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Debate Rages Over Department Of Justice’s Change Of Stance On Wire Act
Following the announcement of the decision last week by the U. S. Department of Justice that the Wire Act of 1961 did not apply to online gaming and poker, many in the poker community trumpeted the clarification of policy.  Online Legislation6/14/2013
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U.S. Tribes Don’t Bemoan Lack of Federal Internet Bill [sub req'd]
(Washington D.C.) -- While the commercial gambling industry and Nevada Senator Harry Reid engage in a “blame game” over the failure to get Internet...
6/11/2013
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BLOG: How King’s Bill Can Hinder Federal Online Poker Legalization
(Washington D.C.) -- As Legal Poker Sites blogger John Mehaffey says, there is a whale of a difference between online casino gaming and online poker gaming, and this...
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Senator Harry Reid Comments on New Federal Gambling Bill
(Washington D.C.) -- Senator Harry ReidJust a few days ago, Representative Peter King introduced a new bill to the House of Representatives that would legalize online...
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MEHAFFEY: Casino Games Unnecessary Addition to Online Poker Bill
(California) -- Online poker and casino games are two completely different animals. This is true when it comes to state and federal gaming laws, as well as public...
6/10/2013
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BLOG: Online Gambling Bill Bad for Poker?
(Washington D.C.) -- Online Gambling Bill Bad for Poker?The online gambling bill proposed last week by Rep. Peter King (R-NY) that includes casino games may hurt the...
6/9/2013
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Congress Back in Action
(Washington D.C.) -- New York congressman Peter King has introduced a bill that would legalize internet gambling on the federal level.
6/8/2013
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Why Tribal Gaming Will Oppose King Online Gambling Bill
(Washington D.C.) -- A bill that expands gambling in the United States requires the support of groups that will operate the proposed system. The bill sponsored by...
6/7/2013
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Federal Legislation Seeks to Streamline States' Online Gambling Rules
(Washington D.C.) -- Representative Pete King (R-N.Y.) introduced a bill on Thursday to legalize online gambling at the federal level, moving to minimize the role of...
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Reid says House bill to legalize online gambling hurts online poker efforts
(Washington D.C.) -- If the gaming market hadn’t already largely determined it, the Senate Majority Leader confirmed it Friday: The era of online poker in Congress...
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THE FIGHT: Are the Feds Really Back in the Game?
(Washington D.C.) -- Yesterday produced some seemingly big developments on the federal legislative beat. Rep. Peter King (R-NY) introduced a federal online gaming bill...
6/6/2013
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Bills to legalize online poker will be introduced in Congress
(Washington D.C.) -- Legislation to allow online poker gambling in the United States will be introduced in Congress that would give casinos a larger market than the...
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Federal legislation introduced to legalize Web wagering
(Washington D.C.) -- A New York congressman introduced federal legislation on Thursday to legalize Internet wagering by establishing a system of licensing and regulation...
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Federal legislation introduced to legalize Web wagering
(Washington D.C.) -- A New York congressman introduced legislation Thursday to legalize all forms of Internet wagering by establishing a licensing and regulatory system...
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Federal Online Gambling Bill Details
(Washington D.C.) -- The US Government’s window to regulate the online gambling industry is quickly closing. Representative Peter King (R-NY) introduced the...
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Hopes Not High For King Internet Gambling Bill, Lobbyists Say [sub req'd]
(Washington D.C.) -- With a newly-introduced federal Internet gambling bill unlikely to advance, industry lobbyists are seeking a conservative Senate ally to drum up...
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New York Republican Introduces Internet Gambling Bill [sub req'd]
(New York) -- Less than six months after the collapse of Internet gambling legislation in the Senate, Republican Congressman Peter King in New York unveiled this year...
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Rep. Peter King introduces online gambling bill
(Washington D.C.) -- Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) introduced legislation on Thursday that would legalize online gambling. The Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer...
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Blame game: Fahrenkopf, Reid's office point fingers for failure to legalize Internet poker
(Washington D.C.) -- Two of Nevada’s longtime political power players — gaming lobbyist Frank Fahrenkopf Jr. and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid —...
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PPA Commends Introduction of Federal Internet Gambling Bill
(Washington D.C.) -- The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide, today commended...
6/5/2013
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Fahrenkopf Lays Online Flop Failure At Door Of Reid and Kyl [sub req'd]
(Washington D.C.) -- In an uncharacteristically blunt interview before he steps down as chairman of the American Gaming Association (AGA) at the end of this month, Frank...
6/1/2013
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Federal Online Poker Proposal In US Congress
(Washington D.C.) -- Once again the issue of legalized online poker has surfaced at the Federal level in the United States. According to a recent report from the Reuters...
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Online poker lobby wants more GOP lawmakers at table
(Washington D.C.) -- Lobbyists who advocate legalizing online poker are on the prowl for a new Republican to champion their cause in the Senate.
5/31/2013
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Bills to legalize online poker will be introduced in Congress
(Washington D.C.) -- Legislation to allow online poker gambling in the United States will be introduced in Congress that would give casinos a larger market than the...
5/29/2013
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Internet Gambling Will Spread But Federal Bill Is Needed, Panel Says [sub req'd]
(Las Vegas) -- Internet wagering will spread rapidly throughout the United States without seriously eroding casino revenue, but the lack of federal legislation poses a...
5/27/2013
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New Federal Online Poker Bill Expected in June
(Washington D.C.) -- Congress has recessed for the Memorial Day holiday on Monday, May 27, which has slightly delayed the introduction of a new online poker bill.
