This Week in Gambling - Poker News

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Draft of New California Online Poker Bill Released
Pokerfuse
A new draft bill that seeks to regulate online poker in California was revealed Wednesday.

Travis Makar released audio tapes of a meeting that implicates former Ultimate Bet owner Russ Hamilton and others in the theft of more than $50 million from players.

Texas poker players hope for a winning hand in new bill that would legalize ...
Pegasus News
Texas poker players hope to see more legal poker games and higher chip stacks in their state with the help of the Poker Gaming Act of 2013.

Delaware Lottery selected a joint venture that includes 888 Holding to be the primary provider of online gambling services for the state.

Legal poker site in Nevada may herald online gaming boom Tribune-Review New Jersey is expected to launch online gambling this year, giving residents the chance to wager on casino games such as slot machines, blackjack and roulette in addition to...

MGM assessing costs of operating online poker in Nevada Chicago Tribune LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - MGM Resorts International CFO Dan D'Arrigo said the company was still deciding whether or not to launch an Internet poker website in Nevada and the...

Michigan is looking to sell web lottery tickets, a move which nearby Illinois made about a year ago, according to the Mlive.com. The state reportedly has this spring as a ...

NJ.com (blog)
Gambling firm PokerStars is not the answer for Atlantic City: Editorial
NJ.com (blog)
Yes, there would be legal gambling, but only on one condition: Strict barriers would be built to keep out organized crime.

A Pennsylvania man is pursuing legal recourse against Parx Casino in Bensalem for allegedly providing a faulty chair at a slot machine that caused him to fall out of it ...

SecureTrading Inc., a Las Vegas-based subsidiary of UC Group, has been licensed by Nevada gaming regulators to provide online gambling payment processing, identification verification and geo-location services, the company said Monday.

Ooh, I’m so close to being ready to party!
Andrew’s coming off a discouraging min-cash in a Venetian Deep Stack event, Dave just can’t seem to win no matter what he plays, and Dan’s the one noting an impressive Vegas grinder hourly?

A new online poker bill has been crafted in the state of California, one that would allow well-established card rooms and tribal casinos in the Golden State to win a ...

Ten-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Doyle Brunson won’t be playing the Series this summer. The double main event champion Tweeted last night: Afraid I am finally gonna give ...

As chief regulator for New Jersey’s struggling casino industry, Matthew Levinson has an interesting balancing act.
The Casino Control Commission must ensure the market is free of corruption.

As a former dealer and pit boss on the Boardwalk, Mayor Lorenzo Langford is committed to seeing the city’s casino industry recover, despite his well-publicized disputes with New Jersey Gov.

Philly.com PokerStars Seeks Court Order to Buy AC Casino ABC News The behind-the-scenes battle between an Internet poker giant and the struggling Atlantic City casino it wants to buy burst into the open Monday, with a court order, accusations of...

Where do the pros like to party in Las Vegas during the World Series of Poker? Sarah Grant finds out.

Use a Software Bug to Win Video Poker? That's a Federal Hacking Case Wired A Vegas local named John Kane had been the final player at machine 50102, and he'd opted for Triple Play Triple Double Bonus Poker, winning three hands at once at the...

A bill currently on the table in Oregon would crack down on card rooms in the state. The Oregonian reported that some lawmakers are displeased with the proliferation of such ...

Those who support expanded gambling in Chicago are looking to make a bill the most attractive as they can to Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, who has vetoed a measure twice ...

State Sen. Raymond Lesniak discusses his thoughts on PokerStars' application for an online gaming license in New Jersey.

Foxwoods Resort Casino partnered with GameAccount Network to deliver online gaming in the U.S.

Bloomberg reported Sunday that U.S. commercial casino revenue last year was $37 billion. The figure was based on the organization’s findings as well as data from the American Gaming Association, ...