by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 23, 2012 | Online Casino News, Poker Law, Poker News
Some reputable sources recently reported that Nevada’s democratic Senator, Harry Reid, who has served as the Senate’s Majority Leader since 2007, and Arizona’s republican Senator, Jon Kyl, the Senate’s current Minority Whip, have agreed on an...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 29, 2012 | Delaware, Poker Law, Poker News
Just yesterday, Delaware Governor, Jack Markell, made his state the second in the nation to legalize intrastate online gambling by signing the Delaware Gaming Competitiveness Act of 2012, legislation also known as House Bill 333. With amendments drafted by members of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 18, 2012 | Delaware, Poker Law, Poker News
Last week, Delaware’s House of Representatives approved the Delaware Gaming Competitiveness Act of 2012, also known as House Bill 333, by a vote of 29 to 8, with four legislators choosing to abstain from voting. With amendments drafted by democratic Governor...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 18, 2012 | Delaware, Poker Law, Poker News
Last week, Delaware’s House of Representatives approved the Delaware Gaming Competitiveness Act of 2012, also known as House Bill 333, by a vote of 29 to 8, with four legislators choosing to abstain from voting. With amendments drafted by democratic Governor...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 24, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News, Utah
In a pre-emptive move against the possibility of legalized online gambling at the federal level, Utah has become the first state to legally opt out. Yesterday, Governor Gary Herbert signed into law bill HB108. This bill excludes all Utah residents from gambling online...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 14, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News, Utah
The Utah Senate has passed House Bill 108 which prohibits internet gambling on computers and handheld devices. The bill was introduced by Republican Stephen Sandstrom earlier in the year into the House of Representatives, who has been quoted as saying, “We want...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 12, 2010 | Poker News
Bwin Interactive Entertainment AG and PartyGaming have released a joint statement, noting that their merger is still “on track.” The merger of the two gambling powerhouses would create the largest publicly traded online gambling company in the world. The...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 24, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
The issue of online gambling is both complicated and contentious in today’s world, but we have recently seen a very interesting step forwards. The Canadian province of British Columbia has launched a government-run online casino this month, which is the first of...
