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The surprising group that could move online poker forward
Those witnessing last week’s Nevada Gaming Commission meeting got a sense that they saw history being made when the board unanimously approved the nation’s first regulations for online poker.  Nevada Online5/20/2012
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Keeping Kids Away from Gambling
(Nevada) -- As the Las Vegas Committee meets for the second time, they had important topics to talk about. The two main topics were the different ways security...
5/16/2012
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COLUMN: Reduced standards for online gaming nearly a sure bet
(Las Vegas) -- The state Gaming Policy Committee could easily adopt the Boy Scouts' motto: "Be Prepared." For that's its goal if and when online gaming...
5/14/2012
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Cybersecurity at issue as Gaming Policy Committee discusses Internet gambling
(Nevada) -- With the state about a month away from granting its first online gambling license, two experts told members of the Gaming Policy Committee on Monday that...
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Nevada Gaming Committee Hears Case For Federal Regulation
(Nevada) -- A key Nevada regulator on Monday advocated federal online gambling legislation to prevent a state-by-state “race-to-the-bottom” that would weaken...
5/12/2012
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Gibraltar Pursues Gambling Opportunities in Nevada
(California) -- Gibraltar has sent a group of representatives to attend the GiGse conference that took place in the state of San Francisco. This delegation was led by...
4/27/2012
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Nevada Set To Deal First Internet Poker Licenses [sub req'd]
(Nevada) -- As many as a dozen companies could be licensed to operate or support interactive gaming within Nevada before the end of the summer, according to the chairman...
4/25/2012
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Nevada and Legalized Online Gambling
(Nevada) -- It has been known for some time now that there are a lot of American states intending to join the world of regulated online gambling.
4/8/2012
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STUTZ: Policy for Net gaming must factor in privacy
(Nevada) -- Gov. Brian Sandoval had departed the Nevada Gaming Commission chairmanship to run for attorney general when state regulators approved private gaming salons...
4/2/2012
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OP/ED: Hit ground running: Nevada wise to move on Internet poker issue
(Nevada) -- Online gaming offers Nevada the best available opportunity to grow its economy, says Reno businessman Paul Mathews Jr., a member of the governor's newly...
3/29/2012
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Nevada’s Gambling Policy Committee Holds First Meeting in 28 Years [sub req'd]
(Nevada) -- Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval on Wednesday outlined plans for a long-dormant advisory committee to guide the state’s entry into Internet gambling.
3/28/2012
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Internet gambling prompts rare meeting of Gaming Policy Committee
(Nevada) -- Gov. Brian Sandoval will solicit all viewpoints on Internet gambling — including those of Las Vegas Sands Chairman Sheldon Adelson and other critics...
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State urged to move on Web gaming market
(Nevada) -- Reno businessman Paul Mathews Jr. cut right to the heart of what he and his fellow members of the governor's Gaming Policy Committee hope to address over...
3/27/2012
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WMS seeks online gaming license in Nevada
(Nevada) -- With Nevada among the first states readying to legalize online and mobile gaming, Waukegan-based WMS Industries wants a seat a the virtual poker table.
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Slot machine maker WMS files for Nevada online gaming license
(Nevada) -- Slot machine maker WMS Industries said Tuesday it has applied for an interactive gaming license with Nevada. WMS joins the more than two-dozen casino...
3/22/2012
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Nevada Gaming Hits 'Milestone' Toward Online Poker
(Nevada) -- Musician Jimmy Buffett was awarded a gaming license at Thursday’s Nevada Gaming Commission hearing, but he didn’t headline the show. It was the...
3/21/2012
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Beneficial applies for Nevada gaming license
(Nevada) -- Beneficial Holdings Inc. is the latest company to apply for a gaming license from the Nevada Gaming Control Board that will allow them to offer online...
3/19/2012
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SCHWARTZ: Online gaming likely to grow slowly, prosper
(Nevada) -- Online or "interactive" gaming is coming to Nevada, likely in weeks, not months. There's a great deal of uncertainty over what the advent of...
3/7/2012
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Poker Giant Bwin.Party Applies for Nevada Internet Gaming License
(Nevada) -- After a long absence from the U.S market thanks to the controversial Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act of 2006, PartyPoker has finally filed papers...
2/27/2012
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Column: Virtual Gambling is Changing Communities
(Nevada) -- Imagine putting on a pair of special glasses and entering a virtual world where you can compete with others in games of chance. Virtual gambling (e-gambling...
2/18/2012
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Another Online Gambling Operator Applies For Nevada License
(Nevada) -- America has gone around and around with the idea of legalizing online gambling with nothing resolved with more confusion every day. Nevada is definitely the...
2/17/2012
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Stratosphere Looking at Online Poker in Nevada
(Nevada) -- ACEP Interactive, LLC is the most recent online poker applicant in Nevada, according to a source at the Gaming Control Board.
2/16/2012
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Nevada Sets Its Standards For Online Poker [sub req'd]
(Nevada) -- The Nevada Gaming Control Board has published technical standards and minimum internal control standards for interactive gaming, as regulators close in on...
