With the anniversary of Black Friday (April 15, 2011) mere days away, a group of poker players has filed a class action lawsuit against Full Tilt Poker owners and executives in Nevada. The players which include Todd Terry, Steve Segal, Nick Hammer and Robin Hougdahl, are seeking $150Read Full Article

In a preemptive strike against the possibility of a federal online poker bill the state of Utah has passed into law a bill that bans online poker in the state, as well as opting-out of any federal online poker legislation that could be passed in the future. UtahRead Full Article

California lawmakers are debating a bill that would legalize online poker in California titled The Internet Gambling Consumer Protection and Public-Private Partnership Act of 2012. This bill is cosponsored by Senators Darrell Steinberg and Roderick Wright. Wright has been struggling to legalize Internet gambling in the state sinceRead Full Article

With all of the new efforts at the state level, as well as new advocates at the federal level, the poker community has been overly optimistic that an online poker bill will be attached to a larger piece of legislation in 2012. One of the proposed pieces ofRead Full Article

The pro online gaming community has notched a few recent victories, but the announcement by Utah Representative Stephen Sandstrom (R-Orem) on Wednesday shows that the fight for the right to play online poker in a safe, legal, and most importantly regulated environment is far from over. On hisRead Full Article

Last week, Congress conducted a hearing regarding online poker.  One of the main concerns brought up repeatedly in the hearing was consumer protection.  It was agreed by everyone that consumer protection needed to be one of the top priorities of any bill passed by Congress.  With that inRead Full Article

Gary Johnson has setup a link on his website where he openly states that he supports legalizing online poker and if you vote for him, he will support your freedom.  The page on his website tells poker players that they are getting a raw deal and that heRead Full Article

In an overwhelming vote on Wednesday the Massachusetts State Legislature passed a bill that would allow three mega-casinos to be licensed in the state as well as a single slots parlor. Even with 150 or so amendments to vote on, the legislature quickly passed the bill by anRead Full Article

Congressman Joe Barton (R-TX), best known for his deplorable apology to BP Oil executives in Congress during the hearings into the BP Gulf Oil spill, is the latest supporter of legalizing and regulating online poker. Barton is set to introduce a new piece of legislation that will legalizeRead Full Article

The World Series of Poker kicks off in just six days at the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV.  While the WSOP is undeniably the main attraction, there are several other smaller events that are going on in Las Vegas during the same period.  SomeRead Full Article