Massachusetts. State Rep.
Daniel Winslow, R-Norfolk, has proposed licensing Internet poker companies in the state as the legislature examined gambling in the state. Winslow filed an amendment to state gambling legislation last week that would allow up to five such companies to operate in Massachusetts. "The legislation has two categories: casinos and slots," he said.
"I've proposed a third category. " California. California to explore online sales of lottery tickets - latimes.com. Reporting from Washington — The inexorable push to sell almost everything online could soon include lottery tickets.
Officials at the California State Lottery said they will explore selling tickets over the Internet after the Justice Department determined that such sales would not violate federal law. "It does open up a major potential channel for lottery sales in California, but right now it's just a potential channel," Robert O'Neill, who was named last week to head the state lottery, said Tuesday. State lottery officials will review the Justice Department's legal opinion, which allows states to sell lottery tickets over the Internet and possibly to offer poker and other types of online gambling. The opinion clarified that a 40-year-old law, known as the Federal Wire Act, applies only to sports betting, not to other online gambling that states may permit. Legislative debate to revolve around fiscal crisis. Www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sb_45_bill_20101208_introduced.pdf.
Tribes could put crimp in push to legalize online gaming. Members of Congress are seriously considering the potential implications of legalizing online gaming, including adopting regulations to police the industry in committee hearings in the Senate and House this week.
But the results in one committee seem to be throwing cold water on the momentum that was growing behind a bill in the other. The Senate Indian Affairs Committee met with experts Thursday to discuss what legalization would mean for Indian tribes, who according to one speaker budget 40 percent of government expenses from gaming revenues. “It’s a direct threat to the economic growth in Indian country ... and at a risk to tribal communities and the tremendous growth that has occurred in Indian country and surrounding territories,” Glen Gobin, vice chairman of the Tulalip Tribes, told the panel.
Report: Worth of online poker could approach $13 million a year for Iowa. Nevada to Take Another Step Toward Web Poker. On Wednesday, Nevada will take another step toward having the nation’s first intrastate Internet poker system.
Is Nevada still the national leader in gaming regulation? By the end of this week, Nevada is expected to be the first state in the nation to have regulations in place for Internet poker play.
It’s historic. It’s indicative of the state’s leadership role in the gaming industry. And some say it will be a big step toward bringing new technology companies to the state. Of course, it would be much more meaningful if online poker play weren’t against the law in the United States. Federal law enforcement officers haven’t been picking on players who participate in online card games. Nevada and other states are gearing up to regulate it only if and when federal lawmakers approve legislation removing those barriers. Five Gaming Companies Apply to Participate in a Nevada Online Poker System. Five gaming entities have already applied for a license to do business in a Nevada-based Internet poker system that would offer the game to residents. 888 Holdings, International Game Technology, Bally Technologies and Cantor Gaming have submitted paper work to regulators, according to public records Card Player received from the Nevada Gaming Control Board.
South Point Poker has applied to be licensed, but has not turned in a formal application yet, according to a source at the Control Board. Gibraltar-based online poker operator 888 Holdings filed as a publicly traded corporation called 888 US Limited. The company is seeking to exist as a manufacturer, distributor and service provider in Nevada. Service providers will be in charge of maintaining and running the web poker software for a licensed operator. Las Vegas-based IGT sent an application to the Control Board to function as a manufacturer and service provider. South Point Casino. Nevada Internet Poker Q & A: UNLV's David Schwartz. David Schwartz Nevada gaming regulators are currently in the process of adopting regulations for an intrastate online poker industry.
Regulations must be in place by Feb. 1, 2012, which would put licensing on the horizon for companies looking to enter the business. Card Player caught up with Dr. David Schwartz, Director of the Center for Gaming Research at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, to talk about a wide-range of topics related to an upcoming Silver State online poker market. Brian Pempus: With play being restricted to residents and those visiting Nevada, do you think there will be enough of a player pool to have a healthy system? Nevada identifies five applicants. December 2, 2011 Nevada has identified five companies that have applied for licenses to operate when the state’s online poker market opens.
CardPlayer received public records from the Nevada Gaming Control Board that identified 888 Holdings, International Game Technology (IGT), Bally Technologies, Cantor Gaming and South Point Poker as firms that have applied. Nevada Sets Framework for Internet Poker. A Look at the Nevada Gaming Commission's Online Poker Regulations. The Nevada Gaming Commission's approval of online poker regulations Dec. 22 sets the stage for legal, licensed and regulated Internet poker to debut in the United States in the next year.