2/15/2012
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Nevada Online Poker: Extension of Credit to Players?
(Las Vegas) -- Allowing wealthy gamblers to play on casino credit is a common business practice among some of Nevada’s Strip casinos. For some high rollers,...
2/10/2012
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Fertitta’s Golden Nugget to launch online gaming site
(Las Vegas) -- The Golden Nugget hotels and casinos said Friday it has lined up a potential partner for a free-play online gaming website.
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Golden Nugget signs online poker agreement; plans free play website
(Las Vegas) -- The operator of the Golden Nugget casinos signed an Internet gaming agreement with a European online gambling company and plans to launch a free play...
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Probability applies for Nevada gaming licence as US market beckons
(Nevada) -- Mobile gaming specialist Probability (LON:PBTY) has applied for a gaming licence in the state of Nevada ahead of the possible legalisation of online gaming...
2/2/2012
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Fertitta Interactive files to include online poker in gaming license
(Nevada) -- Fertitta Interactive LLC has joined a long list of gaming companies who have filed an application with state regulators to expand its gaming license to offer...
1/24/2012
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Nevada In Pole Position For Internet Poker [sub req'd]
(Nevada) -- December’s adoption of Internet poker regulations in Nevada completed a ten-year state process to take a leading regulatory role on interactive gaming...
1/12/2012
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Gaming Policy Committee Appointments Made, First Meeting Set For Mid-February
(Nevada) -- A panel of key gaming figures and state officials will begin meeting next month to consider the impact of Internet gaming and other technological advances on...
1/11/2012
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2012: Online poker on center stage First step toward Internet gaming
(Nevada) -- Online poker within Nevada's borders is expected to dominate the industry's attention in 2012. Regulations approved last week have opened the door...
1/8/2012
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Nevada has head start as states react to federal gambling decision
(Washington D.C.) -- The Internet gambling business has always been a lucrative one, but federal law has kept states on the sidelines, barred from tapping into an...
1/6/2012
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BLOG: Nevada Leads Gambling Race
(Nevada) -- The Internet gambling business has always been a lucrative one, but federal law has kept states on the sidelines, barred from tapping into an estimated $4...
1/3/2012
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State officials studying feds’ ruling on online poker
(Nevada) -- The Nevada Attorney General’s office has begun studying the U.S. Department of Justice’s surprising new interpretation of online gambling to...
1/1/2012
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STUTZ: Let's not celebrate Net gaming quite yet
(Las Vegas) -- Based on the reaction of Internet poker supporters, you would have thought Santa Claus had arrived early. Two days before Christmas, the U.S. Department...
12/31/2011
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Nevada Sets The Pace For Online Poker
(Nevada) -- Nevada last week became the first state to pass legislation that allows online poker within its boundaries. This act rounds off an eventful year for online...
12/30/2011
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Nevada OKs Online Gaming Rules
(Nevada) -- Now that the U.S. Justice Department has acted (see Weekly Feature), Nevada could become the first state to offer online poker in the United States.
12/29/2011
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Some casinos to get jump on online poker
(Nevada) -- Online poker within Nevada’s borders is expected to dominate the industry’s attention in 2012. Regulations approved last week have opened the...
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Vegas firm files for online poker license in Nevada
(Nevada) -- Las Vegas-based Aristocrat Technologies has filed an application with state regulators to become one of the first firms to offering online poker in the state...
12/28/2011
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Aristocrat Technologies applies for Nevada Internet poker license
(Nevada) -- Aristocrat Technologies Inc. has filed its application with state regulators for an expansion of its gaming license to be one of the first companies to offer...
12/27/2011
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SCHWARTZ: Prohibition may offer lessons for Net gaming
(Las Vegas) -- When Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman Sheldon Adelson announced his opposition to online gaming on moral grounds, shock waves shook the online poker...
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South Point Casino Gunning to Have Nevada's First Operational Internet Poker Site
(Nevada) -- South Point Hotel & Casino is looking to have Nevada’s first intrastate real-money online poker site, said Rick Kulis, the company’s Vice...
12/26/2011
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BLOG; Framework for Internet Poker Set by Nevada
(Nevada) -- The key regulatory body of Nevada drew a framework for regulating online poker within the state. With this, Nevada will become the first state to offer...
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EDITORIAL: Winning hand: Paving the way for online poker
(Las Vegas) -- As mandated by Assembly Bill 258, which dictates that Internet poker regulations be established by Jan. 31, the Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday...
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The surprising group that could move online poker forward
(Nevada) -- Those witnessing last week’s Nevada Gaming Commission meeting got a sense that they saw history being made when the board unanimously approved the...
12/24/2011
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Nevada Gets Ready to Offer Legalized Online Poker
(Nevada) -- Nevada is gearing up to become the first US state to legalize and regulate online poker and offer online poker services within its territory even as the...