5/16/2013
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Gaming Caucus Resurrected In Congress [sub req'd]
(Washington D.C.) -- Although it is not clear if an Internet gambling bill will be one of its priorities, a Congressional Gaming Caucus is being resurrected in the U.S....
5/12/2013
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Should Washington Allow Internet Gambling?
(Washington D.C.) -- The debate over Internet gambling has been raging in the U.S. for more than a decade. Until recently, the federal government treated Internet...
5/10/2013
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Federal Lobbying Spend Shrivels As States Take Lead On Internet Gambling
(Washington D.C.) -- In the first quarter of 2013, federal Internet gambling lobbying spend plummeted as leading special interests, including Nevada’s Caesars...
5/6/2013
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Federal Online Advocates Seek Non-Nevada Support [sub. req'd]
(Washington D.C.) -- Despite the unceremonious collapse of an Internet gambling bill last year in Congress, the recent hiring of former Mississippi Governor Haley...
5/5/2013
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Federal Gaming Bill Introduced by Peter King of New York
(New York) -- Despite the fact that many states are beginning to pass legislation which will allow online poker and gambling options in the individual states, gamblers...
5/3/2013
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BLOG: Nevada takes legal gaming online; how far behind is Mississippi?
(Mississippi) -- A Las Vegas NV firm this week became the - 1st to launch legal online gaming in the - United States, & it likely will have a major impact on casinos...
4/25/2013
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Lots of gaming legislative action heating up across the nation
(USA) -- It looks to me like 2013 may be one of the most active years for the gaming industries in a generation. Across the country, gambling legislation is flying...
3/30/2013
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European Gambling Operators Anticipate US Legislation
(USA) -- European online gambling operators are eagerly anticipating the legalisation of their operations in the US market.
3/27/2013
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Lobbying Spend Uptick Not Enough To Save Reid-Kyl Poker Push [sub. req'd]
(Washington D.C.) -- Federal Internet gambling lobbying spend increased slightly in the fourth quarter of 2012, but the uptick could not keep an Internet poker push by...
3/24/2013
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US gambling states want global market
(California) -- US states that are pushing for the legalisation of online gambling want to link up with foreign countries to create a global market of regulated gambling...
3/22/2013
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Progress in Federal Online Gambling Legislation Efforts
(Washington D.C.) -- While individual states have been making headlines for legalising online gambling within their borders, it should not be forgotten that efforts are...
3/19/2013
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Barton Plots New Federal Poker Bid [sub req'd]
(Washington D.C.) -- U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, confirming plans for an online poker bill similar but not identical to his previous legislation, expressed optimism Tuesday...
3/18/2013
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Federal Legislation Permitting Online Gambling Expected This Spring
(Washington D.C.) -- From Nevada to New Jersey, states are lining up to legislate their way into the next big billion dollar market – online gambling and mobile...
3/15/2013
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National online gambling bill may be in the cards
(California) -- States racing to legalize online gambling may soon be overtaken by the federal government, as efforts to pass a national bill begin to come together.
3/13/2013
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‘Bad-Actor’ Row Takes Center Stage As U.S. States Mull Internet Gambling [sub req'd]
(Nevada) -- Other states will soon join Nevada and New Jersey in disputing the rights of PokerStars and other former U.S.-facing Internet gambling businesses to...
3/11/2013
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Hawaii, Iowa Online Poker Bills Fold
(USA) -- Separate measures in the states of Hawaii and Iowa seeking to authorize and regulate online poker have folded, according to legislative reports emanating from...
3/10/2013
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Online poker bill in a holding pattern despite optimism for federal action
(Washington D.C.) -- Though Nevada recently passed its own online gambling law, Nevada’s congressional delegation wants you to know it’s still talking about...
3/7/2013
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Tough Election Cycles Leave Rift in Relationship Between Reid, Heller
(Washington D.C.) -- Nevada Sens. Harry Reid, a Democrat, and Dean Heller, a Republican, are having trouble getting over two tense election cycles that have strained...
2/21/2013
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AGA President Fahrenkopf Asserts US Federal Online Poker Bill Still in Play
(Washington D.C.) -- Outgoing American Gaming Association (AGA) president Frank Fahrenkopf, speaking Wednesday at the iGaming North America (IGNA) Conference, asserted...
2/20/2013
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Lobbyist wants federal Internet gambling law
(Las Vegas) -- The nation’s top casino lobbyist, reiterating his call for federal legislation for online poker, used the proposed Atlantic Club Casino Hotel sale...
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AGA's CEO Frank Fahrenkopf expects federal poker bill to be revived
(Las Vegas) -- Frank Fahrenkopf, who will step down in June after 18 years as president and CEO of the American Gaming Association, said Wednesday he believes a...
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Congress Poised For New Poker Push, AGA Chief Says [sub req'd]
(Las Vegas) -- An Internet poker bill may soon be introduced in Congress, Frank Fahrenkopf, the U.S. casino industry’s top lobbyist, said Wednesday.
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Federal Web Poker Efforts Likely To Be Revived
(Las Vegas) -- Federal online poker should be brought back to the table on Capitol Hill this year, according Frank Fahrenkopf, head of the American Gaming Association.
2/5/2013
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National casino lobbyist backs federal law restricting Internet gambling to online poker
(Atlantic City) -- As New Jersey and other states try to cash in on Internet gambling, a top lobbyist for the U.S. casino industry maintained it would be better for...
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GAMBLING COMPLIANCE: Casinos, Tribes Pursue ‘Plan B’ On U.S. Internet Gambling
(Washington D.C.) -- Although still committed to a federal bill to regulate Internet poker, the chief lobbying arm in Washington, D.C. for the casino industry is growing...
