US Legislation

Delaware Sports Betting Fighting Uphill Battle in More Ways than One 4
- US Legislation
- April 3, 2009
There has been a flurry of activity throughout the sports gambling world regarding recent legislation proposed in Delaware to revive sports gambling in the State. Delawareâ€™s Treasury needs money, as do all states’ coffers, but they are one of only four states legally allowed to engage in sports betting, due to existing federal law. Thus,
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Ruling Opens Door for Betting Exchanges 4
- US Legislation
- February 13, 2009
Betcha.com was a very short-lived experiment in peer-to-peer betting, founded by Nicholas Jenkins, in of all places, Seattle, Washington. Betcha existed for less than a month in the summer of 2007, closing after a raid from Washington state authorities shut down the operation, seizing the computers. Within a few weeks, Louisiana jailed its founder. This
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It’s Just a Fantasy – It’s Not the Real Thing 1
- US Legislation
- November 21, 2008
Yes, I realize it’s an obscure Billy Joel song focused on another of man’s most popular hobbies long before the Internet and our generation’s fascination with Fantasy Sports were dreamed about. The bizarre spotlight recently examines our government’s inane ruling of “skill” aspects of fantasy sports versus “random chance” inherent in online poker and sports
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Change Coming for Gaming Legislation?0
- US Legislation
- November 7, 2008
Well the 2008 elections are over and it appears that everyone came out in force, not just gamblers or gays or African Americans or Bible thumpers, but everyone. Many of the supporters for Internet Gaming regulation were re-elected and our President-elect may see the failures of recent prohibitions. But, several of the most staunch opponents
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Obama by 8 2
- US Legislation
- November 4, 2008
Today is the day we gamblers, as with a large majority of this great country, are forced to make a very tough decision on our new Commander-in-Chief. Many of us are not really choosing which guy we want to run the country, but which candidate will cost us less, while protecting our freedoms as Americans.
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Recent KY Actions Reek of Hypocrisy 2
- US Legislation
- September 26, 2008
This past week saw a dramatic case being brought before the Kentucky 2nd Circuit Court. Governor Steve Beshear asked a judge to cut off access to 141 gambling Web sites by giving Kentucky control of the domain names. The hypocrisy begins and ends with Gov. Beshear. One of the bullet points on a press release
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