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Nevada Online Poker Regulations – Interstate Online Poker Possible
(Nevada) -- Nevada will become the first state in the U.S. to regulate online poker and allow real money play within their borders. In a 4-0 vote, the Nevada Gaming...
12/23/2011
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Nevada Steps Closer To Intra-State Online Poker
(Nevada) -- Intra-state poker in Nevada could become a reality in 2012, as the state is poised to pass regulations paving the way for online gambling to be made...
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Online poker site rules approved
(Las Vegas) -- The Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday adopted rules that would let companies apply for licenses to operate poker websites in the state.
12/22/2011
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Nevada Backs Internet Poker Rules
(Nevada) -- Nevada regulators yesterday approved Internet poker regulations, enabling in-state poker websites to start operations within a few months. Several dozen...
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Nevada Gaming Commission approves online poker regulations
(Nevada) -- The Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday approved online poker regulations, making Nevada the first state to adopt regulations that would allow companies to...
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Nevada Gaming Commission approves rules for Internet poker
(Nevada) -- The Nevada Gaming Commission approved the nation’s first regulations for Internet poker play today, opening the door to the licensing of companies to...
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Nevada Sets Framework for Internet Poker
(Nevada) -- Nevada's main gambling regulatory body on approved regulations Thursday that could make Nevada the first state to allow Internet-poker games within its...
12/21/2011
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Nevada Hopes to Legalize Online Gambling
(Nevada) -- Casino capital Nevada is positioning itself to become the first state to allow Internet poker games within its borders, Alexandra Berzon reports on the News...
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Nevada Sets Stage for Online Poker
(Nevada) -- Nevada is positioning itself to become the first state to allow Internet-poker games within its borders, a move that comes as online-gambling laws are being...
12/19/2011
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Is Nevada still the national leader in gaming regulation?
(Nevada) -- By the end of this week, Nevada is expected to be the first state in the nation to have regulations in place for Internet poker play. It’s historic. It...
12/18/2011
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Guy W. Farmer: Nevada needs to be ‘all out' regarding online poker
(Nevada) -- I commend Gov. Brian Sandoval for deciding to resurrect the long-dormant Gaming Policy Committee “to discuss issues related to technology and the...
12/16/2011
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Nevada Internet Poker Q & A: UNLV's David Schwartz
(Nevada) -- Nevada gaming regulators are currently in the process of adopting regulations for an intrastate online poker industry.
12/14/2011
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Online Poker Rules Set, Nevada Ponders Next Steps [sub req'd]
(Nevada) -- Nevada officials have hammered out proposed regulations for Internet poker, leaving little doubt that the measures will be adopted this month or next.
12/7/2011
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Nevada Moves Forward With Internet Poker Regulations [sub req'd]
(Nevada) -- Nevada regulators on Wednesday took another step in efforts to establish the first legal intrastate, online poker system in the United States. The Nevada...
11/29/2011
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Nevada Kick-Starts Internet Poker Licensing Process
(Nevada) -- With Nevada poised to adopt formal regulations for interactive gaming, the state’s Gaming Control Board announced that it has begun accepting...
11/27/2011
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Policing Online Gambling – Nevada Says “It Can be Done!”
(Nevada) -- With Nevada being the first of the US states to get online gambling on the go; this is going to be the state which benchmarks this industry for the rest of...
11/25/2011
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Nevada to accept Internet poker applications in February
(Nevada) -- The state Gaming Control Board in February will begin taking applications to license companies to operate Internet poker sites, according to a state gaming...
11/24/2011
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Romney faces tough decision with stance on online gaming
(Nevada) -- When it comes to reviving the economy in Nevada, politicians of different stripes hawk different solutions. Democrats say the future is in green energy....
11/22/2011
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Nevada casinos join the online poker game
(Nevada) -- Online gaming used to be Vegas’ enemy, back when poker players flocked from our casinos to websites boasting ultra-low rakes. The sites could set these...
11/17/2011
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Nevada to Issue Online Poker Licenses
(Nevada) -- The Nevada Gaming Control Board is moving ahead with online poker - with or without a resolution at a federal level - after giving the first indications this...
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Paddy Power waits on Nevada licence
(Nevada) -- Irish bookmaker Paddy Power will have to wait until the New Year to discover if their bid to secure a mobile betting licence in the state of Nevada is...
11/14/2011
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State to take license applications for Internet poker starting in February
(Nevada) -- The state Gaming Control Board in February will begin taking applications to license companies to operate Internet poker sites, according to a state gaming...
11/5/2011
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NGC Proposes Amendments for Online Poker Regulations
(Nevada) -- The Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) has proposed certain amendments to a regulatory framework that it has been developing ever since Governor Brian Sandoval...
11/3/2011
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Nevada Regulators Confront Poker Liquidity Puzzle
(Nevada) -- Nevada gaming officials Thursday encountered a detour on the road to legalized Internet poker.
10/20/2011
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Nevada Nears Licensing Regime For Internet Poker [sub' req']
(Nevada) -- Nevada is on track to implement the United States’ first regulatory regime for online poker before the end of the year, with licensing, technical and...
