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Pennsylvania Online Gambling Still Possible, as Proponent John Payne Announces Retirement

Pennsylvania online gambling is still up for consideration, as Governor Tom Wolf (D) makes his way through the submitted state budget and line-item vetoes for the Commonwealth. Writing in an opinion piece this week for...

California Online Poker Bill Overlooked in Favor of DFS

California online poker remains a distant dream for millions, after a scheduled hearing was unexpectedly canceled earlier this week. After months of hoping and lobbying, AB 167 (an online poker bill sponsored by Assemblyman...

Amaya Smacked with $870 Million Kentucky Court Fine

Amaya is mad as hell and it’s not going to take it anymore. That’s the company’s feedback on the latest in a dramatic case in Kentucky that’s been more riveting to watch than a telenovela. The most recent...

Poker Business Scandals in 2015: Crime, Controversy, and Crooks

Poker business scandals go hand-in-hand with America’s favorite casino card game, the allure of striking it rich often too tempting for the immoral to resist. Similar to any other industry where great stacks of money are...

State of Poker: States That Played for Keeps in 2015

Poker in America is complicated and complex, and considering it’s both a state and federal topic, that’s no big surprise. “Politician” is defined as “someone who is active in government,” and...

How Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Review-Journal Acquisition Could Impact 2016

Sheldon Adelson paid $140 million for the Las Vegas Review-Journal (R-J) on December 10, but he didn’t reveal his involvement in the acquisition from New Media Investment Group, the paper’s former owners, until a week...

Delaware Online Poker Posts Strong November Earnings, Revenues Soar 20.6 Percent

Delaware online poker rebounded in November, poker rake and fee totaling $28,985 for the month, a 20.6 percent increase compared to October. Internet poker in The First State went on life support last month after the market...

Italy Amends Online Poker Tax Structure and Gambling Advertisement Laws

Italy is amending its 2015 Stability Law that was introduced in October in order to more properly profit from online gambling, Internet poker, and sports betting. Last June, the Italian government voted to eradicate Article 14 of...

Amaya Slams Kentucky’s $290 Million Lawsuit Against PokerStars

Amaya Inc. has branded a $290 million lawsuit brought against its subsidiary PokerStars by the Commonwealth of Kentucky as “frivolous” and “without merit,” and vowed that it will “vigorously dispute” any liability...

RAWA Excluded From Must-Pass Spending Bill

The threat of US online poker being shutdown in 2015 has finally come to an end thanks to a political veto on the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA). Disseminated to the online poker community via a Facebook post from...