Gambling and the Law
February 12, 2010
The idea is catching on. In the last several months of 2009 and the first of 2010, more and more states are considering gaming options as revenue streams for their states. Suddenly, ideological opposition to various topics related to gambling are falling by the wayside as states realize that their budgets depend on finding new sources of income, and gambling is a viable and profitable option. Delaware was the most recent and quickest state to act, creating a law to authorize table games in statewide casinos.It came to light on February 4 that Hawaii is ready to examine the issue.
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February 5, 2010
When Douglas Rennick and his Canadian company, Account Services, were targeted by the U.S. Department of Justice in August of 2009 and charged with several felonies pertaining to processing funds for online poker sites, the case seemed to stall. No information was released pertaining to the indictment or the potential extradition of Rennick to the United States to face charges. But information finally came to light that Rennick refused to comply with the subpoenas and is not in contempt of court.
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January 30, 2010
More than three years after the Congressional approval of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, the U.S. government and individual states continue to struggle with the issue of online gaming. Attempts to overturn the UIGEA have been thwarted or delayed, and many legislators have yet to make up their minds to support or reject efforts to legalize, regulate, and collect revenue from the lucrative and ever-growing industry.
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January 30, 2010
The speed at which Delaware acted on its desire to add table games to its casino offerings was remarkable. Its House voted 27-5 to pass the bill only about a week before the Senate agreed with the vote and sent the piece of legislation to the Governor’s desk, where he signed it the same day. And at a pace uncharacteristic of government action, poker and other table games are officially a reality for Delaware casinos.
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January 23, 2010
As some states remain opposed to any form of gambling, more have decided to consider the many benefits of legalizing it, in addition to simply responding to the public demand for it. The realization that poker is a game of skill and that other casino-type games are forms of entertainment that many people choose, of their own free will to play, leads to more places in the United States looking to cash in on the revenue stream that results. While Pennsylvania took the lead to be the first to legalize table games in 2010, Delaware’s efforts are not far behind.
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January 18, 2010
It seems that California isn’t the only state considering intrastate online poker in the state legislature. A bill has been introduced to the New Jersey legislature as well, which proposes to examine the topic of online poker and casino games on an intrastate basis.
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January 13, 2010
Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) is no friend of the poker industry. He partnered with Senators Jim Leach and Bill Frist in 2006 to attach the Unlawful Internet Gambling Reinforcement Act (UIGEA) to the Safe Port Act in the last hours of a Senate session with full knowledge that Congress would not vote against port safety to take a stand on internet gambling rights. Thus, the UIGEA was passed, forwarded to Bush who gladly signed it, and nearly implemented in late 2009. But because the U.S.
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