In a recent announcement, Pokerstars shared that they have partnered with 5 California casinos to create a consumer coalition designed to encourage a fair and open online poker and online gambling marketplace. The coalition is titled Californians for Responsible iPoker, and currently includes PokerStars, the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, the San Manuel Band of …
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Pennsylvania State Senator Sean Wiley recently announced that he will soon be submitting a new bill related to both online and off-line gambling. The bill aims to make some intriguing changes to the current gambling policies. This week, USPoker offered a detailed summary of what the bill would mean for the state.
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Billionaire casino mogul Steve Wynn continues to hold his ground on his stance with online poker. To be specific, Wynn is against online poker that uses real money. If someone wants to gamble by playing poker, Wynn would rather them to do it in a brick and mortar casino (preferably one with his name on …
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Bitcoin hasn’t had a great new year so far, but the digital currency has staying power, according to poker site owners who think that despite its roulette wheel ups and downs, it’s here to stay. They have a vested interest in Bitcoin, too. At least 140 online betting sites (and 10 platforms offering web poker) …
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A new online poker site is about to launch into the mainstream. The site, called Get Lucky Poker, is brought to you by poker pro Michael ‘The Grinder’ Mizrachi. Currently, it is in the beta test stage and will go live soon according to the company’s Twitter account. Get Lucky Poker will only be using …
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States entertaining the prospect of legalized online gambling within their borders are stepping up efforts to ensure that any prospective digital gambling activity (and subsequent revenue) isn’t lost to unauthorized offshore online gambling platforms. In the state of Mississippi today — where some lawmakers want to see legal online poker become a reality this year …
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California’s got company. The Golden State has long been considered the most likely state to next regulate and permit online gambling within its borders. But if the nascent efforts by two other states progress quickly, one or both may beat California to the punch in joining Delaware, Arizona, and Nevada as the only states to …
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Lottery officials in the state of Delaware have released their November revenue numbers which show a 42% increase from October. Yes, you read that correctly. It’s a rare glimpse at good news in the world of online gambling in one of only three U.S. states that allow online and mobile gambling. Collectively, PokerUpdate summarized in …
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According to the Las-Vegas Review-Journal, Sen. Harry Reid said that Congress next year will take up legislation to outlaw Internet gambling, and he plans to support a ban while trying to gain an exemption for online poker. “I think there will be efforts made to get rid of the Wire Act,” Reid is quoted in …
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This news just in: The proposed online poker legislation (AB9) introduced by California Assemblyman Mike Gatto is drawing fire from the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), a tribal coalition, and PokerStars. “California online poker would bring in much-needed revenues to the cash-strapped Golden State, which is why Assemblyman Mike Gatto introduced AB 9 this week, AKA …
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