Thursday was the deadline for the Governor of New Jersey to decide on whether an online gambling bill passed by the state legislature in December was going to become law. Governor Chris Christie had four options at his disposal in regards to the bill, and took the secondRead Full Article

For the second straight year New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is going down to the wire with his decision on online poker in the Garden State. Christie has until February 4, 2013 to make a decision on an online poker bill that easily passed the state legislature andRead Full Article

This past week a number of outlets carried a story on the proposed “Texas Poker Gaming Act of 2013”, and the language of the bill (or at least how it has been explained) has caused many people to interpret the bill in different ways. Most notably among theseRead Full Article

As Nevada is gearing-up for a January launch of intra-state online poker (the first state in the nation that will offer legalized and regulated online poker) a number of other states are moving forward with their own online poker bills, looking to get out ahead of the curveRead 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

16-term Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) has decided to call it a career in Congress and will not seek reelection in 2012. Frank made a public statement on Monday where he cited the redistricting in Massachusetts as a main reason for his decision –Frank has historically represented a blue-collarRead Full Article