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BLOG: Big Operators Ready for US Online Gambling
(USA) -- In the last few days news items have appeared about some of the biggest online and land based gambling operators preparing for entry to the US online gambling...
10/19/2011
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South Point offers free online poker
(Las Vegas) -- A Las Vegas casino has taken the foray into online poker for the first time. South Point launched a free-play online poker site, SouthPointPoker.com,...
10/18/2011
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South Point ‘looking ahead’ with new poker website
(Las Vegas) -- A Las Vegas casino has taken the foray into online poker for the first time. South Point launched a free-play online poker site, SouthPointPoker.com,...
10/7/2011
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Nevada Mobile Hindered By Lack Of Online Laws
(Nevada) -- New laws in Nevada entered into effect this week which further ease restrictions on mobile gambling, but without European-style crossover between online and...
10/6/2011
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Time Has Come For Legal Online Poker, Says MGM’s Murren
(Las Vegas) -- MGM Resorts chairman and CEO Jim Murren on Wednesday urged Congress to legalize Internet poker and predicted it would help, not hurt, the country’s...
9/28/2011
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OP/ED: State moving forward on Internet poker
(Las Vegas) -- A productive, constructive Monday hearing was a sure sign that Nevada is moving full speed ahead on one of its most important economic initiatives.
9/27/2011
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In Nevada, Casino-Level Funding Rules To Apply Online [sub' req']
(Nevada) -- Nevada’s proposed regulations for Internet gambling contain provisions to prevent the kind of Ponzi scheme that the U.S. Justice Department alleged in...
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Online poker hearing reveals little tension over proposed regulations
(Nevada) -- If the process for approving online poker regulations goes as smoothly as Monday's workshop explaining the proposed rules, Nevada will have a document in...
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Talks on Internet poker regulations downright peaceful
(Nevada) -- Proposed gaming regulations covering the operation of Internet poker in Nevada -- should the federal government legalize the activity -- drew lots of...
9/26/2011
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STUTZ: Talks on Internet poker regulations produce little controversy
(Las Vegas) -- Proposed gaming regulations covering the operation of Internet poker in Nevada -- should the federal government legalize the activity -- drew lots of...
9/20/2011
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Ex-governor sees chance for state in Net poker
(Las Vegas) -- Richard Bryan's goal since grade school was to enter politics so he could serve as an advocate for the people he represented in Nevada.
9/7/2011
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Attorneys: State taking right tack on Web poker
(Nevada) -- Attorneys from one of Nevada's largest law firms said Wednesday the state is taking the correct approach by getting into the game early should the...
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Nevada Ready For Leadership Role On Online Gambling
(Nevada) -- Nevada can assume prominence in the global Internet gambling industry but casinos face a compliance challenge when weighing potential partnerships with...
8/26/2011
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Nevada Gaming Control Board Offers Proposed Internet Poker Regulations
(Nevada) -- Wednesday the Nevada Gaming Control Board published proposed regulations intended to establish state regulations for legal online gaming, namely online poker...
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New Jersey Online Gambling Bill Re-launched
(New Jersey) -- New Jersey Senator Ray Lesniak's previous attempt to usher in a regulated intrastate online gambling regime in New Jersey had come to naught in March...
8/25/2011
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Nevada regulators propose Internet gambling rules
(Nevada) -- Nevada regulators have drafted new rules to govern Internet gambling should federal lawmakers explicitly legalize the popular activity.
8/24/2011
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Gaming officials release proposals to regulate Web poker
(Nevada) -- State gaming authorities have released proposals that would allow the state to regulate Internet poker if the federal government legalizes the activity.
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Gaming regulators unveil rules to oversee Internet poker
(Nevada) -- The state Gaming Control Board on Wednesday issued a draft of proposed regulations governing Internet poker, a first step in establishing a framework for...
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Nevada Shows Its Hand On Intrastate Online Poker
(Nevada) -- The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Wednesday published draft regulations for the licensing of Internet poker within the state’s borders. The...
7/23/2011
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888 Holdings May Apply for Nevada Poker License
(Nevada) -- Reports have surfaced that are linking 888 Holdings with interest in an online poker license in the state of Nevada, perhaps position themselves to become...
7/11/2011
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Gov. Sandoval Inks Nevada Internet Poker Bill
(Nevada) -- Just last week, Governor Brian Sandoval inked 36 bills in the Nevada state senate, two of which could change things dramatically for casinos in Nevada. The...
6/14/2011
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SMITH: Latest episode in online poker saga makes case for legalization
(Las Vegas) -- Some movies just don't live up to the hype. You know the kind. They're produced for a mountain of millions and are marketed masterfully but in the...
6/13/2011
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Bills for in-room wagers, Net poker called logical steps
(Nevada) -- What were the odds of Gov. Brian Sandoval signing a bill allowing gambling behind closed doors? To most oddsmakers it was 3-2, as the gaming industry lobbied...