2/3/2013
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Iowa Lottery official: Online gaming could become states' rights issue
(Iowa) -- Terry Rich believes the Iowa Lottery has the authority to operate online poker and other Internet gaming, but he warned lawmakers that Iowa may face...
1/31/2013
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John Pappas: "Disgraceful" that PPA is Linked to Harry Reid Bribery Allegations[ return to main articles page ]
(Washington D.C.) -- On Thursday, Pokerfuse published an article linking Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV, pictured) to a seven-figure bribery scheme to push...
1/29/2013
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Nate Silver Forecasts Long Wait for Federal Online Poker Regulation
(Washington D.C.) -- This past November Nate Silver became a media darling after correctly predicting the results of the U.S. Presidential election in all 50 states on...
1/24/2013
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US Lottery Officials Plan To Lobby Against Online Gambling Bill
(USA) -- The legalization of online gambling in the USA has a long and uneven road to go before there is any agreement as to how to go about satisfying all of the...
1/23/2013
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How Reid lost his Internet poker gamble
(Washington D.C.) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid had promised Nevada’s gambling industry a federal law to legalize Internet poker by the end of 2012, calling...
1/17/2013
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Nevada Senator Reid: Federal online poker bill would help Jersey, too
(New Jersey) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid isn’t the most popular Senator in the New Jersey gaming community, considering that his state has a virtual...
1/15/2013
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State of Online Gaming
(USA) -- Internet gambling could be coming to Atlantic City casinos and state racetracks soon as New Jersey becomes the third state to pass an online gambling bill....
1/14/2013
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VELOTTA: Pessimistic about poker / Forces have aligned against online gaming; don’t expect legalization of any kind
(Las Vegas) -- It was clear as the “fiscal cliff” deadline closed in on federal lawmakers last month that there was no way an online poker bill would reach...
1/13/2013
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Editorial: A new course for Web poker
(Las Vegas) -- It's lamentable that Congress failed to act on Internet poker legislation before wrapping up its work for 2012. The global nature of online poker...
1/7/2013
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Panelists warn lawmakers about the challenges of online gambling
(Las Vegas) -- As the prospect of passage of federal legislation legalizing online poker play continues to dim, several states are looking to move independently to offer...
1/2/2013
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Deficit Debate May Bolster Chances for Federal Online Gaming
(Washington D.C.) -- The federal government's commitment to reducing the federal budget may provide the much needed opening for federal discussions about legalizing...
1/1/2013
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Effort to legalize online gambling may benefit from deficit debate
(Washington D.C.) -- Ever since the U.S. Justice Department reinterpreted the scope of the 1961 Wire Act one year ago, advocates of online gambling have hoped the...
12/30/2012
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Ohio, other lotteries fight for chance at online market
(Ohio) -- Proposed federal regulation of Internet poker in the United States would block state lotteries, including Ohio's, from selling many games online or...
12/25/2012
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FAHRENKOPF: The Year Ahead / What the 113th Congress has in store for gaming
(Washington D.C.) -- Entering a new year is always a good opportunity to look ahead, and this is especially true right now. Most notably, last year’s election...
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Online Gambling: What's Next for 2013?
(USA) -- This year was a huge year for online and mobile gambling, with a proliferation of new operators, products and technologies. It is impossible to know what will...
12/23/2012
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STUTZ: Chances weak for online gaming
(Las Vegas) -- A year ago today, the Justice Department gave Internet poker proponents an early holiday present. Politicians and gaming interests turned the gift into a...
12/22/2012
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Senator Reid Says Poker Bill is Dead for Now
(Washington D.C.) -- Senator Harry Reid said that his attempt to legalise online poker in this Congress session has failed. He said that he has given up on his bill as...
12/20/2012
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Heller on Reid/Kyle: Nothing's "Ever Dead Around Here"
(Washington D.C.) -- A few days after Sen. Harry Reid delivered a public eulogy for his efforts to pass a federal online poker bill in the 2012 lame duck session, his...
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POLITICO: Heller Says Online Poker Bill Still Possible [11th Issue]
(Washington D.C.) -- Asked Wednesday whether a federal bill regulating online poker and banning almost all other forms of Internet wagering remains possible, Nevada Sen...
12/18/2012
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Lipparelli: Congress Should Use This Brief Window to Legislate Internet Gaming
(Nevada) -- Nobody would deny that we live in a time of political divide. So I find some irony in the debates regarding Internet gaming regulation. When it comes to the...
12/17/2012
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Federal Internet Poker Bill Dead for 2012
(Washington D.C.) -- The time for a federal Internet poker bill to succeed during the lame-duck session of Congress has expired. Pokernews.com reported the missed...
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RASSMUSSEN: 34% Favor Federal Control of Online Gambling
(USA) -- The Senate is quietly discussing legislation to put the federal government in charge of online gambling, freezing out state lotteries that want to move in that...
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Reid-Kyl Bill Dies With A Whimper [sub req'd]
(Washington) -- The demise of a federal Internet poker bill on Friday means Congress will have to start all over in 2013, and it is far from clear how Democratic Senate...
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Winners and Losers 2012: The US federal gaming lobby
(Washington D.C.) -- Loser: Senator Harry Reid finally pulled the plug on his flawed joint effort with Senator Kyl on Friday. The federal gaming lobby needs a serious...
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New Jersey revisits online gambling legislation
(New Jersey) -- Proposed legislation that could see New Jersey become the first in the United States to legalise online casino gambling for its residents has been placed...
