The fight to legalize online poker in the United States has reached a tipping point, with states pushing forward with online poker bills while the federal government remains in gridlock. Every week the Poker Players Alliance Vice President of Player Relations Rich Muny will give us the latestRead Full Article

A number of different outlets including PokerFuse.com and QuadJacks.com were handed a leaked version of the proposed online poker bill in the United States Senate, giving poker players a look at what the potential legislation would mean for the industry –although at this point the bill looks likeRead Full Article

There is news on several different fronts when it comes to the pending launch of online poker in the state of Nevada. Among the key pieces are the recent legal decisions on the federal level; information on how regulators in Nevada will audit the online sites; and theRead Full Article

After the Republican Party released their official party platform, which included a very anti-online poker stance, the Democrats and President Barack Obama now have a fairly large constituency potentially dropped into his lap, and all it will take for Obama to suddenly become the voice of online pokerRead Full Article

Similar to the way an online poker bill was born out of thin air in the Senate during the “lame-duck” session of Congress in 2010, it seems another online poker bill may be following a similar trajectory; hopefully with better results than the 2010 version. The new billRead Full Article

This past week one of the most well-respected regulatory bodies in poker (the licensing body of PokerStars in fact) The Lotteries and Gaming Authority of Malta issued a statement saying they had sanctioned the Everleaf Poker Network for “irregularities”. From the LGA website: “The LGA Enforcement Unit issuedRead Full Article

Since deciding to leave the US market after their main payment processor ran afoul of the US Government, the Everleaf Poker Network has issued their first public statement on the matter, clarifying precisely what occurred, and why US players have yet to receive their account balances. In October,Read Full Article

In one of the most in-depth articles available on the subject, RealMoneyPoker.org has broken down the current state of online poker in the United Sates, as well as offering up a detailed forecast for what poker players can expect on the legislative front in the coming months andRead Full Article

In a recent editorial on CalvinAyre.com, Preston Oade J.D. echoed I. Nelson Rose’s concerns over Joe Barton and his apparent partnering with the Poker Players Alliance. However, Oade didn’t simply rehash Rose’s arguments; instead he put together his case against the Barton Bill itself by pointing out theRead 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