6/10/2011
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Governor signs bills on in-room gambling, Internet poker
(Nevada) -- Two bills opening up new horizons for Nevada’s casinos have been signed into law by Gov. Brian Sandoval. Among the 36 bills approved by Sandoval on...
5/30/2011
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Senate OKs measure to give Nevada boost in online poker
(Nevada) -- A bill to open the door for Internet poker in Nevada casinos cleared the Senate Monday on a 19-2 vote. The bill directs the state Gaming Commission to adopt...
5/24/2011
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Internet poker bill advances in Nevada
(Nevada) -- The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday approved a bill aimed at putting Nevada casinos at the front of the pack if the federal government were to...
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Nevada Senate committee approves Internet poker bill
(Nevada) -- A bill to establish provisions governing the licensing and operation of Internet poker in Nevada was unanimously approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee...
5/20/2011
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Nev. Assembly OKs stripped-down online poker bill
(Nevada) -- The state Assembly on Thursday passed a stripped-down Internet gambling bill calling for the state to develop a licensing process for online poker businesses...
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Nevada Readies Online Regulations
(Nevada) -- Nevada will this summer publish draft rules setting standards for the licensing of interactive gaming, according to the state’s chief gaming regulator...
5/17/2011
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BENTSON: Nevada hopes to stake early claim in Internet gambling race
(Nevada) -- A decade ago, Nevada regulators passed on an opportunity to draft Internet gambling regulations to avoid running afoul of the Justice Department, which has...
5/15/2011
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COMMENTARY: Online poker, a risky proposition
(Nevada) -- The recent federal indictment of three Internet gambling websites should cause the Nevada Legislature to think twice before legalizing online poker, a risky...
5/6/2011
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Changes to Nev gambling bills include online rules
(Nevada) -- Minor amendments were offered Friday on two gambling bills, including AB258, the Internet poker proposal that was gutted by a policy committee earlier this...
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Nevada Assembly panel to consider Internet gambling bills
(Nevada) -- The Assembly Ways and Means Committee on Friday was to consider AB258, the Internet poker bill that was gutted by the Assembly Judiciary Committee earlier...
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Sin City Cheerless Over Web Poker Saga
(Las Vegas) -- Las Vegas celebrations were surprisingly muted last month in the wake of the government's online poker shutdown, and for good reason: observers are...
5/2/2011
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Online gaming legalization a hot topic. Where does Nevada fit in?
(Nevada) -- It’s time to retire the phrase “if Internet gambling is legalized.” By now, it’s clear that the approval of online wagering,...
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SCHWARTZ: Online gaming will come; Nevada should lead it
(Nevada) -- The recent Black Friday indictments in which federal prosecutors charged three of the world's biggest online poker providers with fraud and violating the...
4/18/2011
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British gaming company buys pair of prominent Nevada sportsbooks
(Nevada) -- It's no secret Nevada's gaming industry has struggled since the advent of the Great Recession in 2008, particularly on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe.
4/16/2011
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Betting Shop William Hill Buys Two Nevada Betting Companies
(Nevada) -- Betting site William Hill has announced Thursday of their plans to buy two Nevada land based betting shops for a price of $39 million.
4/15/2011
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British Bingo Sites Seek US Acquisitions
(UK) -- With the news that Washington DC is set to legalise online gambling, with many US states set to follow, many UK gambling operators are actively seeking to...
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British gaming company buys pair of prominent Nevada sportsbooks
(Nevada) -- It's no secret Nevada's gaming industry has struggled since the advent of the Great Recession in 2008, particularly on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe.
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Nevada Online Poker Bill Moves Forward with Amendments
(Nevada) -- This week, a Nevada Assembly panel passed an amended version of AB 258, which was introduced by Nevada Assembly Majority Whip William Horne and discussed in...
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Nevada politicians key to U.S. push for Internet gaming
(Washington D.C.) -- Silver Staters watched helplessly last December as legislation to legalize Internet poker, billed as a job-maker and a cash cow for casinos and...
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UK Betting Firms Taking A Gamble On US
(UK) -- British gambling firms are hoping to win big in the US as strict online gaming laws are relaxed. Washington DC is set to become the first US region to allow...
4/13/2011
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Internet Poker Bills Advanced in Nevada, Defeated in Florida
(Nevada) -- The Nevada Assembly Judiciary Committee on Tuesday unanimously passed an amended version of an Internet poker bill, while the Florida Senate Criminal Justice...
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NV Assembly panel OKs amended online gambling bill
(Nevada) -- A Nevada legislative panel amended and approved a bill Tuesday that would pave the way for the Silver State to set the standard for Internet gambling.
4/12/2011
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Sandoval says state should hold off on online gaming
(Nevada) -- Online poker should not be legalized by the Legislature, Gov. Brian Sandoval said Monday, but if it is legalized by Congress, Nevada should be the national...
4/11/2011
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Gov. Sandoval against legalization of online poker in Nevada, but calls it 'the future'
(Nevada) -- Gov. Brian Sandoval said today that online poker should not be legalized by the Legislature but said if it is legalized by Congress, Nevada should be the...
