The dark days of the UIGEA may finally come to an end this week. A conservative Washington think tank issued a “white paper” on the UIGEA delineating its many shortcomings and the unrealistic demands it puts on numerous parties. The publication of this paper comes only days before the House of Representatives is set to [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Joe Zusman | March 31, 2008

This week New Jersey state and county law enforcement agencies announced the arrest of 42 local residents who were found to be illegally promoting gambling. The gambling bust, which was articulately named “Operation Off the Hook”, ended up being a seven month investigation that resulted in the seizure of $5 million along with five pounds [...]

Read More... | Comment | By August Darnell | March 28, 2008

In spite of the disapproval of the European Commission, the Danish Government may be getting ready to pass a UIGEA-like provision to stop or discourage online gambling as early as April 2008.
We reported on this situation a few months ago: “The European Commission had already noticed and condemned this monopoly four years ago, instituting an [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Neal Farran | March 27, 2008

In what has become one of the most drawn out legal battles in poker history, the highly publicized Antigua/US World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute may finally have an end in sight. Borne out of the controversial legislation passed in the US Congress in 2006 in the guise of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, Antigua [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Rocco Havel | March 26, 2008

Before we get into the rest of the survey, here’s a quick recap of part 1: I was playing on Party Poker and came across an online player deriding WSOPE champion Annette Obrestad. I was stunned to find out this poker troll was actually a woman. So I left the friendly confines of Party Poker [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Peter Laurrell | March 26, 2008

A recent article in the Boston Globe reported that Governor Deval Patrick, who has been trying to push through a piece of legislation that would ban online gambling in the state of Massachusetts making it a criminal offence, is pushing forward with a $189,000 casino study. Governor Patrick has decided to move forward with this [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Adam Ulick | March 25, 2008

At one time, the PokerStars Sunday Hundred Grand was the largest cash tournament on the face of the Earth. It still is. Now, it’s just bigger.
This past Sunday, PokerStars increased the maximum number of entrants in the $100,000 guaranteed prize pool tournament to 22,500. The original capacity back in July, when the tournament was first [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Adam Ulick | March 25, 2008

The PPA unveiled its new Litigation Support Network on Monday, giving members a free means by which to get basic legal advice on poker-related matters.The Network will also have connections to attorneys who can provide members with further assistance.
Many state gambling laws are confusing, and oftentimes people are not sure whether or not their home [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kevin Felix | March 25, 2008

This weekend patent experts turned their attention to the ongoing dispute between 1st Technologies and Bodog, offering their opinions on the drawn out confrontation. After reading their comments, one would think that Ronald J. Riley, President of the Alliance for American Innovation, sees the entire issue as one big joke.
Riley, who is also an executive [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kevin Felix | March 24, 2008

Online poker behemoth Poker Stars announced this week that they intend to sponsor a thousand seats for the 2008 World Series of Poker. Qualifiers and satellites are already running to select the lucky 1000 who will test their poker wits against the best this year.
Poker Stars’ website proudly announced this week that “In 2008, PokerStars [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Joe Zusman | March 21, 2008