It looks like the state of Connecticut may finalize its new online gaming rules in the coming days. This means the regulatory framework will be in place and Connecticut online casinos and online poker could become a reality by 2022. The launch of actual igaming and poker sites will be
This week’s closure of the Wire Act case was years in the making and a relief for states across America. Entities from lottery commissions to businesses around the gambling and betting industries count it as a win. On June 22, the United States Department of Justice, headed up by Attorney
Connecticut did it! Connecticut becomes the latest state – the only one in 2021 – to legalize online gaming for regulatory oversight within its borders. It joins several others: -Nevada -New Jersey -Delaware -Pennsylvania -West Virginia -Michigan West Virginia has yet to accept applications for online poker sites, but that’s
As has been the case for years, a handful of American states tossed around the idea of legalizing online poker in 2021, most often alongside online casino games and/or sports betting. Most of those bills die a few months into the year with no progress. Connecticut, however, is a different
Several states started 2021 with the intention of legalizing online poker. Even more states toyed with the idea of igaming or opened the door to discussions of it alongside sports betting. When it all came down to it, only a few states survived the legislative battles with an igaming bill
The case of PokerStars versus the Commonwealth of Kentucky is over – really this time – at least on the state level. Most thought it was over in December 20 when the Supreme Court of Kentucky ruled against the online poker giant, but parent company Flutter Entertainment appealed once more.
Senator Tom Cotton has a problem with internet gaming. It is not an addiction to playing games online; rather, it seems to be an obsession promoting false information about igaming and doing anything he can to curb those types of activities. According to a revived bill in Congress, Cotton is
Prior to 2021, most online gambling industry analysts would not have put North Dakota on the list of possible legal online poker states. States like Kentucky and New York, Connecticut and Illinois have been front of mind for most people. But then North Dakota just came waltzing right in without
What works better than 51 lobbyists in a state legislature? One lieutenant governor. Obviously, that is not a joke. It’s the way things are going to be in Texas. This week, Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick decided that he would stop all hopes of casinos in Texas in their tracks.
Some in Connecticut have been supportive of internet gaming for years. Most notably, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut have vocalized their support for igaming to generate more revenue. Lawmakers like State Senator Catherine Osten have filed bills year after year to legalize sports betting
Las Vegas Sands seems to be entering a new phase, a new post-Adelson age. A new CEO is in place, and the company is now considering online gaming opportunities. Longtime Las Vegas Sands CEO and the one responsible for growing it into a multi-billion-dollar company, Sheldon Adelson, died on January
Michigan started 2021 with a new online poker law in place and licenses issued to numerous online casino and sports betting operators. State lawmakers toiled for years to draft and pass online gambling bills and put a new industry into motion. Several lawmakers were key in making this happen. Now-former
