Time for a blog post about taxes. How are gambling winnings in Canada generally taxed? What if you play in a poker tournament in Canada? Are those winnings taxable? Does it matter if you’re a professional poker player or not? In […]
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On the advice of the Prime Minister of Canada, the Governor General (the Queen\’s representative in Canada) dissolved the 40th Parliament on Saturday May 26th of this year. We are now in a general election campaign. Election Day is May
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The CampBill is now available on www.govtrack.us. A copy of the bill is here. ( As mentioned in the press release by the House Financial Services Committee and in my blog post from this past Saturday, this version is the same
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Last month saw a civil complaint filed against a number of online penny auction sites in federal court in the Northern District of Illinois. This is the same district in which the Crespo v. Seth et al case was filed last year. It\’s
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I wanted to sit down and pull together some thoughts on H.R. 1174 (The Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act). This bill was introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. John Campbell (R-CA) this past Thursday, has two
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As a follow-up to my post on February 14th on proposed single event sports betting changes in Canada, today I did a podcast with Sarah Kaphake Cords from Casino Enterprise Management. In the podcast, Sarah and I discuss the proposed
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The US District Court in New Jersey has dismissed the constitutional challenge to the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) filed by iMEGA, State Senator Ray Lesniak, and others. The dismissal was based on a lack of standing. Congress,
Challenge to PASPA Dismissed Plaintiffs Lack Standing in New Jersey
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With Internet gaming, a lot of legislative maneuverings seem to come down to the wire – to a fleeting few moments of activity before deadlines. That may be because of the subject- matter; gambling is a net vote loser and, accordingly,
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In Canada, placing bets on \”single sporting events\” (e.g., money line and straight bets) is supposed to be tightly circumscribed. Paragraph 207(4)(b) of the Criminal Code effectively excludes \”bookmaking, pool selling or the making or recording of bets … on
Many of the intellectual property issues I address as a gaming attorney are in poker representation agreements. These are agreements for poker pros to play for, endorse, and advertise for various poker brands, both Internet and land-based. Substantially all of
Who Owns Your Poker? (Part II)Protecting IP in Poker Pro Representation Agreements
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