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New Jersey Senator Lesniak Comments on Online Gambling Bill May 15th, 2012
Two New Black Friday Defendants Plead Guilty March 28th, 2012
Experts Comment on Canadian Online Gambling March 7th, 2012
Bodog Statement Reassures Canadian Players March 5th, 2012
Bodog.com Domain Seized by US Authorities February 28th, 2012
UK Mobile Gaming Firm Intends to Expand into the US January 16th, 2012
Massachusetts Conducts Study on Online Gambling January 14th, 2012
Kansas Interested in Online Gambling January 12th, 2012
Connecticut Governor Supports Online Gambling January 11th, 2012
New Jersey Online Gambling Bill Delayed January 5th, 2012
New Online Gambling Bill to be Introduced in New Jersey January 3rd, 2012
Most Notable Online Gambling Events of 2011 January 2nd, 2012
DoJ Decision Influences Stock Prices December 28th, 2011
Industry Reacts Positively to US DoJ Decision December 26th, 2011
DoJ Says Wire Act Does Not Apply to Online Poker and Gambling December 24th, 2011
Black Friday Defendant Pleads Guilty December 20th, 2011
US Casino Magnate Opposes Legalized Online Gambling December 12th, 2011
DC Implements Changes to Online Gambling Technology December 8th, 2011
Black Friday Charges Will Stay Says US Attorney December 4th, 2011
DC Begins to Implement New Online Gambling Legislation November 29th, 2011
DC Online Gambling Public Consultations at an End November 23rd, 2011
Online Gambling Hearing Organized by Senate Committee November 20th, 2011
Massachusetts Will Not Legalize Online Gambling November 16th, 2011
New Jersey Legalizes Sports Betting November 10th, 2011
US and Foreign Ventures Finance Online Poker Lobbyists November 6th, 2011
SunFirst Bank Shut Down by US Authorities November 5th, 2011
bwin.party Prepares to Move into the US Market November 1st, 2011
Massachusetts Councilor Accused of Running Illegal Online Casino October 29th, 2011
Congressional Hearing on Online Gambling October 26th, 2011
Major Companies Prepare for US Online Gambling Legalization October 21st, 2011
First DC Online Gambling Consultation a Success October 18th, 2011
Massachusetts Online Poker Amendment Dropped by Senate October 15th, 2011
US Online Gambling Debate Continues October 9th, 2011
Forbes Publishes Review on Online Poker October 3rd, 2011
Nevada Sets Up Online Poker Legalization Procedures September 27th, 2011
Massachusetts Online Poker Amendment Passed September 24th, 2011
Former Nevadan Governor Admitted to Support Online Gambling September 20th, 2011
No Consensus in Californian Online Poker Legalization September 16th, 2011
Massachusetts Intends to Legalize Online Poker September 10th, 2011
Further Delays in DC Online Gambling Law Implementation September 1st, 2011
bwin.party Plans to Expand Into the US September 1st, 2011
Caesars CEO Predicts Online Poker Legalization August 26th, 2011
No Progress in Californian Online Gambling Legalization August 24th, 2011
US Online Poker Bill Gains Five New Supporters August 20th, 2011
bwin.party About to be Taken Over Reports UK Newspaper August 18th, 2011
DC Organizes Public Meetings About Online Gambling Legalization August 5th, 2011
DC Opens First Legal Online Casino in the USA July 11th, 2011
US Online Poker Bill Presented Today June 24th, 2011
Playtech Selected to Supply Software to Californian Poker Sites June 21st, 2011
Nevadan Assembly Votes on Online Gambling Bill May 20th, 2011
Ultimate Bet About to Return Player Funds? May 11th, 2011
Debates Continue at the iGaming North America Conference May 8th, 2011
US Public Figures Speak Out Against the UIGEA April 30th, 2011
More Gambling Operators Leave the US Market April 27th, 2011
Full Tilt and PokerStars Receive their Seized Domains Back April 20th, 2011
PPA Accuses the US DOJ of not Respecting Citizen's Rights April 18th, 2011
Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars Cease Providing US Services April 16th, 2011
Major Poker Sites Charged With Money Laundering, Bribery and Fraud April 15th, 2011
Florida Online Gambling Bill Got Rejected April 13th, 2011
Report Says US Online Gambling Legalization is Imminent April 12th, 2011
Atlantic City Casinos Continue to Decline April 5th, 2011
Nevadan Senate Members Attempt to Block Online Gambling Bill April 1st, 2011
Online Gambling Could Generate $1 Billion Annually in California February 20th, 2011
New Jersey's Online Gambling Bill Approaches Deadline February 18th, 2011
US Anti-Legalization Advocate Retires February 12th, 2011
Delays in New Jersey's Online Gambling Legalization Process? February 2nd, 2011
US Gambling Advocates Form the US Online Gambling Association January 31st, 2011
New Jersey Legalizes Online Gambling January 19th, 2011
The Future of US Online Gambling January 14th, 2011
Online Poker Might Become Legalized in California January 8th, 2011
New Jersey Senator Ray Lesniak commented today that his online gambling legalization bill was approved by both the Senate and House Committees.
