Ontario has a debt problem that is proving hard to fix. The Drummond Report, issued in February, contained 362 recommendations for what the province should do to get its fiscal house in order, including a number of gaming suggestions. Tuesday's budget demonstrates a new direction for the Liberal government as it attempts to balance Ontario's budget by heralding an era of austerity...
2012 is shaping up to be a critical year for the future of online poker. With the Department of Justice’s change in position last December there is a heightened sense of urgency in Washington and there is a greater sense of opportunity across the states. This is good news for poker players who want US-based online poker. But it also underscores growing tensions between a federal and state...
There are at least two proposals before Congress: The first, H.R. 1174, would give the federal government the power and authority to allow the licensing of Internet casino games and poker. The second, H.R. 2366, would delegate most power and authority to state and tribal regulators, and allow the licensing of Internet poker only. During the last Congress, the House saw only one proposal, which was similar ...
If Rep. Joe Barton had his way, it would be legal for Americans to bet money on online poker. The Texas Republican, senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and an avid poker player, is readying a bill that would legalize online poker and create a new federal regulatory agency to oversee the websites. But Barton isn't the only lawmaker pushing the issue on the federal level. Rep...
U.S. Digital Gaming, a venture backed by prominent casino executives, is moving ahead with its business plan in the hopes that onlinegambling will become legal in the U.S. Alexandra Berzon has the story...
According to the Poker Players Alliance, there are 50,000 professional poker players now looking for jobs as a result of the shutdown. Not surprisingly, some are talking about moving overseas, where online poker is legal, in order to earn their living. Since studies have shown that many online poker players are young without families of their own and can therefore move more easily, there is reason to believe that ...
The European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) rendered judgment on 8 September 2010 in a number of preliminary reference cases in which national judges asked the ECJ for EU law guidance about the constraints that EU poses on national regulation of games of chance. The cases concerned a number of proceedings concerning German legislation granting monopolies on sports betting1 and Swedish legislation on internet advertising...
Washington, DC (July 27, 2010) – John Pappas, Executive Director of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide, released the following statement in advance of today's House Financial Services Committee markup on H.R. 2267, the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act...
Online casinos came on the scene right alongside the mainstream introduction of the internet. As people found a new way to communicate and do business, gamblers also found a new outlet. Software originators such as Microgaming and Boss Media AB were formed in the mid 1990’s with Cryptologic being credited with developing the first interactive casino able to process real money financial transactions in 1996...