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Gov. Sandoval seeks federal, not state, approval of online poker
(Nevada) -- Gov. Brian Sandoval said Monday he supported Congress approving online poker legislation rather than having the issue decided on a state-by-state basis.
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Nevada Governor Against State Online Poker Bill
(Nevada) -- While the Nevada legislature has shown interest in pushing intrastate online gambling legislation, one powerful politician is not on board with the idea....
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Sandoval says he favors federal law backing Internet poker
(Nevada) -- Gov. Brian Sandoval said today he is in favor of Congress approving online poker legislation rather than the state going forward alone.
4/8/2011
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RALSTON: PokerStars took lawmakers to Bahamas, England before Internet gaming bill introduced
(Nevada) -- PokerStars, the web poker giant trying to get its business legalized in Nevada, persuaded the bill sponsor to travel to London before he introduced the...
4/7/2011
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How Casino Mogul Steve Wynn Went All In On Online Poker and PokerStars
(Nevada) -- Nearly two years ago billionaire Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn met Isai Scheinberg, the founder of PokerStars, the world’s biggest online gaming...
4/6/2011
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FORBES Q&A: He's All In
(Las Vegas) -- In an about-face, casino mogul Steve Wynn wants Congress to approve online poker betting. What changed his mind?
4/5/2011
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Perfection Not Required For Nevada's Online Partners
(Nevada) -- Nevada regulators are looking to apply pragmatic considerations when weighing the latest alliances between Las Vegas companies and online operators, as they...
4/2/2011
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Another Las Vegas Casino Operator Partners with Online Operator
(Las Vegas) -- In a week that has seen Caesars Entertainment partner with 888 Holdings PLC and Wynn Resorts partnering with PokerStars.com, we now have another big name...
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Nevada Casino Operators Laying Ground Work for Legal Online Gaming
(Nevada) -- Two big names coming out of Las Vegas, Caesars Entertainment and Wynn Resorts have already put their “feelers” out and have grabbed a couple of...
3/31/2011
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Major Casino Operators Partner with the Two Largest Online Poker Sites in Push to Legalize Internet Gambling
(Nevada) -- Fertitta Interactive entered into a partnership with Full Tilt Poker, a popular online poker site, according to reports Thursday from the Wall Street Journal...
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States Hustle to Legalize Online Poker Despite Federal Roadblocks
(Nevada) -- First it was medicinal marijuana use. Then immigration reform. And now at least six states, most notably Nevada and California, are on the brink of taking...
3/30/2011
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FullTilt Poker, Fertitta Interactive strike online poker deal
(Nevada) -- Online gaming giant FullTilt Poker and Fertitta Interactive, which is co-owned by the family that founded Station Casinos, have struck a partnership to...
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Web Poker Plays New Hand
(Las Vegas) -- Fertitta Interactive, an entity set up by Station Casino Inc. owners and managers Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta and other casino executives, has entered into...
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NAVIN: Of Steve Wynn, Poker And A Handshake
(Nevada) -- With the news of Steve Wynn’s backing of Pokerstars, I’m reminded of the way he discovered Bobby Baldwin, the 1978 World Series of Poker Champion...
3/29/2011
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Wynn the latest to join fight to legalize online gambling
(Nevada) -- State efforts to legalize online gambling in California, Iowa, Florida and New Jersey have morphed into a form of legislative trench warfare, where bills are...
3/28/2011
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BLOG: Top-10 things that make you go "hmmmm" after the PokerStars/Wynn partnership
(USA) -- When news broke late last week that Wynn Resorts and PokerStars reached a deal that called on both companies to lobby for regulated online poker in...
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Online Poker and Gambling to Become Legal in The US?
(Nevada) -- Although online casinos would boost the number of jobs and tax dollars and potentially bring technology businesses to the state, Nevada lawmakers spoke with...
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Tech-savvy Nevada ready to pounce on legal internet gambling
(Nevada) -- BetNevada.com? BetNewJersey.com? It’s not as far away as you might think. With limited sports wagering and casino options across America, bettors in...
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Nevada regulators OK Caesars tie to online casino
(Nevada) -- Nevada gambling regulators on Thursday voted to allow the world's largest casino company to do business with a Gibraltar company that offers online...
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PokerStars Seeks Dialogue With Casinos Over Nevada Bill
(Nevada) -- PokerStars’ top Nevada lobbyist says he hopes to settle differences with Las Vegas casinos over an intrastate Internet poker bill despite concerns...
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Wynn Partnership Starts PokerStars IPO Trek
(Wall Street) -- The PokerStarsWynn alliance is a “firm positive” for Nevada’s Wynn ResortsPortfolio info about Wynn Resorts and could open the door to...
3/27/2011
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STUTZ: Who has big stack in online poker?
(Las Vegas) -- The issues surrounding a potential legalization of Internet poker in Nevada became both clearer and more complicated in the same day.
3/26/2011
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Is legalized Net gambling a potential jackpot for cash-strapped states?