Two financial executives involved in the Black Friday online poker scandal of 2011, John Campos and Chad Elie, announced that they indent to plead guilty at their upcoming trial.
Recently many online gambling experts and analysts tried to find possible answers to the question why Canada is more tolerant towards offshore online gambling operators than the US.
Online gambling company Bodog issued a statement reassuring Canadian players that their accounts and bankrolls are not in danger due to the recent seizing of the brand's .com domain.
Today the .com domain name belonging to the Bodog Brand has been seized by the United States Homeland Security despite the fact the brand does not offer online gambling services in the US.
Successful UK mobile gambling technology provider Probability plc. announced that it intends to expand into the US if online gambling will be legalized.
Massachusetts State Treasurer Steve Grossman commented yesterday that he created a commission that will investigate the impact of legalized online gambling in the state.
Kansas State Lottery Director Dennis Wilson commented yesterday that state legislators and the governor urgently need to decide if online gambling should be legalized in the state.
Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy explained this week that he believes online gambling cannot be avoided and it's only a question of time when it will be legalized in his state.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie managed to delay the introduction of the online gambling legalization bill drafted by Senator Ray Lesniak.
After the recent comment made by the US DoJ regarding the Wire Act, New Jersey Senator Ray Lesniak pointed out that he might soon introduce a new intrastate online gambling legalization bill.
2011 witnessed many major events, both positive and negative that shaped the future of online gambling in various countries and jurisdictions across the globe.
The news that the US DoJ will from now on only apply the Wire Act on online sports betting resulted in the significant increase of some US and European gambling companies' stock prices.
Many industry experts and representatives expressed their support towards the Department of Justice's decision to only apply the infamous Wire Act on online sports betting activities.
Yesterday the United States Department of Justice explained that the US Wire Act known as the legislation prohibiting all forms of online gambling can only be applied in the case of online sports betting.
Founder of Absolute Poker Brent Beckley has pled guilty today of committing bank fraud and providing illegal online gambling services in the US.
Sheldon Adelson, the executive of the renowned US land based casino venture Las Vegas Sands Corporation through a spokesperson explained that he opposed legalized online gambling in the States.
The US jurisdiction of Washington DC indicated that the new online gambling services soon to be available in the district will not be hosted on the city's DC-NET system.
A US judge commented this week that the charges against the poker companies that we indicted in the Black Friday scandal will most likely not be dropped and trials will begin in March 2012.
While some opponents still try to fight against legalized online gambling, the US jurisdiction of Washington DC already prepares to open its first legal online casinos.
The public consultation rounds regarding the legalization of online gambling in Washington DC just ended with no major objections raised by the citizens.
The US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs organized last week a hearing regarding online gambling legalization. Some of the tribes did not have objections against online gambling, while others categorically rejected the idea.
The Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate jointly decided not to legalize online gambling in the state. On the other hand, land based casinos will soon be able to extend their operations.
After a popular referendum decided that sports betting should become legal, the Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie commented that he will take the necessary steps in order to regulate this practice.
The recently released congressional numbers on political lobbying investment in Q3 of 2011 pointed out that many US and foreign companies heavily financed American online poker legalization lobbyists.
The infamous US bank that processed the American financial operations of major international poker sites was yesterday shut down by the authorities.
Online gambling giant bwin.party just entered into a partnership with American companies MGM and Boyd Gaming regarding the provision of online poker services in the US in case this will become legalized in the future.
A Councilor for the Massachusetts town of Fairhaven has been indicted this week of running illegal online gambling activities in his internet cafes.
The US Congressional House Energy and Commerce Committee held yesterday a hearing that tried analyse the situation of online gambling in the States.
Several big names like bwin.party and others are already preparing to provide online gambling and online poker services in the US if these practices will become legal.
The first online gambling public consultation round organized by the US jurisdiction of DC was a success with the majority of the attendants supporting online gambling legalization.
Online poker might after all not become legal in Massachusetts, after the Senate dropped the added amendment to the recently approved gambling bill.
The President of the Seneca Nation of Native Americans Robert Porter believes that the big US casinos would try to prevent Native American tribes from offering online gambling services if the practice would become legal.
