It also raises the issue of whether poker is a “contest of chance,� as required by Penal §225.00. Note the repeated use of the word “fraud.� With Internet gambling, prosecutors have tried to find ways to include fraud whenever possible.
Read More . . .Gaming industry leaders see a window of opportunity to pass federal legislation legalizing and regulating Internet gambling.
Read More . . .Online poker fans are calling it “Black Friday�: On April 15, the Justice Department charged the owners of three of the world’s largest Internet gaming companies.
Read More . . .One of three online poker companies named last month in a federal indictment will be forced to enter bankruptcy.
Read More . . .Panelists addressing an Internet gambling conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday said online casinos would enhance business at brick-and-mortar properties instead of cannibalizing them.
Read More . . .With the three biggest online poker companies in the U.S. shut down, traditional American casino companies hope to quickly cash in on an industry worth billions of dollars.
Read More . . .Our gambling laws make about as much sense as the government banning gin, but not vodka, during Prohibition.
Read More . . .Greyhound tracks, which say they have been losing money on racing and can make more from poker rooms, would be allowed to continue to offer gambling without having to stage live dog racing under a bill that passed Tuesday in the House.
Read More . . .I’ve been trawling the web and my contacts book for some original thought on “Black Friday�. The web seems to be full of half-stories and ill-informed opinions. The contacts are understandably circumspect or a bit shell-shocked.
Read More . . .It's not often that opportunity arrives in the form of a federal indictment. But that's exactly what's happened in the world of online poker.
Read More . . .Can a government be charged with war crimes, if the war is only one of intimidation?
Read More . . .Federal prosecutors have agreed to let PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, two of the three online gambling companies targeted in a federal crackdown use their domains to pay back players in the US.
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