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Ten Attorneys General Ask Trump to Support Anti-Online Poker Push

The anti-online poker movement has reared its ugly had once again, this time thanks to a group of ten Attorneys General. Although President-Elect Donald Trump and Vice President-Elect Mike Pence are yet to officially take office,...

California Online Poker Bill Flatlines for 2016, Despite Revival Efforts

California online poker is now on life support until 2017, at least. The latest measure that could have legalized the game in the Golden State is still in a coma and unlikely to come out of it before the end of this year. The...

High Stakes Poker Player Andy Beal Becomes Trump Advisor

Andy Beal, the billionaire businessman and poker enthusiast, is part of Donald Trump’s new economic advisory team. Beal will be best known to poker fans as the man who took on a collective of high stakes poker pros (known...

Mike Pence Supports Sheldon Adelson’s Online Poker Ban

Mike Pence agrees with Sheldon Adelson that online poker has no place in American culture. But Donald Trump doesn’t appear to have anti-Internet poker attached to his platform. Pence is Trump’s running mate heading into the...

Voters Don’t Want California Online Poker Says Tribal Survey

Online poker in California took a knock recently when it was left out of an important state Assembly vote, but things could be even worse than first thought if a new poll holds any weight. In the wake of Californians being left...

GVC Holdings Gets Important Approval Status in New Jersey

GVC Holdings, the gaming company that took control of bwin.party back in February, has been given the OK to continue operating in the Garden State by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (NJDGE). Prior to the GVC...

RAWA Defeated as UIGEA Author Attempts Backdoor Maneuver 

The Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA), the bill that seeks to prohibit online gambling in the US at a federal level, and would trammel individual states’ rights to regulate online poker if they chose to do so, has once...

Pennsylvania Online Poker Legislation Gets Another Shot, But Gets Shot Down

Pennsylvania online poker is once again off the table, after lawmakers in the State House voted against two separate bills that sought to expand gambling and legalize Internet wagering this week. On May 24, an amendment to HB...

Pennsylvania Budget Shortfall Considers Online Poker as a Possible Solution

The Pennsylvania budget for the 2016-2017 fiscal operating year proposed by Governor Tom Wolf (D) comes in at $33.3 billion, which is $3.3 billion, or 11 percent higher, than the current allocation. To make up for the gap, Wolf...

Nevada Online Poker Would See Boost with New Jersey Player Pool Sharing, Says Governor Brian Sandoval

Combining Nevada online poker with its counterpart in New Jersey would be like creating a super-franchise between “the Yankees and the Dodgers,” according to Silver State Governor Brian Sandoval. Speaking at the recent Gaming...