The „State of the States“ session, which is taking place at the iGaming North America conference on the 14th April at 4pm, will discuss the legislative proposals from various states with bills filed to legalize iGaming. Don’t miss out on invaluable insight and analysis…

Washington, DC (October 19, 2010) – In oral arguments presented today before the South Carolina Supreme Court, lawyers for the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) adeptly debunked the supposition that the private residence in which a game of Texas Hold ‘Em was played was a “house of gaming,” while continuing to reinforce, as South Carolina lower courts agreed, that Texas Hold ‘Em is a game based predominantly on skill and therefore does not constitute gambling under state statute.

Washington, DC (July 28, 2010) –The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide, today applauded passage of H.R. 2267, the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act, by the House Financial Services Committee. The bipartisan 41-22 vote demonstrates that sensible regulation of Internet gaming is gaining support in Congress while prohibition continues to fail.

Ernst Hirsch Ballin, the Dutch Justice Minister, is reportedly following through with plans to take legal action against Internet gambling sites that illegally target Dutch consumers and have so far refused to shut down their operations. The Remote Gambling Association and European Union have had little luck applying pressure to the Dutch Government over its Internet gambling stance.

Der republikanische Abgeordnete Pete Sessions (R-TX) hat einen neuen Gesetzentwurf vorgestellt, den Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Clarification and Implementation Act of 2008 (H.R. 6663), durch welchen versucht werden soll einige der vielen unklaren Punkte des UIGEA zu klären. Der Gesetzentwurf hat sich jedoch schon jetzt den Zorn der Pokergemeinde zugezogen…