On Wednesday, longtime reporter John Ralston wrote on his blog, “Here’s what’s floating around DC. I smell a Nevada company.” What followed was text of a draft bill that expands the scope of the Wire Act by adding the following language: “The term ‘any sporting event or contest’ includes games in material part or predominantly […]

According to Poker Players Alliance Executive Director John Pappas, the draft billscirculating from Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) that would ban online gambling in the US would also put an end to the existing regulated sites in Nevada, New Jersey, and Delaware. However, compromises could be made as the bills, which […]