Online Poker Blog» Poker Law – Online Poker Blog – HoldemReview.com http://www.holdemreview.com/blog Online Poker Room News, Promotions, etc. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:40:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 New Jersey Legal Online Poker Faces New Opposition http://www.holdemreview.com/blog/poker-law/jersey-legal-online-poker-faces-opposition/1298 http://www.holdemreview.com/blog/poker-law/jersey-legal-online-poker-faces-opposition/1298#comments Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:29:48 +0000 James Washington http://www.holdemreview.com/blog/?p=1298 The move for legal online poker for residents within the state of New Jersey is facing new opposition as of last week, when it was revealed that the New Jersey Casino Association is fully (and loudly) against it. The New Jersey Casino Association, the representative body for all eleven land-based casinos in Atlantic City, o...

New Jersey Legal Online Poker Faces New Opposition

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New Jersey Legal Online Poker Faces New OppositionPost from: Online Poker Site News ]]> http://www.holdemreview.com/blog/poker-law/jersey-legal-online-poker-faces-opposition/1298/feed 0 Ellen Kagan Plays Poker http://www.holdemreview.com/blog/poker-law/ellen-kagan-plays-poker/1193 http://www.holdemreview.com/blog/poker-law/ellen-kagan-plays-poker/1193#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 10:35:40 +0000 James Washington http://www.holdemreview.com/blog/?p=1193 Who’s Ellen Kagan? She’s President Barack Obama’s nominee to replace the retiring Justice Stephens on the Supreme Court. Why is her name coming up in a poker blog (or every poker blog on the web practically, for that matter)? Because she plays poker, of course. If the case for legal U.S. online poker goes ...

Ellen Kagan Plays Poker

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Ellen Kagan Plays PokerPost from: Online Poker Site News ]]> http://www.holdemreview.com/blog/poker-law/ellen-kagan-plays-poker/1193/feed 0 Trouble in U.S. Online Poker: Spelled M-A-S-S-A-C-H-U-S-E-T-T-S http://www.holdemreview.com/blog/poker-law/trouble-online-poker-spelled-massachusetts/1103 http://www.holdemreview.com/blog/poker-law/trouble-online-poker-spelled-massachusetts/1103#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:36:05 +0000 James Washington http://www.holdemreview.com/blog/?p=1103 Trouble is in the works for U.S. online poker, with the ugly beast rearing its head in Massachusetts. A new bill is whizzing its way through state congress that would legalize live casino gambling, presumably including live poker, within the state. That’s all fine and good, until you read the fine print. Because further d...

Trouble in U.S. Online Poker: Spelled M-A-S-S-A-C-H-U-S-E-T-T-S

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Trouble in U.S. Online Poker: Spelled M-A-S-S-A-C-H-U-S-E-T-T-SPost from: Online Poker Site News ]]> http://www.holdemreview.com/blog/poker-law/trouble-online-poker-spelled-massachusetts/1103/feed 0 U.S. Online Poker Politics Update http://www.holdemreview.com/blog/poker-law/online-poker-politics-update/1013 http://www.holdemreview.com/blog/poker-law/online-poker-politics-update/1013#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:44:57 +0000 James Washington http://www.holdemreview.com/blog/?p=1013 There’s lots going on in United States politics regarding legalizing online poker, casino, and sports betting gambling. Take a look a some of the more recent highlights: The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) made an appearance for the first time ever at a CPAC convention. CPAC is the Conservative Political Action Conference, a...

U.S. Online Poker Politics Update

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U.S. Online Poker Politics UpdatePost from: Online Poker Site News ]]> http://www.holdemreview.com/blog/poker-law/online-poker-politics-update/1013/feed 0 California Holding Hearing On Online Poker Feb 9 http://www.holdemreview.com/blog/poker-law/california-holding-hearing-online-poker-feb-9/956 http://www.holdemreview.com/blog/poker-law/california-holding-hearing-online-poker-feb-9/956#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:05:58 +0000 James Washington http://www.holdemreview.com/blog/?p=956 The California Senate Governmental Organization Committee will hold what they’re calling an “informal” hearing entitled “Examining the Public Policy and Fiscal Implications Related to the Authorization of Intrastate Internet Poker in California” starting on Tuesday, February 9. It will take pla...

