Two proposed bills were recently introduced in California that would see Indian casinos and existing card rooms apply for online poker licenses. Sen. Correa’s bill is a re-introduction of his failed bill last year while Assemblyman Jones-Sawyer bill is a re-do of Sen. Wright’s old bill that also went nowhere last year. The interesting thing […]
On Tuesday last week, the Mississippi legislature decided to strike down a proposed bill entitled “The Mississippi Lawful Internet Gaming Act of 2014”. Mississippi was one of the states that had been touted in a recent news piece as prospective states that were looking to pass online gambling laws in 2014. As I had mentioned […]
According to a recent report being propagated by the pro-online gambling forces (Caesars, MGM, AGA, etc…) there are 10 states: California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, that are looking at passing online gambling bills (or expanded bills). What’s interesting to note is that two of the ten listed include […]
A poll was released today regarding internet gambling in New Jersey that is almost laughable. The poll, conducted by the Lloyd D. Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality and Tourism at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey surveyed 690 individuals who gambled in Atlantic City in the past year. It goes on to say that […]
It was recently reported by CalvinAyre.com that the DOJ will take a new approach to resolve outstanding criminal complaints against non-US based individuals who they have gone after. This new approach allegedly entails fines in lieu of potential jail time (?). “The DOJ has adopted a new approach toward pending prosecutions of individuals in connection […]