12/16/2012
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Report: Efforts to Pass U.S. Federal Online Poker Bill in 2012 Expire
(Washington D.C.) -- Federal efforts to pass Internet poker legislation during the lame-duck session of Congress have expired, perhaps ending the last chance for federal...
12/15/2012
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STUTZ: Internet poker bill effort dead, Reid says
(Washington D.C.) -- Its dim prospects finally fading to black, Sen. Harry Reid pulled the plug Friday on the effort in Congress to legalize Internet poker this year.
12/14/2012
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Finger pointing turns to gaming industry as hopes dim for online poker bill
(Washington D.C.) -- The top policy-making senators on online poker are agreed: The chances that a federal online poker bill will pass before the end of 2012 are pretty...
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It’s Official: Federal Online Poker Legislation Dead For 2012
(Washington D.C.) -- Late this afternoon, the official word came from the offices of Nevada Senator Harry Reid regarding the drive for federal online poker legislation:...
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Public opposes push to legalize Internet gambling
(Washington D.C.) -- Internet gamblingPowerful gambling interests are competing against one another "to see who's going to make the most money off the backs of...
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Reid concedes online poker bill dead for 2012
(Washington D.C.) -- Nevada Sen. Harry Reid is declaring congressional efforts to legalize Internet poker dead for the year. The Senate Democratic Majority Leader said...
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Reid pulls the plug on Internet poker for this year
(Washington D.C.) -- Sen. Harry Reid has pulled the plug on efforts to legalize Internet poker in Congress this year, his chief of staff said Friday.
12/12/2012
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Bad Odds: Online Gaming Would Only Widen Tribal Inequality
(Washington D.C.) -- On a recent Wednesday morning, under the gaze of a mounted bison head, Native American tribal leaders filled the Senate Indian Affairs Room for...
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Online poker opponents warn of Senate battle
(Washington D.C.) -- The Southern Baptist Convention's ethics entity and other gambling foes are speaking out against legislation to legalize online poker that is a...
12/11/2012
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Christmas Wish List: To Pass Their Bills
(Washington D.C.) -- Even without a deal to avert the fiscal cliff, there’s no shortage of ornaments for a year-end legislative Christmas tree, but senators...
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FAHRENKOPF: Online gambling needs better checks
(Washington D.C.) -- Unless Congress acts now, this country is about to see the largest expansion of legal gambling in its history. And it will happen in a fashion...
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Kyl, Reid Say Time Running Out For Internet Poker Bill [sub req'd]
(Washington D.C.) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, veering close to announcing time has run out on an effort to pass Internet poker legislation during the current...
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OP REPORT: Harry Reid on Reid/Kyl Bill: “What the Hell Would I Put it On?”
(Washington D.C.) -- Less-than-positive words for online poker’s chances in the lame duck from Sen. Harry Reid today. Reid made the comments at a press conference...
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Reid sounds pessimistic note on poker bill
(Washington D.C.) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid sounded a pessimistic note Tuesday on chances to pass an online poker bill in the handful of days remaining in...
12/8/2012
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Online poker bill might get a shot in Congress
(Washington D.C.) -- The “fiscal cliff” debate in Congress could open an opportunity for federal legalization of Internet poker in the United States,...
12/6/2012
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BREITLING: Congress can't fold online poker
(Washington D.C.) -- As Washington once again steers the country toward the dreaded "fiscal cliff," we the people are holding black aces and eights. These are...
12/5/2012
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Interest groups clash over online poker
(Washington D.C.) -- State lottery directors are urging Congress to block online gambling legislation that they say would unnecessarily steer funds to Nevada.
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Republican Insists Internet Poker Not Part Of ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Talks
(Washington D.C.) -- Republican House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio will not accept an Internet poker bill as part of an omnibus budget deal to prevent the U.S....
12/4/2012
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AGA pleads case for U.S. online poker
(Washington D.C.) -- The American Gaming Association (AGA) has launched a last-ditch effort to get Congress to act on an online poker bill that has been drafted by...
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AGA Urges Swift Approval of Reid-Kyl Bill
(Washington D.C.) -- The American Gaming Association (AGA) supports the Reid-Kyl bill and has urged Congress to act swiftly in approving the measure during the lame duck...
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American Gaming Association lobbies for Web poker legislation
(Washington D.C.) -- Senate leaders received some needed support Monday as they continued to try to move online gambling legislation through Congress during the lame-...
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Commercial Casinos In 'Full-Court Press' To Legalize Online Poker During Lame Duck
(Washington D.C.) -- As the lame duck session drags on, online poker advocates from the commercial casino industry in the nation’s capital are engaged in a “...
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Groups Push For Reid-Kyl Online Gambling Bill
(Washington D.C.) -- All eyes are on the fiscal cliff during this lame duck, but a variety of groups hope Congress will also move on online gambling legislation before...
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GAMBLING COMPLIANCE: Casinos Battle State Lotteries In Internet Poker Lobbying Blitz
(Washington D.C.) -- The chief lobbying group in Washington, D.C. for casinos launched a campaign Monday urging Congress to authorize federal regulation of Internet...
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Washington Report: Online Lottery Bill Pits C-Stores Against Lottery Providers
(Washington D.C.) -- Legislation to prohibit all forms of online gambling except for poker has lottery providers and convenience stores at odds, The Hill reports.
12/3/2012
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Convenience stores, lotteries face off over Reid’s online poker bill
(Washington D.C.) -- Legislation to legalize online poker has driven a wedge between lottery providers and the convenience stores that have long been the primary seller...
