All posts tagged "RAWA"
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The Threat Posed By RAWA: Real, Imagined, Or Somewhere In Between?
Steve Ruddock details the history behind the Restoration of America's Wire Act (RAWA) and attempts to decipher just how genuine a threat the bill poses.
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MGM CEO Makes Strong Call For Online Gambling Regulation; Calls Ban ‘Ridiculous’
MGM Resorts CEO Jim Murren made the strongest pitch yet from the Nevada casino industry for regulation of online gambling, calling prohibition efforts "ridiculous."
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AGA Head: Industry Should Look “Cautiously, Suspiciously” At Federal Online Gambling Bills
President of the American Gaming Association (AGA) argues that casinos should approach federal online gambling bills "cautiously, suspiciously"
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Lottery Could Hold The Ticket To Regulated Online Gambling If RAWA Passes
Curtis Woodard sees a world where the quickest path to regulated US online poker in as many states as possible could run through the lottery.
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MGM’s Murren: We “Wholeheartedly Oppose” A Federal Ban On Regulated Online Gambling
MGM Resorts CEO Jim Murren makes it clear that his company's opposition to a federal ban on state-regulated, legal online gambling remains steadfast.
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Will Lindsey Graham’s Las Vegas Trip Trigger RAWA Jackpot For Sheldon Adelson?
Graham stays mum on the topics covered in private conversation between the Senator and Sheldon Adelson, but online gambling ban RAWA was likely in play.
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Instead Of Another Federal Online Poker Bill, Existing Gambling Laws Should Be Fixed
Considering states' rights arguments, updates to existing federal gambling laws would find an easier path to support than would a federal online poker bill.
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Luntz To Online Gambling Advocates: You Win By Making Your Case
In his GiGse keynote speech, Frank Luntz urged regulated online gambling advocates to do more to educate lawmakers and consumers about the industry.
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Jason Chaffetz Doesn’t Want To Restore The Wire Act – He Wants To Rewrite It
In trying to pass RAWA, online gambling foes seek to completely rewrite the 1961 Wire Act, not restore it to its original intent as RAWA...
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Online Poker Supporters Seek To Force White House Response On RAWA
A petition at WhiteHouse.gov seeks to compel the White House to offer their position on the Sheldon Adelson-backed Restoration of America's Wire Act.
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The Carveouts Continue: Lindsey Graham Signals Willingness To Exempt Online Lottery From RAWA
With an exemption made for online lottery play, RAWA would effectively serve to ban little more than state-regulated online poker sites in NJ and beyond.
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How To Hold A Congressional Hearing On Regulating Online Gambling Without Inviting Anyone Who Regulates Online Gambling
The recent House hearing for an attempt to federally ban regulated online gambling took the odd step of inviting not a single gambling regulator to...
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Rep. Payne On His Pennsylvania Online Gambling Bill: Most Lawmakers Are “Open-Minded”
House Gaming Oversight Committee Chair Rep. John Payne says his fellow lawmakers - including Gov. Wolf - are willing to listen on online gambling regulation.
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Senator Dean Heller’s Stated Reason For Opposing Loretta Lynch Doesn’t Make A Whole Lot Of Sense
NV Sen. Dean Heller says he's worried about Loretta Lynch's knowledge of the Wire Act and online gambling - but his concern doesn't pass the...
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This Utterly Sublime (And Somehow Not Fake) Headline Perfectly Captures Sheldon Adelson’s Push To Ban Online Gambling
Washington Post proves that truth is still stranger than fiction - and satire - with a headline that captures Adelson's approach to banning online gambling.
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5 Ways Supporters Of Regulated Online Gambling Can Win the March 5th RAWA House Hearing
As the House readies a hearing for RAWA, Steve Ruddock outlines strategies for opponents of the Sheldon Adelson-backed ban on regulated online gambling.
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Any Credible Congressional Hearing On RAWA Must Include These Two Documents
These two documents provide critical context for an upcoming House hearing on RAWA, the Sheldon Adelson-backed ban on regulated online gambling.
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AG Nom Lynch: Unless I Find OLC Opinion “Unreasonable,” DoJ Wire Act Position Will Stand
Written followups to her Senate confirmation hearing strongly suggest that AG nominee Loretta Lynch is highly unlikely to revisit OLC Wire Act opinion.
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Rep. Chaffetz Wants To Extend Online Gambling Ban To Zynga
Comments from Rep. Jason Chaffetz suggest that the focus of Restoration of America's Wire Act may expand beyond real-money regulated online gambling.
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AG Nominee Loretta Lynch “Not Able To Really Analyze” DoJ Shift On Online Gambling
AG nominee deflects questions from Sen. Lindsey Graham regarding Wire Act, DoJ's approach to regulated online gambling. Full transcript of exchange inside.
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Adelson-Backed Online Gambling Ban Dead, For Now
Attempts to attach a blanket federal ban on regulated online gambling to the cromnibus fell short despite the efforts of casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson.
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Sheldon Adelson’s Online Gambling Ban Would Cost Thousands of Jobs And Millions in Tax Revenue – But It Wouldn’t Stop Online Gambling
The truth about Sheldon Adelson's online gambling ban: It threatens thousands of jobs, robs states of millions in revenue and won't stop online gambling.
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Conservative Groups: Adelson’s Proposed Online Gambling Ban Is “An Assault On Our Federalist System”
A coalition of powerful conservative groups, led by Grover Norquist, issued a letter calling on Congress to reject the Restoration of America's Wire Act
