The legalization of online poker in the Commonwealth of Kentucky was going so well…until it changed course. Not only were lawmakers quick with a bill to legalize online poker in the 2023 state legislative session, Chris Moneymaker opened a membership-only poker room in Kentucky. That was all happening in early
Illinois has more gambling options than most states in the Midwest. While long confined to riverboats, it became relatively easy through the years to meet the requirements of being deemed a “boat” and opening a casino. When JB Pritzker won the governorship in 2018, his stances in favor of gambling
There has been some excitement about the bill that two Maryland State Senators introduced to their legislature at the end of January. The bill was comprehensive and complete with a fiscal summary. They set a hearing date to discuss the bill further on February 15. While the introduction was enthusiastic
Maryland would like a word about online gambling. Not too many words, mind you, but a few of the state’s lawmakers would like to talk about it. They are interested enough to put forth a bill in 2023 to legalize internet gaming for people in the state of Maryland. Perhaps
Hello again, New Hampshire. It’s been a while since we’ve seen you in discussions about igaming. The state is back, though, with a strong online gaming bill introduced in January 2023. It’s a bipartisan bill starting off in the Senate, and it already survived its first committee hearing. It remains
It has been a sad and familiar story for online poker bills in New York. A lawmaker decides it’s time for his state to move into the new age of gaming and proposes an online poker bill. Allowing online poker and online casino operators to partner with land-based casinos in
Indiana is not exactly new to the idea of internet gaming. The state has embraced gambling and its revenue since 1989 when it started offering lottery tickets and authorized pari-mutuel wagering. The first horse track opened in 1994, and there are now several. Casinos started around 1990 with the approval
It’s been happening for years. Kentucky has been trying to legalize online poker and sports betting for several years. Legislation gained more traction in 2022 than in years past, but it failed to find the support it needed to move forward. Kentucky State Representative Adam Koenig had been the champion
Will The Gambling Community Finally Go Busto? Gambling has been a contentious subject on Twitch ever since it was introduced to the platform. Many people disagreed with promoting gambling to an often underage audience, but until now, nothing has been done about it. That all changed on Sept. 20, when
In June 2021, the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed a US District Court ruling regarding the Wire Act. The ruling stated that the Wire Act pertained only to sports betting, not to online lotteries, online casinos, online keno, or online poker. It was a victory for
The long-running case of PokerStars versus Kentucky is over. After the state battled with the online poker operator at various levels since 2008, the lawsuit seemed to be reaching a crescendo when PokerStars parent company Flutter Entertainment appealed the case to the Supreme Court of the United States. After more
Flutter Entertainment, on behalf of subsidiary PokerStars, is taking the case as high as it will go in the United States court system. What started in 2008 as a way for Kentucky to lash out at online poker has evolved into a $1.3B court case in the state of Kentucky.
