Hearing Date Set for California Online Poker Bill

The state of California has announced a hearing date for the proposed intrastate online poker legislation that is currently under consideration. Announced yesterday, the hearing for Senate Bill 1485 will... continued

Online Poker Ban Compared to Prohibition of the 1920s

Expressing his frustration with legislation that he feels harkens to a bygone era, Representative Jim McDermott (D-WA) has likened a ban on Internet poker to the prohibition of alcohol in the United States... continued

Isildur1 Resumes Losing Ways at High-Stakes Online Poker

After taking a record-setting beating on the nosebleed tables of Full Tilt Poker last year, Swedish online poker player “Isildur1” disappeared, leading many to believe the losses had wiped out his... continued

WSOP Causes Decline in Online Poker Traffic

Bowing to the effects of the World Series of Poker on the player pool, online poker sites saw traffic take a 1.8 percent decline last week. The majority of the bigger sites shared in the loss, with six... continued

Alabama Republican Finds Social Poker a Sticky Issue

As poker playing becomes more of a political hot-button issue, many lawmakers are finding themselves tangled in the sticky points of the debate. Such is the case for Alabama Republican Rick Barber, who... continued

Indiana Attorney General Tells Feds to Butt Out of Online Poker Battle

While many of the arguments against the legalization of online poker have centered on the morals of gambling or logistics of regulation, the Indiana’s Attorney General has posed a different reason why... continued

Online Poker Traffic Up for Week, Year

In spite of the ongoing World Series of Poker, traffic at most of the online card rooms was up slightly last week, helping to maintain the modest gains that have been seen this year. For the week, traffic... continued

Annette Obrestad Comments on Doyle Brunson, Women Poker Players

In recent remarks made to ESPN that will surely cause a buzz at the World Series of Poker, 21 year-old Norwegian pro Annette “Annette_15” Obrestad made several statements that appeared to be critical... continued

New Jersey to Consider Online Gambling

New Jersey lawmakers are holding a hearing today on a bill that would make it legal for the state’s casinos to offer their games to players on the Internet. The state Senate’s Wagering and Tourism... continued

Wright’s Online Poker Bill Wrong For California

State Senator Rod Wright, a Democrat from the Los Angeles suburb of Inglewood, recently introduced legislation to bring state-sanctioned online poker to California. Facing a budget deficit expected to... continued

Plenty Of Fish Online

Plenty of fish — it’s the Holy Grail of online poker. Internet card sharks and wannabes the world over are always searching for poker sites that are swimming with plenty of fish. It’s... continued

Gambling Results in Italy Announced

Italy’s year to year gambling results took a hit in May, apparently due to the pending World Cup of soccer. Not including the impact of casinos and online poker, betting in Italy fell 24.5 percent for... continued

California Online Poker – Be Careful What You Ask For!

Late last week, California State Senator Rod Wright introduced an amended version of a bill intended to bring online poker to his state. With a budget deficit approaching $19 billion, cash-strapped California... continued

California Votes to Legalize Online Poker

With the state strapped for cash and the deadline for the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) looming, California has become the first state to vote on the legalization of online poker through... continued

Online Poker Traffic Continues to Stumble

In what is becoming a troubling trend for the online poker industry, gambling traffic decreased again last week. Although traffic at Internet card rooms is up nine percent for the year, traffic for the... continued

Online Poker Protest Tomorrow in Washington

The battle lines have been drawn, with tomorrow’s Washington state rally representing a critical showdown between the forces attempting to decide the fate of online poker. The Poker Players Alliance... continued

Jared Bleznick Leads This Week’s Online Poker

In a down week that saw many of the elite high-stakes players preparing for the WSOP, Jared Bleznick led the pack of players who did wander over to the nosebleed online poker tables. Bleznick was joined... continued

Online Poker Is Not Illegal in the United States

While a great deal of ignorance and misinformation makes its way around the Internet, one statement needs to be made: online poker is NOT going to be illegal in the US on June 1st. Activist Robin Morgan... continued

Poker Pros – Who Leads the Online Generation?

The World Series of Poker bracelet; this beautiful piece of poker jewelry is the de facto standard for excellence in the game. Players are ranked by them and their careers are defined by how many bracelets... continued

Traffic Slides at Nine of Top Ten Online Poker Rooms

Online poker traffic fell last week, with nine of leading sites all experiencing declines. For the seven-day period, overall traffic dipped a combined 2.2 percent, with only the Cereus Network seeing an... continued

New York Senator Alfonse D’Amato Could Turn Tide in Online Poker Fight

Advocates for the legalization of online poker have a strong ally from the same hallowed Congressional halls where their legalization fight now rages. Former New York Senator Alfonse “Gus” D’Amato... continued

Oregon Congressman Now Backs Online Poker

Four years of consideration and a government that needs revenue are the basis of Congressman Earl Blumenauer’s (D-OR) decision to reverse his previous position, now favoring legislation to license and... continued

Online Poker Spawns New Breed of Players

Poker has changed radically over the past ten years, with a new breed of player emerging to rearrange the landscape of the game. These new players would be today’s online poker brats. Due to the accessibility... continued

Crack, Child Porn and Texas Hold’em Poker – Felonies in State of Washington

What do crack dealing, child porn, and Texas Hold’em all have in common? They are all felonies in the state of Washington. The United States Congress is debating changes in laws permitting and regulating... continued

A Sin Tax for Online Poker Versus Prohibition?

As debate over regulating, eliminating, and possibly taxing online poker rages, an old term comes to mind, the “sin tax.” A sin tax is a tax specifically levied on “socially proscribed goods.”... continued

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