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  • No More Delays for the UIGEA

    Thursday, March 18, 2010, Matthew Kredell
    Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act regulations will not receive another delay from the Treasury Department, according to Congressman Barney Frank. The anti-poker legislation will go into effect June 1.It appears the power play by...more

  • Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act Analysis

    Tuesday, March 9, 2010, Matthew Kredell
    Mainstream media coverage of the Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act introduced in the Senate two weeks ago often didn't even mention the bill's clause to license and regulate Internet poker.This might seem like a slight to the p...more

  • Is Harry Reid Online Poker's Newest Supporter?

    Tuesday, February 23, 2010, Matthew Kredell
    There are reasons to believe a key senator is beginning to come around on the issue of online poker.Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has long been thought to be on the fence with his legs swung over the side opposing Internet gaming. Although he's ...more

  • Will Intra-State Poker Be Coming to California?

    Thursday, February 18, 2010, Matthew Kredell
    The California state director for the Poker Players Alliance left last week's informational hearing in the California Senate Governmental Organization Committee convinced that the state's legislature will move forward on intrastate poker in...more

  • California Senate Committee Holds Intrastate Poker Hearing

    Tuesday, February 9, 2010, Matthew Kredell
    California will hold a hearing today in a state senate committee to examine the public policy and fiscal implications of intrastate Internet poker.This isn't necessarily the good news it would seem for the poker community. The proposal for ...more

  • The Impact of New Jersey's Potential Legislation on Existing Online Poker Sites

    Tuesday, February 2, 2010, Matthew Kredell
    Since bills were introduced in New Jersey a few weeks ago that would offer legalized intrastate Internet poker and sports betting through Atlantic City casinos, many have questioned whether existing Internet poker sites would be allowed to ...more

  • Democratic Turmoil and What it Means for Poker

    Tuesday, January 26, 2010, Matthew Kredell
    Lask week's surprise victory by Republican Scott Brown over the Obama-backed state Atty. Gen. Martha Coakley in a special election to fill the deceased Ted Kennedy's U.S. Senate seat shows why it's looking less and less likely that poker le...more

  • Sen. John Kyl Makes Power Play

    Tuesday, January 19, 2010, Matthew Kredell
    Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) spent nearly a decade trying to move anti-online gambling legislation through Congress.He first took up his crusade in 1998, proposing the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act, which would have made it illegal for a comp...more

  • Internet Poker Coming to New Jersey?

    Friday, January 15, 2010, Matthew Kredell
    New Jersey state Sen. Raymond Lesniak has introduced legislation that would bring intrastate Internet poker to New Jersey through Atlantic City casinos.The landmark legislation, identified as New Jersey Senate Bill 490, is the first intrast...more

  • Kentucky's Domain Name Seizure Ruling Soon

    Monday, January 11, 2010, Matthew Kredell
    Kentucky's long, embarrassing and ultimately pointless quest to seize 141 Internet gambling-related domain names could soon come to an end.The Kentucky Supreme Court will issue its next set of written decisions on Jan. 21, and the case is l...more