HR 2267

Campbell Introduces \’New\’ Federal iGambling Bill

HR2267 text repurposed as #campbellbill

The House Committee on Financial Services released an official statement this evening which announced the awaited introduction of a new federal internet gambling bill by Rep. John Campbell (R-CA).  The new <shall-we-say> #campbellbill is, at the moment, identical to the […]

Campbell Introduces \’New\’ Federal iGambling Bill

HR2267 text repurposed as #campbellbill

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GamingCounsel\’s Weekly Briefs

Danish Delays, Kentucky Legal Derby, Cypriot Missiles, Excapsa Escapes & Congressional Guessing Games

I’m attending the Legal Marketing Association’s Toronto conference tomorrow today, so my updates to Dan “Slave-Driver” Michalski had to be in a day early. Also, I’ve picked up a bit of flack for making my updates too US-centric – I’ll

GamingCounsel\’s Weekly Briefs

Danish Delays, Kentucky Legal Derby, Cypriot Missiles, Excapsa Escapes & Congressional Guessing Games

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Zynga Tries to Patent Virtual Casino Currency

An attempt to *own* social media gambling transactions?

In last Friday\’s twitfeed, my favorite tech-biz site Tech Crunch tweeted about their post  \”Is Zynga Trying To Patent Virtual Currency?\” Apparently, the leviathan of multiplayer gaming networks — and big wildcard in the future of real-money online poker —

Zynga Tries to Patent Virtual Casino Currency

An attempt to *own* social media gambling transactions?

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Washington Pullout, Lame-duck 2267, Stars Int\’l Licensing, Betfair IPO, Penn National Vegas

GamingCounsel\’s Weekly Briefs

Hello good people of Pokerati. Here\’s what I hope to make a weekly digest of what I think are the most interesting and/or relevant stories (not necessarily the same thing) happening online and around the world: PokerStars turns off Washington

Washington Pullout, Lame-duck 2267, Stars Int\’l Licensing, Betfair IPO, Penn National Vegas

GamingCounsel\’s Weekly Briefs

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California Intrastate Online Gambling Senator Indicted

8 felony counts, including voter fraud, perjury

Sen. Rod Wright: Give me PartyPoker.cali or give me death! California state Sen. Roderick Wright (D-Inglewood) — the legislator behind California\’s aggressive efforts for intrastate online gambling and opponent to Barney Frank\’s federal online gambling bills — is in some

California Intrastate Online Gambling Senator Indicted

8 felony counts, including voter fraud, perjury

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