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New Jersey version of online poker moves forward

Earlier this week, the New Jersey State Senate passed a bill that would allow for regulated and licensed online gambling, including poker within the state. Most i...

Another online poker fund seizure in the USA

Another company involved in money transfers for online gambling sites in the USA has run into trouble with federal officials, this time in the Washington state wh...

Courtroom weirdness: Illinois player is suing well-known pros

Weird piece of courtroom drama from the USA, where a poker player is suing a group of well-known online players demanding that they return money they have won in ...

Californian casinos and players arguing about online poker

Californian casinos and poker players are locking horns over the issue of online poker. After the Commerce Casino announced they oppose the federal bills concerni...

Online gambling considered illegal in South Africa

Disturbing news for online poker again, this time from South Africa where a local high court has ruled all online gambling illegal. According to the laws in the c...

PokerStars celebrates Frank's bill, says they have not broken US gambling laws

In a press release sent out shortly after Barney Frank's Internet Gambling Regulation Act was passed in the US House Financial Committee, PokerStars celebrates th...

Breaking news: Barney Frank's egaming bill takes a big step forward

In a day of big news in the egaming business, Barney Frank's Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act took a big leap towards implem...

Heated debate on online poker in Washington

On Wednesday in Washington DC, there was a Congressional hearing on Barney Frank's online poker bill that would put UIGEA in the history books and open the North ...

Bad time for poker in Poland and Israel

Bad news for poker players in Poland and Israel. In both countries it seems that the government is stepping down hard on online gambling in general, and in Poland...

French players rebel against the new license system

French online poker players are enraged on their government and PokerStars.fr. In a country where there seems to be a strike going on every week, the poker player...