Shuffle-up and deal

Dec 27, 2011
Late last week, the Obama Administration made public a September Department of Justice ruling that stated New York and Illinois could use out-of-state vendors to process lottery transactions. This is a reversal of a rule that has been in place since the 1961 passage of the Wire Act, which was meant to ban wagering over […]

Vegas without the gambling

Dec 19, 2011
Caesar's Palace's new Octavius tower will be a boutique casino less focused on the gambling experience. The non-gambling approach is a new trend for Sin City.

Casino cheating rises

Oct 4, 2011
We know people are gambling more in this down economy - but cheating more too? The *Las Vegas Sun *quotes security officials at gaming firms sayi...
A competitor takes chips during a poker tour.
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Full Tilt Poker has tilted

Sep 30, 2011
And by that mean it's lost its gambling license. I know "tilted" is a pinball reference and not a poker one. Shut up. This news is not entirely...

Ponzi or poker?

Sep 21, 2011
Yesterday, the U.S. Justice Department amended an earlier filing against Full Tilt Poker to include Ponzi scheme charges. The suit alleges that...

District of Columbia and states want to legalize state by state, online gambling

Aug 15, 2011
Most are doing it for the revenue in hard economic times. Iowa, which has a surplus, says it is considering legalizing it to protect its citizens...

For public good, not for profit.

Online poker players get their money back

Apr 22, 2011
The Department of Justice announced this week that the agency has made an agreement with PokerStars and Full Tilt that would let its users get back...

Online poker crackdown

Apr 18, 2011
Several big online poker sites were shut down by the Department of Justice on Friday. The DOJ has also charged 11 people with running illegal...

Internet gambling bill introduced

Mar 18, 2011
Reps. Barney Frank (D-N.Y.) and John Campbell (R-Calif.) dropped a bill Thursday that would let online gambling organizations operate in the U .S....