In 2006, Republicans in Congress led a crackdown on Internet gambling. Two years ago, many of them cheered when the U.S. Justice Department moved to suppress the booming online poker market, shuttering three top sites simultaneously on a day known within the industry as Black Friday.
Read More . . .UK bookmaker Ladbrokes is set to complete its migration from technology solution provider Microgaming's MPN network to mobile gaming company Playtech's iPoker Network on December 21.
Read More . . .The online gambling hearing is set to take place on Capitol Hill today with the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade reviewing "The State of Online Gaming" beginning at 12:30 p.m.
Read More . . .While the vast majority of the U.S. intrastate online poker headlines have revolved around Nevada and New Jersey, little discussed Delaware has had its own internet gambling industry up and running for a month now.
Read More . . .The game clock is running out on New Jersey's attempt to legalize sports betting at casinos and horse racing tracks — something supporters say could save those struggling industries and generate hundreds of millions of tax dollars for the state.
Read More . . .Gov. Chris Christie is sticking to predictions that Internet gambling will result in $160 million in tax revenue by July, but local lawmakers said the state is off-base and headed for a budget shortfall.
Read More . . .A state lawmaker introduced a bill Thursday that would let casino regulators oversee foreign Internet gambling companies if they move their operations to Atlantic City.State Sen. Raymond Lesniak said many overseas gambling companies want the stamp of approval that would come from submitting to New Jersey's casino regulators, reputed to be among the strictest in the nation.
Read More . . .It has been awhile since online poker has been discussed in a hearing on Capitol Hill, but that is just what will happen on Tuesday.
Read More . . .A month after New York voters approved casino gambling and two weeks after New Jersey officials publicly opened online gambling, Pennsylvania lawmakers are looking to up the ante.
Read More . . .With high failure rates for credit cards, ewallets and direct bank transfers provide the best means for online poker transactions.
Read More . . .The first week of legal online gambling in New Jersey ended Tuesday with more than 50,000 players signed up on the 13 Atlantic City casino-affiliated websites authorized by the state — but also with the continuation of some of the same registration struggles that dogged the system the first day.
Read More . . .Senate panel calls for a legislative report on the pros and cons of legalizing Internet gaming.
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