Bill To Regulate Online Gambling In Michigan Faces Complex Path To Passage

By Dave Palermo on January 16, 2017

A convoluted mix of commercial, state, and tribal concerns stand in front of a bill to regulate online casino and poker in Michigan.

Groups Implore Trump Administration To “Reject Cronyist Calls” For Federal Online Gambling Ban

By Steve Ruddock on January 12, 2017

Libertarian Groups send letter to AG nominee Jeff Sessions after he intimated he might rollback the 2011 OLC opinion in regards to online gambling.

Santa Ysabel Tribe Loses Court Battle, But Remains Hopeful In War For California Online Poker And Bingo

By Dave Palermo on December 28, 2016

A recent district court ruling that a Santa Ysabel online bingo site violated the UIGEA also offered the tribe a shard of hope regarding online...

The Battle Over Online Poker In California And The Impact Of UIGEA

By David Fried on August 19, 2016

Gaming attorney David Fried offers thoughts on the relevance of the UIGEA to the debate over "bad actors" in California online poker legislation.

Third Time’s The Charm? New York Online Poker Bill Introduced Again In Legislature

By Dustin Gouker on January 22, 2016

New York will again consider legislation that would legalize and regulate online poker in the state, with different variables than in the past.

Where Have All The Online Gambling Champions in Congress Gone?

By Steve Ruddock on September 11, 2015

In recent years, support for regulating online gambling at the federal level has dwindled to a pitiful low. Why isn't Congress eager to take up...

Instead Of Another Federal Online Poker Bill, Existing Gambling Laws Should Be Fixed

By Curtis Woodard on April 24, 2015

Considering states' rights arguments, updates to existing federal gambling laws would find an easier path to support than would a federal online poker bill.

Regulated Online Gambling Will Boost Land-Based Revenues – And That Might Be What Sheldon Adelson Fears

By Steve Ruddock on April 21, 2014

Steve Ruddock takes a look at the historic impact of the online poker industry and online gaming on the land-based casino industry and its revenue.

What If the UIGEA Had Never Passed?

By Jason Kirk on November 19, 2013

The immediate effect of the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act of 2006 was to destroy an unregulated but predictable market for online poker and leave...

Does the UIGEA Apply to Online Gambling Transactions in Bitcoin?

By admin on May 23, 2013

Interesting Twitter back and forth between gaming attorneys Stuart Hoegner and David Gzesh regarding the applicability of the UIGEA to online gambling transactions in Bitcoin....