Archive | May, 2010

The state of California has given its first green light to a legalized online poker industry by authorizing an intrastate poker system.

It’s finally here. After a six month delay, the US government will finally implement the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act on June 1st, and analysts are watching to see how the industry, market and poker sites will react.

A man who created counterfeit poker chips in order to cheat his local casino, was sentenced in an Oklahoma Court this week.

The decision by the Washington State Supreme Court to hear the case of Rousso vs State is seen as a breakthrough for online poker proponents such as the Poker Players Alliance.

With legislation due to change in Pennsylvania that will allow the state casinos to offer table games such as poker, some of these gambling establishments have already reported that they have taken delivery of the actual gaming tables and are waiting impatiently for July to roll on.

The state of Delaware is test driving the idea of table games such as poker at one of its three casinos, in a bid to see how the concept takes off with the general public.

While the final touches are being put to the implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act that is due to take effect on June 1st, Barney Frank continues in his efforts to bring about alternatives to this controversial law.

It seems that Senator Jon Kyl will stop at nothing to ensure that the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act gets implemented next week. Not even a face to face request from his former colleague Alfonse D’Amato was enough to sway his opinion.