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AB 414, Banning Non-Poker Interstate iGaming Compacts in Nevada, Dies in Senate

A mysterious bill related to online gambling in Nevada has reached the end of its rope. AB 414, scripted to prohibit the state from entering into shared liquidity compacts for any form of internet gaming outside of online poker, has

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TexasHoldEm.com launches Subscription Poker site in Beta

On Monday, the owners of a new subscription poker site, TexasHoldEm.com, announced the long-awaited launch into beta testing mode. According to the press release, the online poker room offers an innovative experience that far surpasses that of traditionally pretentious free-to-play

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WPN’s new Freebuy Tournaments to Feature $150k GTD Super Series

The Winning Poker Network (WPN) introduced a new tourney format last month that has grabbed the attention of thousands of online players. They are called Freebuy Tournaments, and they combine all the best aspects of a traditional freeroll, with the

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Iowa Officials Revisit Consideration of Authorizing Online Lottery Sales

Sources indicate that Iowa officials are revisiting the idea of regulating online lottery sales in The Hawkeye State. Legislators have toyed with the idea ever since 2011, but thus far, nothing has ever come of it. A report that surfaced

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New Pennsylvania Bill HB 1013 seeks to Ban Online Gambling

Outside of California, Pennsylvania is considered the top candidate for launching a successful, legally regulated online poker market in the United States. There are currently three bills seeking regulation of online gaming in the Keystone State. On Monday, a fourth

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California iPoker Hearing on Gray’s AB 431 Rescheduled for April 27

Ever since the ominous Black Friday of 2011, California iPoker fans have been eagerly awaiting the day in which state legislators elect to pass an online poker bill. Yesterday should have marked the first of four hearings to debate the

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Legislators schedule 4 Hearings to Review Online Poker Regulation in California

For the last seven years, California has debated the need for online poker regulation. Bill after bill was introduced, but none succeeded far enough to even receive a vote. It’s now apparent that legislatures are at least taking the issue

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Lock Poker Gone for Good, taking Millions in Player Balances with it

While many will view the final closure of Lock Poker as a long-deserved victory for the online poker industry, it also marks a dark day in the respectability of the business. Reports of slow and non-existent payments have been coming

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New MCC Codes give Players hope for Improved Credit Card Poker Deposits

For years now, the constant declination of credit card poker deposits has been an incommodious issue for internet gamblers. Even when online poker became legal in the states of Delaware, Nevada and New Jersey, some major banks continued to refuse

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California Tribes say PokerStars involvement worthy tradeoff for Racetrack exclusion

For years now, passage of an online poker bill in California has been stalled by disagreements among tribes, card rooms, racetracks and legislators on how the market should be regulated. In particular, the tribes, of which there are more than

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