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California Assemblyman Mike Gatto Pushing Online Poker Bill for 2015
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California Assemblyman Mike Gatto Pushing Online Poker Bill for 2015

December 3rd, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
If Assemblyman Mike Gatto has any say in the matter, California online poker will be a hot topic again in 2015, as a bill to regulate the industry in the state has already been introduced to the State Assembly. Gatto (D-Glendale)...
Iipay Nation Defiant in the Face of Lawsuit
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Iipay Nation Defiant in the Face of Lawsuit

November 29th, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
The Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel has blasted the federal lawsuit filed last week by the State of California that challenges the tribe’s right to offer real-money online gaming. The go-it-alone tribal operator, which went live...
New Jersey Unlikely to Share Player Pools in Near Future
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New Jersey Unlikely to Share Player Pools in Near Future

November 25th, 2014 | by Kaycee James
New Jersey’s online poker sites could certainly use a boost after months of falling revenues. But while help could be on the way eventually, two critical avenues for growth that players and industry officials may have been...
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Admiral Linked to Counterfeit Poker Chips

November 25th, 2014 | by Greg Shaun
Rear Admiral Timothy Giardina has been linked to the counterfeit poker chips he use in a casino last year, with new evidence suggesting that he may have actually created the chips himself. According to a Naval Criminal...
Conservative Backlash to Sheldon Adelson and RAWA
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Conservative Backlash to Sheldon Adelson and RAWA

November 23rd, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
Sheldon Adelson’s RAWA (Restoration of America’s Wire Act) push hit an unexpected snag this week after it emerged there is growing concern among Republicans regarding the purpose of the anti-online gambling bill. A...
Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel Hit by Cease-and-Desist Federal Order
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Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel Hit by Cease-and-Desist Federal Order

November 21st, 2014 | by Jason Reynolds
The Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel is facing the first legal challenge to its new online bingo platform, which could impact its impending online poker site as well. The tribal operator went live with DesertRoseBingo.com earlier...
90-Year-Old Georgia Woman Arrested for Illegal Poker Game
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90-Year-Old Georgia Woman Arrested for Illegal Poker Game

November 20th, 2014 | by Jason Reynolds
A 90-year-old Georgia woman was charged this week with running an illegal poker game in her hometown of Albany. Police swooped in on the home of nonagenarian Mary Morgan on Saturday night at around 8.30 pm, breaking up the game...
Ron Paul Decries Adelson Online Poker Ban
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Ron Paul Decries Adelson Online Poker Ban

November 19th, 2014 | by Kaycee James
Ron Paul has come out strongly against a federal online poker ban, saying that the legislation is only being considered because it would please prominent Republican donor Sheldon Adelson. Paul, a former Republican Representative...
UKGC Improves Player Protections with New Guidelines
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UKGC Improves Player Protections with New Guidelines

November 19th, 2014 | by Greg Shaun
The UK Gambling Commission’s (UKGC) efforts to make all regulated sites in the UK as player-friendly as possible took another step forward recently after it published new guidelines on fund segregation. Published on the...
Delaware Online Poker Year One: Tepid Results, Future Lies in Liquidity
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Delaware Online Poker Year One: Tepid Results, Future Lies in Liquidity

November 18th, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
The Delaware online poker industry hit its first anniversary marker last week, and while the market might not be everything it had hoped for when it took the precarious step of becoming the second US state to legalize the game,...