12/2/2012
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Senator Reid says online poker bill lacks Republican support
(Washington D.C.) -- Asked what is holding up passage of an online poker bill, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid offered a one-word response: “Republicans.”
11/30/2012
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Lottery chiefs to lobby against online poker bill next week
(Washington D.C.) -- Lottery directors from seven states are planning a trip to Washington next week to speak out against a bill that would legalize Internet poker while...
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Online gaming on agenda at White House Tribal Nations Conference
(Washington D.C.) -- The fourth White House Tribal Nations Conference of the Obama administration will be held on December 5 as President Obama welcomes representatives...
11/28/2012
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Little Progress On Internet Poker, Admit Reid and Kyl [sub req'd]
(Washington D.C.) -- A months-long effort to pass federal Internet gambling legislation appears to have gained little, if any, ground in the current lame duck session of...
11/27/2012
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Hopes dim for online poker legislation
(Washington D.C.) -- It’s sad times for online poker in the Senate. A few months ago, Nevada Sens. Harry Reid and Dean Heller were talking big about the Internet...
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Inaction on Hill seen as jackpot for online-gambling states
(Washington D.C.) -- Months after D.C. lawmakers repealed a measure that would have allowed first-in-the-nation online gambling on home computers and at select sites in...
11/26/2012
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Internet Poker, Carcieri Top Tribes’ Lame Duck Lobbying Agenda [sub req'd]
(Washington D.C.) -- American Indian casino tribes are hurriedly drafting amendments to proposed federal legislation aimed at legalizing Internet poker in a last-ditch...
11/21/2012
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Former U.S. Solicitor General: Reid/Kyl Poker Bill Contains “Constitutional Infirmities”
(Washington D.C.) -- As Senators Harry Reid (D – Nev.) and Jon Kyl (R – Ariz.) continue to work towards getting their online poker bill passed, a former...
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Proposed US Online Poker Legislation Flaws Revealed
(Washington D.C.) -- Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr., is president and CEO of the American Gaming Association (AGA) and in this role Fahrenkopf is the national advocate for the...
11/20/2012
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Legal expert questions constitutionality of online poker bill
(Washington D.C.) -- If Congress did manage to pass a poker bill, could it be the next law headed for a constitutional challenge in the courts?
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New questions raised on Internet poker bill
(Washington D.C.) -- A bill to legalize online poker that is being written in Congress and that Nevada senators are trying to pass by the end of the year could be...
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Online poker bill still faces opposition
(Washington D.C.) -- The Harry Reid-Jon Kyl online poker bill, known as the Internet Gambling Prohibition, Poker Consumer Protection and Strengthening UIGEA Act of 2012...
11/19/2012
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BLOG: Gaming Law Editor on Reid/Kyl Bill: "Unites Every State Interest Against It"
(Washington D.C.) -- A webinar held in recent days hosted by iGaming Business featured comments from Professor Joseph Kelly, Professor of Business Law at the State...
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Groups push for changes to online gaming bill
(Washington D.C.) -- The Poker Players Alliance is calling on Sens. Harry Reid and Jon Kyl to alter their draft bill to regulate legal online poker. In a Nov. 2 letter...
11/17/2012
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Don't Bet on an Online Gambling Bill
(Washington D.C.) -- Senate leaders are less optimistic about moving online gambling legislation through Congress during the lame-duck session than they were just a few...
11/16/2012
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Senators Reid, Kyl Downplay Online Poker Legislation Expectations
(Washington D.C.) -- The poker community has been waiting with bated breath for the passage of online poker legislation in the halls of Congress. As the clock ticks down...
11/15/2012
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Reid, Kyl: Online Gambling Bill Not a Good Bet
(Washington D.C.) -- Senate leaders are less optimistic about moving online gambling legislation through Congress during the lame-duck session than they were just a few...
11/13/2012
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Senator Harry Reid pointed toward passing Internet poker bill
(Washington D.C.) -- Harry Reid remains pointed toward an effort to attach his Internet poker bill to “some piece of must pass legislation” during the lame...
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Why Congress is under extraordinary pressure this lame duck session
(Washington D.C.) -- "Petraeus-gate" may have gripped Washington’s attention for the long weekend, but it’s back to business today as Congress...
11/12/2012
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Online Gamblers Want to Get Feds Into the Action
(Washington D.C.) -- The Department of Justice ruled last December that the 1961 Wire Act bans only sports betting, not other forms of online wagering, reversing its...
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Reid/Kyl in the Lame Duck: What You Need to Know
(Washington D.C.) -- What chances does the Reid/Kyl bill have in the lame duck? Which bills should poker players watch as the year winds down, and where is opposition...
11/11/2012
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Legal Online Poker in the US? Poker Bill Update!
(Washington D.C.) -- There was a lot of hype concerning an online gaming bill that was first mentioned in early July by senators Harry Reid and Jon Kyl.
11/8/2012
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Election Results Positive for Online Poker
(Washington D.C.) -- Several victories in key races in Tuesday’s election are seen as beneficial to the prospects of federal online poker legislation in the U.S.
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Online Poker One Of 25 'Thorny' Issues In Lame-Duck Session: The Hill
(Washington D.C.) -- It may be gloomy on Capitol Hill at the moment, but there could be some light shinning through the clouds for an online poker attempt to at least be...
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Presidential Candidates Failed to Address Online Gambling
(USA) -- All gambling fans remember Black Friday in April 2011, however, despite the effects of it, online gambling and poker had very little to do with the Presidential...