(Las Vegas) -- Casino operator Wynn Resorts Ltd. has formed a strategic alliance with PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker website, to try to legalize and...
3/25/2011
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Billionaire Wynn bets on PokerStars
(Nevada) -- Gambling in the U.S. is a hotly debated topic. Many states bar the practice, while others have introduced legislation to legalize gambling, only to see it...
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Wynn Resorts Announces Alliance With PokerStars
(Las Vegas) -- Wynn Resorts, Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN) announced today that it has entered into a strategic relationship with PokerStars, the world's largest online poker...
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Wynn Resorts Partners With PokerStars
(Nevada) -- The long debated issue of legalized and regulated internet poker has had some serious developments this week. On Friday, Wynn Resorts announced its entry...
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Wynn Resorts Teams with PokerStars in U.S. Online Gambling Battle
(Nevada) -- In its effort to make gambling over the Web a regulated and taxable service in the U.S., Wynn Resorts (WYNN) has partnered with the world’s largest...
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888 jumps 8% after Nevada backs Caesars tie-up
(Las Vegas) -- Online gaming group 888 has jumped - appropriately - 8% after receiving clearance from Nevada regulators for its proposed venture with US group Caesars...
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Inside Gaming Special Report: Caesars/888 Deal Approval a Milestone for Online Gaming
(Nevada) -- Caesars Entertainment signed a deal earlier this month to partner with 888 Holdings to combine the power of the Caesars name and the World Series of Poker...
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Chuck Muth: Legislature vs. Big Gaming
(Nevada) -- As the 2011 Nevada Legislature chugs along, the state's gaming industry is being pulled into two brouhahas it probably never expected when the opening...
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MARKET REPORT: Nevada nod for 888 prompts punters to pile in
(UK) -- Small cap 888 on Friday said it had won the backing of Nevada’s gambling regulators for its venture with Caesars, the world’s largest casino company...
3/24/2011
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Economist: NV can gain millions with online poker
(Nevada) -- An economist says ailing Nevada stands to gain millions in tax revenue if it regulates and develops the multibillion-dollar online poker industry, but...
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Internet poker debate thickens in NV among casinos
(Nevada) -- The ongoing saga over Internet poker's legality took several juicy turns Thursday as a major casino company teamed up with the world's top Internet...
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Jobs, tax dollars promised for Internet poker
(Nevada) -- Nevada lawmakers today heard promises of jobs, increased tax dollars and other benefits a bill that would legalize Internet poker in Nevada became law.
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Lawmakers weigh bill to bring online poker to Nevada
(Nevada) -- Opening the door for online poker in Nevada could bring jobs and money to the state at a time when the economy is hurting, supporters said today.
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Nevada Assembly Meets on Internet Poker Bill
(Nevada) -- Legislative Building, Carson City, NVOn Thursday morning, the Nevada Assembly Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Assembly Bill 258, which would enact...
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Nevada's Online Poker Bill Still in Limbo
(Nevada) -- An attempt by PokerStars to introduce - and restrict - online poker to the state of Nevada moved neither forward or backward at a hearing Thursday. The...
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Allied With Wynn, PokerStars Pushes Regulation In Nevada
(Nevada) -- Nevada must not miss the chance to take a leadership role on Internet gambling, representatives of the world’s largest poker site said just hours...
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PokerStars Backing Nevada Internet Gambling Bill
(Nevada) -- The ongoing battle to pass pro online poker legislation in the United States has dominated the headlines during the last six months. The world's biggest...
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Wynn announces partnership to expand Internet gambling
(Nevada) -- Wynn Resorts on Thursday announced a partnership with PokerStars, a company that operates online poker games, saying the two companies would work toward the...
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Wynn announces strategic alliance with PokerStars
(Nevada) -- Casino operator Wynn Resorts Ltd. says it has formed a strategic alliance with PokerStars, the world's largest online poker website, to try to legalize and...
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Wynn Forms Strategic Ties With a Major Poker Website
(Nevada) -- Wynn Resorts Ltd. said Thursday that it had formed a strategic relationship with one of the largest poker sites operating in the U.S., even though the...
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Wynn Resorts Announces Alliance with PokerStars
(Las Vegas) -- Wynn Resorts, Limited announced today that it has entered into a strategic relationship with PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker business....
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Wynn Resorts Announces Alliance with PokerStars
(Las Vegas) -- Wynn Resorts, Limited announced today that it has entered into a strategic relationship with PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker business.
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Caesars, Wynn up ante for legalizing online poker bets
(Nevada) -- Two Las Vegas-based casino companies Thursday upped the ante in their gambits to get online gambling legalized in the United States.
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Gaming Commission OKs relationship between Caesars, online gaming provider
(Nevada) -- The Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday approved the first ever business relationship between a state-licensed gaming company and a foreign-based Internet...
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Nevada regulators OK Caesars tie to online casino
(Nevada) -- Nevada gaming regulators on Thursday voted to allow the world's largest casino company to do business with a Gibraltar company that offers online...
