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Late last week, the Nevada Gaming Commission officially approved Regulation 5A in a unanimous 4-0 vote. This regulation sets the rules and framework for online poker within the state of Nevada, including licensing requirements. The Las Vegas Review-Journal estimates that “some sites could be up and running by the end of 2012“.

Nevada is the first state to officially allow for online poker within their state. As one of the few states ...

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On Thursday, vegasinc.com reported that the Nevada Gaming Commission had approved regulations for intrastate online poker, becoming the first state in the United States to do so. The move sets the stage for the licensing of companies to offer online poker in Nevada, though play across state lines is prohibited. The regulations passed by a unanimous vote and allow for companies currently licensed by the state to apply. Six companies have ...

Updated 12-23-2011 at 02:45 AM by blog

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Congressman Joe Barton (R-TX) spoke optimistically about the future of online poker in the United States last week at the Digital Gaming and Lottery Policy Summit. Barton believes that acting swiftly and decisively is the way to go. He was quoted as saying that “the bottom line is we want to get to it as quickly as possible. The poker bill has a chance ...

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Nevada is preparing to allow casinos and other organizations to fill out applications which, if accepted, would allow companies to provide legal online poker to state residents. Come February 2012, parties will be able to vie for the right to become the first regulated, fully functional internet poker service in the United States.

Spearheaded by Control Board chairman ...

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The U.S. House of Representatives’ Subcommittee for Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade will hold a hearing on online gaming tomorrow. Topics addressed in this hearing will include the safety of online gaming and likely a discussion of Congressman Joe Barton’s bill HR 2366. This bill seeks to legalize and regulate the online poker industry at the federal level.

This debate is an important step towards ...

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Land-based casinos in America have put together a sorry track record over the last ten years in supporting online poker. In fact, close to nothing the casinos have done has been supportive of this enormous industry. However, with the majority of industry analysts predicting eventual American legalization, the brick-and-mortar side of the poker industry is changing their tune.

Two states and two major casinos have now launched free online poker ...

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Senator Joe Barton’s online poker bill has added another five sponsors to its cause. Congressmen Jim Gerlach (Pennsylvania), Howard Berman (California), Peter Welch (Vermont), and Connecticut’s John Larson and Jim Himes have all voiced their support in the fight for legal online poker in the US. Of these five, all but Gerlach are from the Democratic party.

With these latest additions, the bill (known as HR2366) now has 25 sponsors to its credit. There has been considerable buzz ...

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Historically, online poker sites and land based casinos have been enemies: while online poker sites sponsor many live events, casinos for years have been involved in high profile litigation to stifle online poker. After Black Friday, most in the poker industry assumed a coup for the casinos, and speculated on how far back the FBI’s aggressive actions would set back the industry.

The unexpected support of online poker from casinos may end up being the result. The senior VP of Communications ...

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