California Holding Hearing On Online Poker Feb 9

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California Holding Hearing On Online Poker Feb 9Post from: Online Poker Site News ]]> http://www.holdemreview.com/blog/poker-law/california-holding-hearing-online-poker-feb-9/956/feed 0 New Jersey Tries To Pass Legal Online Poker http://www.holdemreview.com/blog/poker-law/jersey-pass-legal-online-poker/933 http://www.holdemreview.com/blog/poker-law/jersey-pass-legal-online-poker/933#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:20:36 +0000 James Washington http://www.holdemreview.com/blog/?p=933 While Congress is in a tizzy about all these poker bills and how to make both sides agree tthat legal U.S. poker is enough of a priority to choose one and make it law already, at least one state is taking matters into its own hands (and it’s not California). It’s New Jersey, the same state that just passed medical marij...

New Jersey Tries To Pass Legal Online Poker

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New Jersey Tries To Pass Legal Online PokerPost from: Online Poker Site News ]]> http://www.holdemreview.com/blog/poker-law/jersey-pass-legal-online-poker/933/feed 0 Year Ends With Good News & Bad For Legal US Online Poker http://www.holdemreview.com/blog/poker-law/year-ends-good-news-bad-legal-online-poker/809 http://www.holdemreview.com/blog/poker-law/year-ends-good-news-bad-legal-online-poker/809#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:17:16 +0000 James Washington http://www.holdemreview.com/blog/?p=809 So the online poker community has had a few good scores as the year closes out, with things looking promising for legal U.S. online poker – from one angle, at least. From another, however, the situation looks bleaker. First a recap of the good news: Congress has pushed the start of enforcement under the oppressive UIG...

Year Ends With Good News & Bad For Legal US Online Poker

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Year Ends With Good News & Bad For Legal US Online PokerPost from: Online Poker Site News ]]> http://www.holdemreview.com/blog/poker-law/year-ends-good-news-bad-legal-online-poker/809/feed 0 UIGEA Deadline To Be Pushed 6 Months: Poker Community Takes Breath Of Relief http://www.holdemreview.com/blog/poker-law/uigea-deadline-pushed-6-months-poker-community-takes-breath-relief/780 http://www.holdemreview.com/blog/poker-law/uigea-deadline-pushed-6-months-poker-community-takes-breath-relief/780#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:43:46 +0000 James Washington http://www.holdemreview.com/blog/?p=780 Big BIG news in pokerville today, as it looks like the U.S. Treasury Department is going to delay the implementation of Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act for 6 months. This is a huge win for the poker world – albeit just one battle in a war still waging. The UIGEA, which makes it illegal for offshore-based on...

UIGEA Deadline To Be Pushed 6 Months: Poker Community Takes Breath Of Relief

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UIGEA Deadline To Be Pushed 6 Months: Poker Community Takes Breath Of ReliefPost from: Online Poker Site News ]]> http://www.holdemreview.com/blog/poker-law/uigea-deadline-pushed-6-months-poker-community-takes-breath-relief/780/feed 0 Florida Gets/Gives Mixed Messages On Legal Online Poker: Hopeful or Doubtful? http://www.holdemreview.com/blog/poker-law/florida-getsgives-mixed-messages-legal-online-poker-hopeful-doubtful/777 http://www.holdemreview.com/blog/poker-law/florida-getsgives-mixed-messages-legal-online-poker-hopeful-doubtful/777#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:31:42 +0000 James Washington http://www.holdemreview.com/blog/?p=777 Florida is the state everyone in the poker world has its eyes on lately, as the state recently took its first step towards the legalization of online poker. A government “think tank” agency, Florida’s Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA), put together a 12-page report on the...

Florida Gets/Gives Mixed Messages On Legal Online Poker: Hopeful or Doubtful?

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Florida Gets/Gives Mixed Messages On Legal Online Poker: Hopeful or Doubtful?Post from: Online Poker Site News ]]> http://www.holdemreview.com/blog/poker-law/florida-getsgives-mixed-messages-legal-online-poker-hopeful-doubtful/777/feed 0 Poker Players Alliance Tries Last Ditch Effort To Delay UIGEA http://www.holdemreview.com/blog/poker-law/poker-players-alliance-ditch-effort-delay-uigea/662 http://www.holdemreview.com/blog/poker-law/poker-players-alliance-ditch-effort-delay-uigea/662#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:26:10 +0000 James Washington http://www.holdemreview.com/blog/?p=662 On December 1, 2009 the dreaded UIGEA – that’s Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (emphasis on the word enforcement – goes into affect. Actually, it’s the deadline for online poker and other internet gambling sites to comply with the UIGEA’s rules (essentially – no offshore HQR...

Poker Players Alliance Tries Last Ditch Effort To Delay UIGEA

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