Regulated online poker in the US made some leaps in 2019, and if the market can have a similar legislative year in 2020 as it did in 2019, things will be moving along quite nicely. In 2019, Pennsylvania online poker went live, West Virginia entered the regulated arena, and Michigan redeemed itself.

As Pennsylvania continues to discuss the specifics of an online gaming framework in the state, a new bill and continued debate over proposed tax rates have taken center stage. On April 4, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passedH 271, which legalizes tablet gaming in airports. Although this bill only authorizes tablet gaming, legislators see this… Continue reading Tax Rate Issue Could Be Stumbling Block for iPoker in Pennsylvania

During his confirmation hearing in early January, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said he’d be open to revisiting the Justice Department’s interpretation of the Wire Act, which allowed states the opportunity to legalize online gaming. Just three months later, it appears Sessions may be following through with that intention. Within the past two weeks, the National… Continue reading New AG Jeff Sessions Apparently Considering New Online Gaming Ban

West Virginia is the seventh state to introduce online gaming legislation in 2017, but with the legislative session winding down – it ends in just two weeks – the proposal from Del. Shawn Fluharty isn’t expected to garner enough support in 2017. Instead, it should be seen as a conversation starter for online gaming in… Continue reading West Virginia Online Gaming Bill Unlikely to Gain Approval in 2017

Australian online poker players got bad news – the worst news, actually – on Tuesday. The Interactive Gambling Amendment 2016 passed through the Australian Senate on Tuesday, essentially banning online poker and in-play sports betting. This likely means most online poker operators will remove themselves from the Australian market in the days and weeks. 888poker… Continue reading Australian Government Bans Online Poker, Operator Exodus Expected

2017 is shaping up to be an exciting year for the prospects of online poker as three states – Michigan, New York, and Pennsylvania – are all taking steps to legalize online poker. Meanwhile, a handful of other states, including California, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, are considering online gaming legislation, although they have not progressed… Continue reading How to Make Yourself Heard in the Push for Online Poker Regulation

California online poker players have been down this road before. Over the last decade, the state has debated the merits of legalizing online poker, but each year efforts have come up short leaving players out in the cold. In 2017, it appears legislators are once again ready to give legalizing online poker a shot after… Continue reading Reggie Jones-Sawyer Introduces New Online Poker Bill in California

While no state has legalized iGaming since 2013, New York joins Pennsylvania as a state prepared to do so in 2017. New York Sen. John Bonacic and Assemblyman Gary Pretlow have introduced identical legislation – S03898 and A05250 – in the New York Senate and Assembly that would redefine poker as a game of skill… Continue reading New York Seems Poised to Pass Online Poker Regulation in 2017

The calendar has now been flipped to December, and barring a Christmas miracle in Michigan, it’s starting to look like 2016 will end without a new state joining the legal online gambling ranks. Despite momentum and legislative progress in several states, when 2017 begins, the number of states with legal online gambling industries will still… Continue reading Pennsylania Passes on iGaming Legislation; Michigan Still in Play

After being empowered by a 2011 opinion issued by the Office of Legal Counsel at the Department of Justice, online gambling legalization at the state level came out of the gates at a full sprint. Within a year and a half of the OLC opinion being proffered in September 2011, three states passed legislation legalizing… Continue reading Where Did All The Online Gambling Regulation Momentum Go?

A number of states will be looking into legalizing and regulating different versions of online gaming in 2017. Some will look into legalizing and regulating online casino and/or online poker. Others will continue to look into legalizing, and in some cases prohibiting, daily fantasy sports. And still others will take a look at adding online… Continue reading Mass. Tackling DFS, Online Lottery, Casino and Poker in 2017

If you’re among the people waiting for another state to legalize online poker your eyes were squarely focused on Pennsylvania in October. Unfortunately, the month came to a close without a definitive answer as to when online gambling will be legalized by the Pennsylvania legislature. Here’s a look back at the rapidly evolving legislative landscape… Continue reading Pennsylvania Senate Now Has the Regulated iGaming Ball

The future of online gambling in the United States could very well be decided between now and the end of the year. The country isn’t at a make-or-break point, but with no state legalizing online gaming in over three years, any chance at widespread online gambling legalization by 2020 is slowly slipping away.

A lawsuit challenging the legality of New York’s daily fantasy sports law was filed last week with the New York Supreme Court. The lawsuit is contesting the New York DFS law on the grounds that the New York legislature overstepped its authority by classifying DFS as a game of skill, instead of changing the state’s… Continue reading How a DFS Lawsuit Could Stall New York’s Online Poker Efforts

On the online gaming front, September raised more questions than answers, as two states continue to consider online gambling legalization and a new federal online gambling prohibition bill has surfaced in Congress. The Pennsylvania Senate’s unwillingness to act on the gaming reform bill the House passed back in July has created a cloud of uncertainty… Continue reading Uncertainty Continues to Reign Supreme on iPoker Legislative Front