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U.S. Online Poker Players Win Big in Wire Act Interpretation Appeal
In what is seen as a big win for interstate online poker, the First Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of the New Hampshire Lottery Commission in...
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2019 Online Poker Legislative Recap: Positive Strides Made
Regulated online poker in the US made some leaps in 2019, and if the market can have a similar legislative year in 2020 as it did in 2019, things...
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New AG Jeff Sessions Apparently Considering New Online Gaming Ban
During his confirmation hearing in early January, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said he’d be open to revisiting the Justice Department’s interpretation of the Wire Act, which allowed states the...
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Jeff Sessions Open to Revisiting Key Wire Act Interpretation
In the confirmation hearing this week regarding Sen. Jeff Sessions’ appointment as Attorney General, a brief exchange between Sessions and Sen. Lindsey Graham piqued the interest of the online...
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Sheldon Adelson-Backed Group Sues for Wire Act Documents
The "conservative educational foundation" Judicial Watch, which is heavily supported by Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson (pictured), is doing its part by suing the US federal government for...
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US Attorney General Nominee: Address Internet Gambling Through Legislation
In January, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) hijacked a critical Attorney General confirmation hearingto spread the gospel of Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson. The latter, whose properties include the...
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US Internet Gambling Bill with Online Poker Carve-Out Surfaces
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...