After helping to get proposed legislation approved just before Christmas that could see New Jersey legalise intra-state online casino gambling, four members of the New Jersey Senate have now written to Governor Chris Christie urging him to sign the measure into law.
Read More . . .Texas is set to become the latest US state to consider the regulation of poker within its borders. Proposed legislation sponsored by Democrat state senator Eddie Rodriguez would regulate the bricks and mortar game within the Lone Star state but would outlaw online poker, video poker and other electronic forms of the game.
Read More . . .Governor Chris Christie now has the power to provide the state of New Jersey with online gambling options. “Bill S1565″ made it through the state senate and now awaits the Governor’s signature.
Read More . . .The chair of the body that already regulates the state-licensed casinos says they are ready to add internet poker regulation to their duties.
Read More . . .U.S. District Court Judge Michael Shipp’s ruling that the NCAA, NFL et al do have legal standing to sue New Jersey over its sports betting law.leads to what’s next in this case.
Read More . . .A California lawmaker has resurrected a long-stalled proposal to legalize Internet poker and other online gambling to bring up to $200 million annually to the state coffers, but some Indian casino operators are betting it will once again fall flat.
Read More . . .It would legalize Internet wagering within the state in an effort to aid Atlantic City.
Read More . . .New Jersey lawmakers are expected to give final approval Thursday to a bill legalizing Internet gambling within the state's borders. The bill would then go to Gov. Chris Christie, who vetoed a similar but not identical measure last year that would have made New Jersey the first state in the nation to legalize online betting. Nevada and Delaware have since passed online gambling bills, but have not set a date to begin taking bets.
Read More . . .The New Jersey state Senate has about 50 bills and continuing resolutions on the docket today starting at 2 p.m. ET, including the amended version of a bill to allow online casino gambling in the state.
Read More . . .Pro sports leagues have experienced nearly unprecedented success despite the existence of illegal and legal gambling and therefore can't claim harm if New Jersey legalizes sports betting, an attorney for the state argued Tuesday.
Read More . . .Proposed legislation that would see New Jersey legalise online casino gambling for residents has been passed by the state's General Assembly and could potentially be put before the Senate and signed by Governor Chris Christie before the end of the year.
Read More . . .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 rethink of its tactics before embarking on another mission impossible
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