The renowned business magazine Forbes published an article about the past and current situation of online poker in the US. According to the magazine, it's likely that online poker will become legalized in the States in the near future.
Nevada is ready to legalize online poker as soon as a federal level legislation will be adopted as well. State officials are already preparing the new online poker regulations and guidelines.
The online poker legalization amendment to the new Massachusetts gambling bill received the approval of the House of Representatives. The law still has to be approved by the Senate, as well.
Former Nevadan Governor Richard Bryan, who once was also one of the biggest opponents of online gambling, admitted that he came to realize that online gambling can be beneficial to the state.
Supporters of the Californian online poker legalization bill urge legislators to adopt the bill within a month, while opponents demand the delay of the process to 2012.
Massachusetts State Representative Dan Winslow proposed an amendment to the current gambling law that would legalize online poker in the state.
DC Councilors requested another hearing regarding the newly adopted online gambling legislation in the state. It's not sure when the implementation of the law can be completed.
After speculations that the company might get sold, bwin.party executives explained that they are ready to expand into the US as soon as online poker will become legal.
Gary Loveman, CEO of land-based casino group Caesars explained this week that he strongly believes online poker will be legalized in the US this year.
Californian state legislators did not manage to agree on a fair solution regarding the legalization of online gambling in the state. The issue will be discussed again beginning on January 2012.
The new US online poker legalization bill introduced by Congressman Joe Barton gained five new supporters this week. So far 25 Congressman support the bill.
The UK based newspaper The Independent reported this week that American gambling group Wynn Resorts might be interested in acquiring recently merged online gambling venture bwin.party.
Washington DC lawmakers delayed the implementation of the newly adopted online gambling law to allow the public to express its views regarding the matter.
This fall, the jurisdiction of Washington DC will launch the first legal online casino in the USA. Beginning September 8th, DC residents will be able to play real money online blackjack, poker and bingo.
Texas Republican representative Joe Barton is about to unveil today a legislation bill that aims to legalize online poker in the USA.
The California Online Poker Association announced this week that if the law legalizing online poker in California will be adopted, Playtech will be the company to provide the software for the new poker sites the organization will launch.
The Nevadan Assembly unanimously adopted an online gambling bill that would regulate real money online games, but only if a federal level bill bets accepted, as well.
UB and and Absolute Poker officials claim they completed a deal with the US Department of Justice and the returning of deposited player money will commence sometimes in the future, on a yet unannounced date.
Online casino and poker room operators assured land based casino representatives at the iGaming North America conference, that online gaming is not a competitive thread to brick-and-mortar casinos.
American entrepreneur Steve Wynn, among other public figures spoke out and questioned the clarity and relevance of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006.
After this month's Department of Justice actions against major poker sites, more and more online casinos and sportsbooks decided to cease US services.
Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara announced he gave the seized domain names of Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars back, under the condition that these sites refund American players and withdraw completely from the USA.
John Pappas, the executive of the US Poker Players Alliance accused the Department of Justice with not respecting the rights of US poker players.
After yesterday's huge scandal and the charges raised against their company executives, Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars decided to move out from the American market.
Manhattan Attorney Preet Bharara charged the owners of Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars and Absolute Poker with bribery, fraud, illegal gambling and money laundering worth billions of dollars.
The bill aiming to legalize online poker in the US state of Florida didn't pass the Senate Criminal Justice Committee vote. This means there are no chances anymore for this bill to enter into law.
A recent report and analysis by Fitch Ratings points out that US online gambling liberalization is very likely to happen in the near future.
A recent report pointed out that the land based casinos in Atlantic City continue their five years streak of financial losses.
Nevadan Assemblyman William Horne claims that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid tried to persuade him to withdraw his online gambling legalization bill.
California state senator Lou Correia promotes online gambling legalization, by showing its huge financial benefits on the economy.
The 45 day deadline for signing the New Jersey online gambling legalization bill is almost over. Governor Chris Christie is faced with the prospect of possible huge tax income, if online gambling is legalized.
US Senator Jon Kyl, a long time anti online gambling legalization advocate announced he will not run for a new re-election in 2012.
The bill finally legalizing online gambling in New Jersey is still waiting for the Governor's approval, even several weeks after the positive senate vote
Several American online gambling ventures and advocates joined together and created the US Online Gambling Association in order to represent operators and gamblers interests in all states
New Jersey becomes the first US state that finally regulates online gambling
Despite several online gambling law proposals failed, it is expected that the US might become more open to online gambling in the future
The new Governor of California might favor a legislation allowing online poker in the state