11/7/2012
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Election Sets Stage For Lame Duck Push On Internet Poker [sub req'd]
(Washington D.C.) -- Tuesday’s election increased the likelihood of an aggressive effort by Internet poker advocates to pass a federal regulatory bill during the...
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U.S. Internet Gambling Boosters In Re-election Sweep [sub req'd]
(Washington D.C.) -- On U.S. election night, most Internet gambling bill sponsors at the state and federal level coasted easily to re-election, according to...
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ONLINE GAMING: 25 problems facing Obama, Congress
(Washington D.C.) -- A slew of thorny issues awaits President Obama and Congress in the lame-duck session, ranging from taxes to defense to Medicare.
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Letter from ARTHUR L. GLEASON, JR., President & CEO of Kentucky Lottery Corp. to US Senator Mitch McConnell re: Draft Reid - Kyl Bill Regulating Interstate iPoker
(Kentucky) -- November 2, 2012, Letter from ARTHUR L. GLEASON, JR., President & CEO of Kentucky Lottery Corporation to US Senator Mitch McConnell re: Draft Reid -...
11/5/2012
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Online poker bill draws ire of Antigua
(Antigua) -- The online poker bill being drafted in Congress is rekindling harsh feelings in Antigua and Barbuda, the tiny Caribbean nation that has been engaged in a...
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Federal Internet Lobbying Spend Flat As Lame Duck Session Looms [sub req'd]
(Washington D.C.) -- Federal Internet gambling lobbying activity remained unchanged in the third quarter, but an anticipated legislative push by Senate leaders, backed...
10/31/2012
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Massachusetts treasurer blasts federal online-gambling bill
(Massachusetts) -- Massachusetts' state treasurer on Wednesday blasted an online-gambling bill backed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, saying the proposed...
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Treasurer blasts proposed federal online poker law
(Massachusetts) -- State Treasurer Steven Grossman fired off a letter today to U.S. Sens. Harry Reid and Jon Kyl strongly objecting to their proposed legislation that...
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Caesars CEO Doubtful Of Federal Poker Prospects [sub req'd]
(Las Vegas) -- Caesars Entertainment chief Gary Loveman said that he was not “terribly optimistic” that Congress would pass Internet poker legislation this...
10/30/2012
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Poker Lobbyist Expects Congressional Continuity In 2013 [sub req'd]
(Washington D.C.) -- With the election less than a week away, a leading Internet poker lobbyist said he does not expect dramatic changes on November 6 and even a switch...
10/29/2012
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Antigua and Barbuda fights back against Majority Leader Reid's online poker bill
(Washington D.C.) -- The tiny Caribbean island nation of Antigua and Barbuda is pushing back against legislation by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) that would...
10/28/2012
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New Gambling Bill Seeks to Pardon U.S. from Decade-Long Trade Dispute
(Washington D.C.) -- The Minister of Finance and the Economy for Antigua and Barbuda said today that last week's release of the text of Senator Jon Kyl's (R-AZ)...
10/27/2012
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Online Poker Bill Fine Tuning Needed says PPA Director
(Washington D.C.) -- The passing of online poker legislation in the USA sounds more like fiction than reality at times. The recent release of a draft bill that would if...
10/26/2012
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Republican governor in Nevada pledges 'full support' to Reid’s online poker bill
(Washington D.C.) -- A rising Republican star has put his weight behind legislation from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) that would legalize online poker. In...
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Nevada governor urges federal lawmakers to legalize online poker
(Nevada) -- A day after a prominent sports book director was arrested in connection with an alleged illegal offshore gambling ring, Gov. Brian Sandoval has sent a letter...
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Sandoval urges federal online poker legislation
(Nevada) -- Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval is backing efforts for a federal law to regulate online poker, saying Internet gambling goes beyond what individual states can...
10/25/2012
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Governors Fire Warning On Federal Internet Legislation
(Washington D.C.) -- A leaked draft federal Internet poker bill is not in the best interest of U.S. state governments and requires further consultation, the National...
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National Governors Association opposes Reid & Kyl online poker bill while Nevada Governor Sandoval expresses “full support”
(Washington D.C.) -- Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval pens open letter to Congressional leadership offering “full support” of the Reid & Kyl online poker...
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Nevada governor backs Reid-Kyl Net gambling bill
(Nevada) -- Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval sent House and Senate leaders a letter Thursday giving his full-throated endorsement of lawmakers pursuing Internet gaming.
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NGA Says It Opposes Draft Internet Gambling Bill
(Washington D.C.) -- Even though prospects for the legislation have faded this year, the nation's governors on Thursday told Senate and House leaders that they...
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Sandoval splits with governors, goes to bat for Web poker bill
(Washington D.C.) -- Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval went to bat Thursday for a federal online poker bill, breaking away from fellow governors who are ramping up to fight it.
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ANALYSIS: Reid-Kyl Bill Would Legalize Online Poker at Federal Level
(Washington D.C.) -- A draft of the online poker bill that Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) plan to introduce was released this week.
10/23/2012
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Tribal leaders warily watch legislation
(California) -- Tribes with casinos should have a central role in any legislation that would legalize Internet gaming, American Indian leaders said Tuesday during a...
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Tribes Need ‘Fairness’ In Internet Legislation [sub req'd]
(California) -- American Indians alarmed at federal Internet poker proposals being leaked to the press have asked Democrat Hawaii Senator Daniel Inouye to send a letter...
10/22/2012
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BLOG: Would Romney Smack Down Online Gambling?
