From the Federal Reserve and US Treasury: Agencies Extend Compliance Date for Final Rule to Implement Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act The Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced the release of a joint final […]
Confirmed: UIGEA Delayed until June 1, 2010 Read More »
More on this to come, but reports coming from the PPA, Pokernews, and other sources state that the UIGEA regulations will be delayed for 6 months. This news, along with an informational hearing of HR 2266 and 2267 December 3rd
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Hmm, you know, it\’s what been perplexing me, too … how some of the people who are pushing hardest for \”our issue\” are the people who stand to lose the most (in the short-term at least) should the Barney Frank
Semi-legal Online Poker: the Regulation Paradox Read More »
More talk in the non-poker world about the $41 or $52 billion available via regulated online gambling. From the National Journal: Gambling Regs Could Fill Gov\’t Coffers Maybe it is time to press the issue … not just for poker,
RE: Utah Rep Warns Fully Legal Gambling … Read More »
Kinda. They probably don\’t want to ban it, or even take over Costa Rican domains … but they do want to have their say in how Iowans go about the business of online money games. From the Iowa Politics Insider:
Iowa Fixin’ to Get All Kentucky-y on Online Gambling? Read More »
The idea of using online gaming tax revenues to help fund elements of health care reform became part of the Congressional conversation this weekend. On Saturday, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced a possible amendment to the Baucus bill (America\’s Healthy
The Kahnawake Gaming Commission\’s investigation into the UltimateBet cheating scandal has been concluded with the release of its final decision. The 11-page document does provide some new information. In total, Tokwiro, owner of UltimateBet, refunded $22,054,351.91 to players affected by
A couple of great pieces for weekend reading… Amy Calistri always has eyes on the stock market and the corporate goings-on of poker-related businesses, and her latest take on the sale of the WPT assets is right on the money.
Weekend Wisdom (8/8-8/9): WPT & Menendez Bill Read More »
Senator Robert Menendez has submitted S 1597 (AKA Internet Poker and Games of Skill Regulation, Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act of 2009) to regulate online poker and other games of skill. The full bill has been uploaded by the PPA
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Nothing we don\’t already know … but again, good that the national non-poker media is at least aware. And if we learned anything from our efforts in Texas over the post several years, the media still loves poker-related legal stories.
Newsweek on National Poker Week Read More »
