Dustin Gouker, Author at Online Poker Report

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Dustin Gouker has been a sports journalist for more than 15 years, working as a reporter, editor and designer -- including stops at The Washington Post and the D.C. Examiner. He has played poker recreationally for his entire adult life and has written about poker since 2008.

Caesars Sells The Rio: Is The World Series Of Poker On The Move?
By Dustin Gouker on September 23, 2019
Caesars Entertainment Corporation announced Monday that it is selling the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. What does that mean for the World...
US Online Gambling Still Under Threat: DOJ Is Appealing Its Loss In The Wire Act Case
By Dustin Gouker on August 16, 2019
The case about the enforcement and breadth of the federal Wire Act is not over yet. The Department of Justice filed its intent to appeal...
China Takes On Illegal Online Gambling Sites, With President Xi To Get Involved
By Dustin Gouker on August 13, 2019
China is taking illegal online gambling sites emanating from the Philippines extremely seriously.
Live Updates: PA Online Casino Launch Questions & Answers
By Dustin Gouker on July 17, 2019
Finally, Pennsylvania online casinos are a real thing, as Hollywood Casino, Parx Casino and SugarHouse all launched this week.
California Sports Betting, Online Poker Helped By Tribes’ Loss In Court?
By Dustin Gouker on June 24, 2019
A trio of California gaming tribes saw their efforts to stop casino-style games at the state's cardrooms meet an untimely demise in federal court last...
New DOJ Memo: Feds Won’t Enforce Wire Act Beyond Sports Betting Until 2020
By Dustin Gouker on June 12, 2019
The Department of Justice is waiting at least until 2020 to enforce its reinterpretation of the Wire Act, according to a memo sent by the...
NH Lottery Vendor Says DOJ ‘Charade Must End’ In Wire Act Case’s Latest Filing
By Dustin Gouker on May 2, 2019
The New Hampshire Lottery minced few words in its latest filing on the federal court case about the scope of the Wire Act and its...
NJ Blows Away Online Casino Record With Almost $40 Million In Revenue
By Dustin Gouker on April 15, 2019
New Jersey generated over $39 million in online casino and poker revenue in March, a record for the state by more than $5 million. NJ...
Instant Reaction To The Wire Act Hearing: How Well Did It Go For Online Gambling?
By Dustin Gouker on April 11, 2019
The first oral arguments just took place in federal court on a case about the Wire Act that has sweeping ramifications for lotteries and online...
DOJ ‘Did Not Address’ Lotteries In Wire Act Opinion, Deputy AG Rosenstein Says In Memo
By Dustin Gouker on April 8, 2019
A new memo from the US Department of Justice says that state lotteries are not at all impacted by the DOJ's reinterpretation of the Wire Act,...
All Aboard The Wire Act Case: NJ, PA, Michigan Lead Challenge To DOJ In Federal Court
By Dustin Gouker on March 11, 2019
Two more states are attempting to join the legal challenge against the Department of Justice's latest interpretation of the Wire Act: Pennsylvania and Michigan.
Top Lottery Group Says Wire Act Opinion ‘Detrimental’ To Industry; Court Challenge Likely Looms
By Dustin Gouker on February 5, 2019
Lotteries in the United States made their displeasure known with the recent change in the interpretation of the Wire Act by the Department of Justice....
Rosenstein Memo On Wire Act Surfaces From DOJ: Businesses Have ’90-Day Window’ To Comply With Changes
By Dustin Gouker on January 16, 2019
The Deputy Attorney General of the United States Rod Rosenstein issued a memo about the Department of Justice's reinterpretation of the federal Wire Act, saying...
Department Of Justice Reverses Wire Act Opinion That Said Law Is Limited To Sports Betting
By Dustin Gouker on January 14, 2019
The Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel has issued a replacement for its 2011 opinion saying that the Wire Act only applies to sports...
West Virginia Looks To Legalize Online Casino, Poker With New Bill
By Dustin Gouker on January 10, 2019
This is a developing story and will be updated. West Virginia legalized sports betting in 2018, and now it’s looking into another expansion of gaming...
DraftKings Sportsbook Expands NJ Online Casino With Slots, Roulette, Video Poker
By Dustin Gouker on January 2, 2019
DraftKings' expansion into online casino games continues at a rapid pace, with several more games added to the sportsbook product in New Jersey as of...
PokerStars Inks Deal With UFC As ‘Official Poker Partner’
By Dustin Gouker on December 21, 2018
PokerStars is now the "Official Poker Partner' of the UFC, the mixed martial arts organization announced on Friday.
Department Of Justice Preparing To Reverse Opinion That Wire Act Only Applies To Sports Betting
By Dustin Gouker on December 19, 2018
The Department of Justice is preparing an opinion that will likely say that the Wire Act applies to all forms of online gambling and not...
Bovada Returns To New York, Or Why A ‘Ban’ On Online Casino And Sports Betting Means Nothing
By Dustin Gouker on November 23, 2018
Offshore gambling operator Bovada is back in New York, offering its online gambling options like sports betting and slots to residents of the state.
888 Casino NJ Sponsors NY Jets, As NFL Gets Involved With Online Gambling
By Dustin Gouker on October 30, 2018
The New York Jets now have a New Jersey online casino as a sponsor, as the NFL team has apparently inked a deal with 888...
The Ban On PA Online Casinos Inside Actual Casinos Continues To Make Little Sense
By Dustin Gouker on October 10, 2018
There are a lot of potential problems with the Pennsylvania law governing online gambling in the state, which should launch before the end of the year....
Rivers Casino Kills PA Online Casino Plans; More Licenses Up For Grabs
By Dustin Gouker on October 4, 2018
Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh no longer plans to offer online casino or online poker, according to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.
Eldorado Fires Tropicana Online Casino Staff After Taking Over Atlantic City Resort
By Dustin Gouker on October 2, 2018
Sources say that Eldorado Resorts Inc. fired the in-house staff running New Jersey online casino operations for Tropicana Atlantic City.
Online Gambling Opponent To Float Wire Act ‘Fix’ To Allow Internet Sports Betting In Congressional Hearing
By Dustin Gouker on September 26, 2018
An anti-online gambling group testifying Thursday in front of a Congressional subcommittee hearing about sports betting will float a "fix" to the Wire Act to...
Caesars ‘Bullish’ On Launching PA Online Casino, Poker On Heels Of Harrah’s Philly Getting Approval
By Dustin Gouker on August 20, 2018
Caesars Interactive Entertainment and Harrah's Philadelphia are not short on optimism for the Pennsylvania online casino market, with one executive saying she is "bullish" on...

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