(Wall Street) -- Mitt Romney does not appear to be opposed to gambling at first glance; he challenged Rick Perry to a $10,000 bet during the Republican primary debate...
10/19/2012
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Draft Internet Poker Bill Favors Reid's Home State [2nd Item]
(Washington D.C.) -- The Internet gambling bill — expected to drop during the lame-duck session — sets qualifications for states to license legal online...
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Draft of the Reid's Online Poker Bill
(Washington D.C.) -- REMEMBER: This is a draft. Things can and will change before it's a bill on Capitol Hill ~ Victor
Title: To prohibit Internet gambling,...
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Internet Gambling Prohibition, Poker Consumer Protection, and Strengthening UIGEA Act of 2012
(Washington D.C.) -- Reid-Kyl Draft iPoker and iGaming Prohibition Bill Leaked -- "Internet Gambling Prohibition, Poker Consumer Protection, and Strengthening UIGEA...
10/8/2012
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Fahrenkopf Jr. says time short for US online poker regulations
(Las Vegas) -- With billions of dollars at stake, the head of the gambling industry’s main lobbying group sounded a pessimistic note about the prospect of Congress...
10/7/2012
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Bwin.party's online poker celebration will have to wait
(Las Vegas) -- Earlier this year, bwin.party Digital Entertainment co-Chief Executive Officer Jim Ryan was asked to deliver a Global Gaming Expo keynote address.
10/6/2012
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AGA Chief Describes US Gambling Landscape
(Las Vegas) -- At his annual state of the industry media conference held this week, the head of the American Gaming Association, Frank Fahrenkopf, painted an interesting...
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Internet gambling industry awaits lawmakers' decision
(Las Vegas) -- Internet gaming, the next frontier for casinos, occupies center stage here this week at the Global Gaming Expo, known as G2E.
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Texas Representative Joe Barton Faces Calls To Drop Support Of Online Poker Legislation
(Washington D.C.) -- While he campaigns for re-election to the next Congress, Texas Representative Joe Barton is facing calls from his constituents to drop his proposed...
10/4/2012
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Federal Online Poker Bill Has New Opponent – The 50 States
(Washington D.C.) -- The move in the halls of Congress for the federal regulation of online poker has its opponents. Indian gaming officials aren’t happy with it,...
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Local congressman keeps up push to legalize some online gambling
(Texas) -- Anti-gambling forces called on U.S. Rep. Joe Barton Thursday to throw in the cards on his plan to legalize online poker.
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Reid Seeks Federal Online Gambling Law
(Washington D.C.) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada is trying to get Congress, after the November elections, to pass into law language that would preempt...
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G2E: Internet gambling the industry's hot topic at annual convention
(Las Vegas) -- Internet gaming, the next frontier for casinos, occupies center stage here this week at the Global Gaming Expo, known as G2E.
10/3/2012
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Lobbyist: Online poker will need 'gamblers luck' to pass
(Las Vegas) -- Passage of federal Internet poker legislation during Congress' upcoming lame duck session will "take a little bit of gamblers luck," the...
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G2E: Gambling exec: Time short for US online poker regs
(Las Vegas) -- With billions of dollars at stake, the head of the gambling industry's main lobbying group sounded a pessimistic note Tuesday about the prospect of...
10/2/2012
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Doubtful online poker will be passed this year, trade official says
(Las Vegas) -- The gaming industry will need a little gambler’s luck to get Internet poker legislation passed in the lame-duck session after the November election...
10/1/2012
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STUTZ: Net poker stance could let pols sway votes
(Las Vegas) -- Federal legalization of Internet poker didn't garner a mention during Thursday's hourlong televised debate in Nevada's U.S. Senate race. The...
9/30/2012
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GREENSPUN: Online gaming is more than political
(Las Vegas) -- The Day of Atonement has come and gone for another year. That is the day that Jews around the world atone for our sins and ask God to inscribe us for...
9/29/2012
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Heller Says Online Gaming Bill Should Not Be Political Football In Run-Up To General Election
(Nevada) -- U.S. Sen. Dean Heller today said online gaming legislation critical to the future of Nevada’s economy should be removed from the world of politics so...
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Several Parties Oppose Federal Online Poker Bill
(Washington D.C.) -- Several parties have opposed the federal online poker bill proposed by Senators Kyl and Reid, and chief among these parties are the Indian tribes.
9/27/2012
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Campaign bickering over online poker aimed at donors, not voters
(Washington D.C.) -- There’s no question that the timing of the latest online poker spat between Sens. Harry Reid and Dean Heller was engineered to explode in the...
9/26/2012
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Behind the public mudslinging, lawmakers still trying to work an online poker deal
(Washington D.C.) -- If the recent airing of the dirty laundry — including the trading of public insults between Sens. Harry Reid and Dean Heller — is any...
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Federal Online Poker Bill Facing Resistance
(Washington D.C.) -- Federal Online Poker Bill Facing ResistanceOpposition to the Reid-Kyl federal Internet poker bill that was leaked to the press about two weeks ago...
9/25/2012
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Heller Says Online Gaming Bill Should Not Be Political Football In Run-Up To General Election`
(Nevada) -- U.S. Sen. Dean Heller today said online gaming legislation critical to the future of Nevada’s economy should be removed from the world of politics so...
9/24/2012
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Harry Reid raises stakes on Internet poker gamble
(Washington D.C.) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was trying to brand fellow Nevada Sen. Dean Heller a failure earlier this month when he wrote that passing an...
9/22/2012
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Months of emails between Harry Reid, Dean Heller reveal how poker efforts deteriorated
(Washington D.C.) -- The online poker bill-making process has never been pretty. But a collection of emails released by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s chief...
