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26 Dec 2011 11:16

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U.S.: Post-Christmas present: The Justice Department bends on online gambling

Back in September (and made public Friday), a Justice Department opinion changed its interpretation of the Wire Act of 1961 so it no longer bars online gambling, but only betting on sporting events or contests. source

19 Apr 2011 21:06

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Politics: Offshore online gambling sites do lots of lobbying work

Fun fact about that Barney Frank thing we posted yesterday — Barney Frank gets a lot of money from online gambling sites, thanks to the help of this lobbyist. It’s not working so well. source

16 Apr 2011 11:04

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U.S.: Poker sites work around federal shutdowns, get sites back up

  • The developments are confined to the U.S. and do not have any impact on your ability to continue using our services. Please be assured player balances are safe. There is no cause for concern. For all customers outside the U.S. it is business as usual.
  • A statement from PokerStars • Informing users that despite its site being shut down in a federal sting, its app is still operating and will continue to do so … for users outside the U.S. The site is now located at PokerStars.eu. Full Tilt Poker, relocated to a .net domain, has a similar message up at the moment. (Absolute Poker, however, isn’t up as of this writing.) We imagine a bunch of poker addicts high-tailing it to Canada to get their fix. source

15 Apr 2011 16:27

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U.S.: Ultra-popular online poker sites shut down by federal government

  • Like online poker? Well, you won’t like this story. A bunch of executives at PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker just got charged with money laundering and bank fraud, and their sites had to shut down. Above is what Full Tilt Poker‘s front page currently looks like. This is alarming — nearly a million unique visitors went to that site in March. While AbsolutePoker.com is still up as of this writing, PokerStars has a similar message. Sucks to be a gambler. source