As 2020 gets underway, it is time for the annual predictions regarding online poker in the US market. At the very end of 2018, we chose five states that we felt were most likely to legalize online poker in 2019 but tossed in an additional three states that had some
The latest information from West Virginia State Lottery Director John Myers indicates that internet gaming, including online poker, could be ready for business in 2020. Earlier this year, West Virginia became the fifth state to legalize online poker and only the fourth to do so for casino games. It was
It seems like years have passed since California was the greatest hope for legal online poker in the United States. In fact, several years have passed since lawmakers and interested parties discussed online poker. As 2019 comes to and end, the distance between gambling expansion supporters and everyone else has
The United States Department of Justice is going to stand by its interpretation of the Wire Act, even if it means filing its brief to the US Court of Appeals within an hour of the deadline. It should have been obvious, though, that the DOJ was going to pursue the
It happened. The lawmakers did it, and the governor approved it. Michigan legalized online gambling that includes online poker and casino games. Many supporters of Michigan online poker were holding their collective breath over the past weeks. They didn’t want to be surprised as they were in December 2018 when
Kentucky is poised to work toward legal and regulated online poker in 2020. Just a few years ago, most experts in the field would have said that Kentucky was one of the least likely states to consider – much less actually legalize – the game. And not many people could
Former US Vice President Joe Biden is the fourth current presidential candidate in the Democratic Party to weigh in on the Wire Act debacle. Biden said he not only supports the US Department of Justice’s 2011 interpretation of the Wire Act but feels that the new DOJ decision under the
The date was quickly approaching. Next week, the first official brief was due to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. However, instead of abiding by the court’s deadline and moving this case along, US Attorney General William Barr and his Justice Department filed for an extension.
Michigan State Representative Brandt Iden is not giving up. He plans to push his online poker and casino games bill in the legislature. And he’s doing the same with his separate sports betting bill. On October 29, Iden introduced an amended bill for internet gaming legalization. Though he hasn’t come
It’s rare for online poker to be at the top of anyone’s political platforms these days. Online gambling – focusing mainly on casino games – is the revenue generator, as proven monthly by New Jersey. But most politicians aren’t campaigning on that, either. Few candidates for government offices want to
The schedule as dictated by the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, the case involving the Wire Act should have its day in court in early 2020. Court cases can drag on for years in the US court system. This can happen with the smallest cases on
There have been whispers of online poker in Kentucky since last year. Now, it is part of a campaign promise by Attorney General Andy Beshear as he vies for the governorship the upcoming election this November. Gambling expansion is far from the issue upon which the governor’s race will hinge,