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Poker Players Alliance Reacts to Summary Text of Reid-Kyl Internet Gambling Bill
(Washington D.C.) -- Player penalties, an excessive blackout period, a lack of international liquidity and the five-year penalty to companies that offered online poker...
9/21/2012
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THE FIGHT: Reid and Kyl Cause Impasse, Lobbying Efforts Continue in D.C.
(Washington D.C.) -- On Capitol Hill, Senate leaders have reached an impasse on whether to move forward with their Internet poker push. Last week, the National Journal...
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Top aide defends Reid on online poker
(Washington D.C.) -- A top aide on Friday defended Sen. Harry Reid's handling of legislation to legalize Internet poker, an effort near collapse with Nevada's...
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U.S. Internet Poker Bill Stalled By Infighting; Delaware Okays Online Casinos
(Washington D.C.) -- An online poker bill introduced last year by Sens. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and Harry Reid (D-NV) has stalled in Congress. Reid had hoped to get the bill...
9/20/2012
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Internet Poker Prospects Hinge On Elections, Say Capitol Hill Insiders [sub req'd]
(Washington D.C.) -- Two former congressional insiders disagreed Thursday when addressing the likelihood that federal online poker legislation will be enacted this year.
9/19/2012
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Kyl Insists Internet Poker Push Still Alive [sub req'd]
(Washington D.C.) -- U.S. Senator Jon Kyl of Arizona expressed hope Wednesday that he and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid can get back to their long-running effort to...
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Interstate Online Compacts Face Hurdles, Experts Say [sub req'd]
(Las Vegas) -- With pessimism running high that Congress will not enact federal legislation for interstate poker this year, industry leaders are hoping states will form...
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Online Poker Bill Prompts Questions From Industry
(USA) -- The online poker bill, written by senators Harry Reid and Jon Kyl of Nevada that could potentially legalise online casino games across the US, has run into...
9/17/2012
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GOP platform hurts Nevada / Anti-gambling stance could prevent expansion of industry, damage state economy
(Nevada) -- One of the reasons so many people hate politics is that well-meaning leaders often do more harm than good when they try to legislate public policy. The...
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Partisan Senate Rift Widens over Web Poker
(Washington D.C.) -- A rift between Nevada’s senators widened Monday over a high-stakes bill that would clear the way for Nevada casinos to offer legal online...
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Dave Palermo: Reid/Kyl might be ‘pretty good for tribes.’
(Washington D.C.) -- A summary of Internet poker legislation proposed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and John Kyl (R-Ariz.) leaked to the press last week...
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The Internet Gambling Prohibition, Poker Consumer Protection, and Strengthening UIGEA Act of 2012
(Washington D.C.) -- 1. The bill undoes the impact of the recent Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) opinion that the Wire Act only covers sports betting...
9/16/2012
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EDITORIAL: Forging a future / Nevada needs Congress to approve Reid’s online poker plan this year
(Nevada) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Sen. Dean Heller are at odds over the course of proposed online poker legislation in a dispute that has been dismissed...
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Democrats Silent on Online Poker
(Washington D.C.) -- With the USA election campaigns strongly underway gamblers are keen to hear the different parties’ stances on online gambling.
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DNC Ignores Online Gambling, For Now
(Washington D.C.) -- Those of us in the online gambling community who were hoping the 2012 US Presidential Elections would offer a new reality must now face up to the...
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Draft of Online Poker Bill Now in Circulation
(Washington D.C.) -- The draft of the bill supporting legalization of online gambling, including online poker, proposed by Jon Kyl of Arizona and Harry Reid of Nevada is...
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BLOG: Online Poker > Higher Education / But that still doesn't mean our bill is gonna pass in 2012
(USA) -- Not a story about poker, but an interesting op-ed nonetheless about a bipartisan effort in the US Senate to clarify financing options for college loans, grants...
9/15/2012
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Heller to Reid: Stop playing politics on Internet gaming bill
(Washington D.C.) -- U.S. Sen. Dean Heller on Saturday accused U.S. Sen. Harry Reid of being more interested in helping U.S. Rep. Shelley Berkley defeat him in their...
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On-Line Gambling and Poker Bill Hits Gridlock in Congress
(Washington D.C.) -- The Internet Gambling Prohibition, Poker Consumer Protection, and Strengthening UIGEA Act of 2012 hit a procedural snag as Congress has tried to...
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Reid and Kyl Federal Online Gaming Bill Summarized
(Washington D.C.) -- Over the past few days, a summary of the Sens. Harry Reid and Jon Kyl federal online gaming poker bill has been passed through the poker community....
9/14/2012
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Details of proposed online gaming bill emerge
(Washington D.C.) -- A bill being drafted by key senators would reshape online gaming, legalizing poker over the Internet but outlawing most other forms of gambling on...
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Opinion: Who dropped the ball on Internet poker legislation?
(Las Vegas) -- The fact that there's tension between U.S. Sens. Harry Reid and Dean Heller on the issue of Internet gambling has been clear for some time.
9/13/2012
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Draft Of Proposed Reid/Kyl Online Poker Bill Circulates
(Washington D.C.) -- After teasing their proposal for several months, the draft of a bill regarding online gaming and poker by Senators Harry Reid of Nevada and Jon Kyl...
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First Federal Online Poker Bill Revealed
(Washington D.C.) -- The federal Internet poker bill authored by Senators Jon Kyl (R-Arizona) and Harry Reid (D-Nevada) has been unveiled, reported Poker News Report.
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