Connecticut is proving to be the roller coaster of internet gaming legislation this year. And it all became even more complicated due to a lawsuit filed by MGM Resorts International. The casino giant filed suit this month against the United States Department of the Interior over its approved changes to
On the last possible day to file an appeal, the United States Department of Justice did so. It appealed the June 2019 decision from the US District Court for the District of New Hampshire that ruled against the DOJ and set aside its most recent Wire Act decision. The District
It has been more than four months since the West Virginia Lottery Interactive Wagering Act became law. After bipartisan support and legislative approval, the bill became law without the governor taking any action. Online poker and casino games are now are legal in the state. Where do things stand now?
The end of June marked the one-year anniversary of the PPA changing hands and becoming the Poker Alliance. The new ownership of the organization started with hope and promises of advocacy for poker players in America but has since lost any notion that it will work for the community at
It is official. Online poker is not going to happen for New Yorkers in 2019. It was mostly decided several months ago, but there is now no doubt that the issue is dead for the year. Some lawmakers focused all of their energy on mobile sports betting, and several of
There is a push for online gaming in the state of Connecticut. It has happened before – even just earlier this year – but there is another bill and another effort to get it done. The proposed legislation is broader than just online poker, however. It combines a number of
The year started off on a bittersweet note for those wanting regulated online poker in Michigan. Supporters, led by Michigan State Representative Brandt Iden, were frustrated and disappointed by the veto of the Lawful Internet Gaming Act. Iden and now-former State Senator Mike Kowall worked hard to pass the bill
There is a mystery in Pennsylvania. On Monday, July 15, regulated online gaming launched in the state by way of a law that was passed in October 2017. And though online poker was a part of that gaming expansion and is now legal in Pennsylvania, no online poker sites were
The good news is that there should be some form of online poker available to people in Pennsylvania on Monday, July 15. Some sites have indicated that they will go live on that date for a soft launch, which will enable intense testing and final approvals from the Pennsylvania Gaming
All signs point to Sheldon Adelson’s wishes to ban online gambling in the United States being smashed to bits. It has not happened yet, and there are many parts of the machine still in working order, but Congress is preparing to strike another blow against the Wire Act opinion that
The Department of Justice isn’t exactly acknowledging defeat, but its latest move does face the reality that it cannot legally enforce its 2018 Office of Legal Counsel opinion regarding the Wire Act at this time. In a memo dated June 12, 2019, US Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen instructed all
Last week, the United States Department of Justice lost an important case in the US District Court when Judge Paul Barbadoro ruled for the New Hampshire Lottery Commission and its online service provider, NeoPollard. The ruling overturned the DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel opinion regarding the scope of the federal
