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Poker Players Alliance Positive After PASPA is Struck Down

The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) believes striking down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) could be a chance for US states to embrace regulated online poker. Commenting on the US Supreme Court’s ruling...

Application Process for Pennsylvania Online Gaming Licenses to Open in April, Operations on Track for Year-End Launch

Ever since Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf put his signature to legal online casinos five months ago, players have wondered when they’ll be able to log on and play. A launch of online operations is on track for years end, while...

Online Poker in California Folds for Another Year

Online poker in California is unlikely to become a reality in the near future after Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles) admitted he won’t be reintroducing his bill in 2018. The fight for legal online poker in...

New Jersey’s Online Poker Profits Tumble in 2017

New Jersey’s online poker economy experienced a downswing in the final month of 2017 according to the latest revenue report from the state’s Division of Gaming Enforcement. Outlining the latest stats for the Garden State’s...

Online Poker Push Resumes in West Virginia

Online poker could become a reality in West Virginia thanks to the resubmission of an interactive gaming bill sponsored by five Democrat lawmakers. After being pushed aside in 2017, House Bill 3067 (HB3067) has found its way back...

Online Poker in Michigan Now a Possibility for 2018 Following House Vote

Online poker in Michigan moved a step closer to becoming a regulatory reality following a House Regulatory Reform Committee vote. The news was reported by the Poker Players Alliance’s (PPA) Vice President Rich Muny who, along...

US Betting Industry Could be Set for Shake-Up Thanks to New Jersey  

The US betting industry could be in for some major changes in 2018 and New Jersey is the state leading the way. When Garden State Governor Chris Christie appeared in front of the Supreme Court on December 4, he did so with the...

Déjà Vu as Senator Lindsey Graham Authors Another Anti-iGaming Letter

Anti-online poker senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Dianne Feinstein (D-California) have resumed their fight to have the Wire Act (1961) restored. In a letter sent to Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein, the...

Poker Presenter Leeann Tweeden Accuses Al Franken of Sexual Misconduct

Senator Al Franken, D-Minn, has been condemned by President Donald Trump following allegations that he forcibly kissed former Poker After Dark presenter Leeann Tweeden. Following a myriad of reports alleging sexual misconduct by...

Online Poker in Pennsylvania Passed by Gov. Wolf

Online poker in Pennsylvania became a reality on October 30 after Governor Tom Wolf signed the state’s gambling expansion bill. With the Senate and House both voting to pass House Bill 271 on October 25 and 26 respectively, all...