When Nevada’s Gaming Policy Committee wrapped up its final meeting yesterday before the 11-member panel’s scheduled calendar break, the panel, led by Governor Brian Sandoval, had unquestionably positioned Nevada to become the first state to allow at least one of its casinos to have a legal website where Nevada residents and visitors can play poker using [...]

Just yesterday, Delaware Governor, Jack Markell, made his state the second in the nation to legalize intrastate online gambling by signing the Delaware Gaming Competitiveness Act of 2012, legislation also known as House Bill 333.  With amendments drafted by members of Markell’s own staff, the Gaming Competitiveness Act was passed by Delaware’s Senate on Wednesday [...]

Just yesterday afternoon, Bally Technologies, Inc. received the first interactive gaming supplier license issued by the state of Nevada.  Bally Technologies submitted its application for the license in October of last year, two months before Nevada became the country’s first state to adopt online gaming regulations. International Game Technology, or IGT, was among the 30-plus [...]

Last week, Delaware’s House of Representatives approved the Delaware Gaming Competitiveness Act of 2012, also known as House Bill 333, by a vote of 29 to 8, with four legislators choosing to abstain from voting.  With amendments drafted by democratic Governor Jack Markell’s staff, fellow democrat, John Viola, sponsored House Bill 333 in the House [...]

In an unexpected turn of events, California Senate Bill 1463 was pulled from today’s meeting agenda. This bill would legalize and regular online poker within the state of California. It was expected to be voted on in the Senate Governmental Organization Committee today. Senator Rod Wright, chairman of the committee and one of the introducers [...]

On June 12th there will be some additional changes to California’s online poker bill SB1463. The main change will require that license applicants must currently operate a brick and mortar card room or casino that offers poker. Other changes include reducing the duration of the online poker license from ten years to five, as well [...]

Founded in 1932, Bally Technologies, Inc. received a unanimous recommendation for an interactive gaming supplier license from Nevada’s three-member Gaming Control Board on Wednesday of this week.  Bally Technologies is the first company to receive a recommendation from the Gaming Control Board since Nevada adopted regulations legalizing online gaming. A day later, International Game Technology, [...]

The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) will consider the issuance of Internet poker licenses for two industry leaders. The licensure of Bally Technologies, Inc. and International Game Technology will be reviewed during their June 6 and 7 meetings. Any approval would then move their application along to the Gaming Commission, followed by an extensive technical [...]

When the Department of Justice issued its reinterpretation of the Wire Act in December of last year in response to the interest New York and Illinois had in selling lottery tickets via the Internet, the door was opened for Illinois to become the first state to offer any type of web-based, real-money gambling to its [...]

On the same day a bill that would allow North Carolina’s only casino to offer live dealer card games was introduced to the state’s Senate, it was passed by the legislative body by a vote of 33 – 14.  The bill will now move to North Carolina’s House of Representatives.  If the measure is passed [...]