However, the scope of the performance is still very much in question. Whether the regulations are used under a national network, intrastate within only Nevada, or interstate between states under a Nevada umbrella, will depend on the progress of a federal bill and state efforts in 2012. Nevada has head start as states react to federal gambling decision - Sacramento Living - Sacramento Food and Wine, Home, Health. Nevada gaming adopts online gaming regulations. New Jersey. Reviewing and Ranking the Best New Jersey Poker Sites Online New Jersey is close to becoming the first state to regulate online poker in the United States with bill S490.
If signed by Gov. Reintroduced Bill. Delay for sportsbetting legislation. Proposed legislation that could see New Jersey legalise sportsbetting at its casinos and racetracks has been amended to have provisions authorising the activity via the Internet and mobile phones removed. The brainchild of State Senator Raymond Lesniak, the proposed legislation cleared Senate and Assembly committees earlier this month and was passed by the General Assembly yesterday by a vote of 54 to 15 with one abstention before being changed. Amendments to New Jersey sportsbetting proposal. Proposed legislation that could see New Jersey legalise sportsbetting at its casinos and racetracks is likely to be amended to have provisions authorising the activity via the Internet and mobile phones removed. The brainchild of State Senator Raymond Lesniak, the proposed legislation has already cleared Senate and Assembly committees and is set for a full vote tomorrow with hopes of getting it to the desk of Governor Chris Christie during the state legislature’s lame duck session next month.
“We don’t need any delays on this. New Jersey State Sen. Raymond Lesniak Reintroduces Internet Gambling Bill. New Jersey State Sen. Raymond Lesniak reintroduced legislation Thursday to make New Jersey the first state to legalize online gambling. His original Internet gambling bill passed through both houses of state government earlier this year only to be vetoed by Gov. Chris Christie in March. The day of the veto, Lesniak told PokerNews that he would not reintroduce the bill unless he reached an agreement with Christie that would guarantee the bill would not be vetoed again. No such compromise has been reached. Lesniak said Wednesday that he is introducing the bill anyway because the horse-racing industry in New Jersey may die in the next couple of years without the revenue it could get subsidized from online gambling.
"Nothing has changed in terms of (Christie's) opinion as of yet," Lesniak told PokerNews in a phone interview. Lesniak said the bill, S-3019, will largely be what he previously put on Christie's desk. January - New push for bill. New Jersey gamblers could start placing online bets through Atlantic City-based gaming websites within six months if state legislators succeed in pushing through a new law next week.
The rush to change New Jersey regulations follows a Dec. 23 ruling by the U.S. Department of Justice that removes obstructions to states pursuing online gaming. Also, the state is trying to catch up to Nevada, which established its own rules for online gaming Dec. 22. If the measure clears the state Senate and General Assembly Government, Wagering, Tourism and Historic Preservation committees Thursday, it would go before both houses for floor votes Monday — the last day the current Legislature can vote before the session ends. Approval of the bill would pave the way for what supporters think will be a sorely needed economic boost for the state gaming industry that’s lost more than 10,000 jobs and nearly half its annual revenue during the past six years.
State Sen. Potential gains, however, are unclear. Online Poker OK’d by New Jersey Government. By: Charles / January 6, 2012 “ ” Christie said. “ ” Sen. Raymond Lesniak (D-Union) was hoping to push legislation through next week to keep pace with Nevada’s progress in intrastate online poker regulations, fearing to be “ ” but has resigned himself to postponing his proposal until a later date in a new session. “ ” Lesniak said in a statement. Lesniak postpones online gambling legislation.
N.J. Legislature to decide whether to permit online gaming. AP Photo/ Steve RuarkThe sports book at Dover Downs in Delaware, the only state besides Nevada where some some wagering on sports is permitted. A recent ruling by the Justice Department permitting online gaming has sent several states, including New Jersey, scurrying to cash in since gambling in neighboring states has cost Atlantic City millions of dollars in revenue and thousands of jobs over the past half-dozen years.
Poker News, Florida’s intrastate online poker bill passes Senate. March 17, 2011 Another day, another US state creeps closer to giving the legislative stamp of approval to online poker. Florida’s Senate Regulated Industries Committee has approved a bill that would create an intrastate online poker network in the Sunshine State. The bill, SB812, was passed by a vote of 10-2 (five Republicans and five Democrats in favor), with Senators Jim Norman (R-Tampa) and Steve Wise (R-Jacksonville) casting the ‘no’ votes.