Ways and Means to Discuss Online Gambling
The United States Congress continues to grapple with the search for new revenue streams, and next week the House Ways and Means Committee will turn its attention to online wagering. The committee,...
View ArticleOnline Poker Faces Key Congressional Hearing
A key Congressional hearing that could impact the efforts to regulate online poker is scheduled for May 18th. Headlining the poker news, the House Ways and Means Committee will hold a full session to...
View ArticleBreaking News: Highlights from Ways and Means Online Gambling Hearing
The much anticipated House Ways & Means committee hearing on online poker, casino and sports betting has concluded its hearing on tax proposals related to Internet gambling. Highlights of the...
View ArticlePoker Players Alliance Comments on Online Poker Hearing
After this morning’s hearing on HR 4976, the Poker Players Alliance has weighed in on the move to legalize and regulate online poker. The PPA’s goal states that “The PPA’s mission is to establish...
View ArticleBarney Frank to Mark Up Poker Bill in July
During Wednesday’s successful hearing before the House Ways & Means committee regarding HR 4976 and taxation proposals for online poker, Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) announced that his House...
View ArticleOregon 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...
View ArticleIndiana 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...
View ArticleOnline 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...
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