traffic and Reactions after Monday Indictments

May 25, 2011 at 10:03 AM |

Online poker traffic has dropped by 2.6% over the past week; one of the rooms experiencing the greatest loss was Full Tilt Poker. Most rooms react quickly to the domain seizures of May 23.

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More Indictments, Growing Desperation – Merge to Come Next?

May 24, 2011 at 11:51 AM |

Additional online gambling sites were seized by US officials on Monday, May 23. Although this time Merge, Bodog and Cake Poker were not involved, US players started to withdraw their money from these rooms and networks as well.

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Bill Rini on the PPA

May 12, 2011 at 11:42 AM |

Bill Rini, a recognized expert in the poker industry wrote a blog post yesterday about the shortcomings of the Poker Players Alliance. He criticizes the alliance for their way of arguing for the legalization of online poker.

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Caesars CEO Says: Legalise Online Poker!

April 28, 2011 at 11:26 AM |

Caesars Entertainment CEO and President Gary Loveman has recently explained at CNNMoney.com why he believes Black Friday has created an unprecedented opportunity for the US to regulate and thus make money on online poker. Here is a short introduction to his line of thoughts.