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Regulators OK ties between Caesars, Internet gaming company
(Nevada) -- Nevada gaming regulators entered uncharted territory in cyberspace today. The Nevada Gaming Commission approved the suitability of a relationship between...
3/23/2011
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Vegas Casino Owner Gaughan First to Support Nevada Online Poker Bill
(Las Vegas) -- On Tuesday, South Point Casino owner Michael Gaughan became the first casino executive to publicly support Nevada AB 258, a bill that would give the...
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Nevada May Legalize Multistate Internet Poker
(Nevada) -- State Rep. William Horne (D-34th district), the minority whip for the Nevada Assembly, introduced a bill on March 10 that would legalize Internet poker in...
3/22/2011
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South Point owner backs Internet poker legislation in Nevada, says online gambling inevitable
(Las Vegas) -- The 68-year-old owner of the South Point hotel and casino in Las Vegas says he's backing a Nevada bill to legalize online poker.
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South Point owner Gaughan in favor of online poker
(Las Vegas) -- Proponents of a bill to legalize Internet poker in Nevada picked up a high-profile backer Tuesday -- South Point owner Michael Gaughan.
3/21/2011
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Approval of online gaming collaboration might make history
(Nevada) -- Is history about to be made on Internet gambling in Nevada? This month’s state Gaming Control Board meeting had that feel when a seemingly mundane...
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Internet poker company looks to Nevada for entry into U.S.
(Nevada) -- The world’s largest online poker site, facing big obstacles in winning congressional approval of Internet poker, has set its sights on a smaller target...
3/19/2011
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PokerStars Hires Ex-Nevada Gaming Control Board Member
(Nevada) -- According to a report by the Las Vegas Journal Review last week, PokerStars has hired former Nevada Gaming Control Board member Randall Sayre as a consultant.
3/14/2011
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Nevada legislators reviewing possibility of legalizing Internet poker
(Nevada) -- Nevada legislators are reviewing the possibility of legalizing Internet poker. Under consideration is a bill that would ask Nevada’s gaming regulators...
3/13/2011
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STUTZ: PokerStars, ex-regulator believe in each other
(Las Vegas) -- Former Gaming Control Board member Randall Sayre wasn't at the Sawyer Building last week to critique his former employer. He was there to learn.
3/12/2011
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Harrah's fed push / Casino spends $4.2M fighting state online gaming
(New York) -- After years of lobbying politicians to say yes to gambling legislation, casino giant Harrah's today finds itself in an odd position -- spending nearly...
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Nevada Introduces Online Poker Bill
(Nevada) -- Nevada State Assembly Majority Whip William Horne has proposed new legislation that would allow Silver State residents to play online poker.
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Proposed Legalizing Online Poker in Nevada Supports PokerStars
(Nevada) -- On Thursday, March 9th, 2011 William Horne, the Nevada Assembly Majority Whip, introduced a bill that would legalize online poker within the state of Nevada...
3/11/2011
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Author of Nevada Internet Bill Optimistic
(Nevada) -- William Horne, a Las Vegas Democrat and the majority whip of the Nevada Assembly, on Thursday introduced a bill to allow Internet poker within the state...
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Las Vegas assemblyman introduces bill to legalize Internet poker
(Nevada) -- State lawmakers will consider a bill that could lead to Nevada legalizing Internet poker. Assemblyman William Horne, D-Las Vegas, introduced AB258 Thursday,...
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LEGAL: Proposed Gaming Bill Could Make Nevada First to Legalize Internet Poker
(Nevada) -- Summary: Nevada, long an innovator when it comes to gambling, may soon take another big step in that direction by becoming the first state to legalize online...
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Nevada Considers Legalizing Web Poker
(Nevada) -- A Nevada legislator proposed a bill Thursday that would direct regulators to legalize online poker, adding Nevada to a growing number of states considering...
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NV considers Internet poker bill, but casinos balk
(Nevada) -- Some Nevada lawmakers want the state to be the first to regulate the multibillion dollar, quasi-legal Internet poker industry. But with some of the most...
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BLOG: The Fight: Nevada Intrastate Gambling Bills Proposed, Caesars Interactive/888 Partnership Nears Approval
(Nevada) -- This week on The Fight, Nevada proposed a series of bills related to Internet gambling and Caesars Entertainment moved closer to establishing a relationship...
3/10/2011
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Bill would set regulations for Internet poker
(Nevada) -- Nevada Assembly members have introduced a bill that would allow the state to regulate Internet poker. AB258 was introduced Thursday and calls for the Nevada...
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Breaking News: Poker bill introduced in Nevada
(Nevada) -- A new poker-only bill has been introduced in Nevada, allowing land-based casinos to form agreements with offshore operators including those taking US bets.
3/9/2011
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Nevada Rejoins Internet Poker Race [sub' req']
(Nevada) -- A bill authorizing Internet poker in Nevada is set to be introduced Thursday, according to sources in Las Vegas. The draft measure, seen by...
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