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Online Poker Seizure Warrants May Face Public Unveiling

A motion to disclose the information contained in the sealed warrants granting permission to the US Department of Justice to seize money intended for US online poker players was heard today.

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Online Casinos May See Looser Italian Laws

The need to generate more state revenue has Italian legislators passing laws allowing online casinos and cash games at online poker rooms.

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Online Poker Regulation Bill Comes to US Senate

A new bill in the US Senate proposes regulation and licensing of online poker, but not all the news is good for Internet gamblers as high taxation lies ahead with legalization.

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Reno Casino Tries Electronic Poker Tables

Electronic poker tables which speed up play and avoid dealer errors were installed by a casino in Reno eager to try a new product with uneven response in earlier testing.

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Internet Poker Site Founder Murdered in Suspected Hit

A groundbreaking innovator in the world of Internet poker and online gambling was found murdered at a home he owned in Sweden.

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California Casino Competitors Unite for Intrastate Online Poker

Tribal casino operators are looking to work with long-time foes in state poker rooms to lobby for intrastate online poker in California.

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California Tribes Debate Advantages of Online Casinos

California tribes are in a heated debate over whether to support or oppose legislation that seeks to bring legal intrastate online poker to the state.

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Poker Shut Down in Russia as Federation Ordered Closed

Poker, until recently a blossoming game in Russia, is not outlawed with all casino gambling, leading to a state demand that the Russian poker federation be closed.

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Online Poker Bill May Be Put On Hold in California

California lawmakers are intent on moving carefully with the bill to regulate intrastate online poker, even if it means holding the measure over until the next session.

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Online Poker Bill Blocked by Would-Be Kennedy Replacement

The attorney general of Massachusetts prevented an intrastate online poker bill from advancing to the ballot and declared online gambling in all forms illegal in the state, just as she swore running...

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Tribal Casino Operators Give Up on Intrastate Online Poker

A movement to join tribal casinos and land-based poker rooms in support of California's intrastate online poker bill has fallen apart as some tribes say caution is needed regarding legal status of...

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Denmark Seizes Online Poker Winnings of Professional

A man whose sole source of support is playing online poker saw his winnings confiscated in a decision by the Supreme Court of Denmark, saying laws against professional gambling apply both to land and...

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High Heels Poker Joins With Online Operator PokerStars

PokerStars, the largest online poker operator, announced it would sponsor the all-women's High Heels Poker Tour and the tour's academy for female poker players.

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Lawsuit Accuses Online Poker Room Full Tilt of Basing in US

Full Tilt, one of the most popular Internet poker operators, is being sued in California for supposedly using software bots disguised as players to win hands on the site, and for accusing legitimate...

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Playboy Pushes Poker Player Krupa for Dancing Award

Sometime-aspiring poker player Joanna Krupa aims to be the "Dancing with the Stars" champion, with a little help from Playboy.

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Online Casino Company PartyGaming Acquires World Poker Tour

PartyGaming officials kept the online casino company in readiness to re-enter the US gambling market by purchasing the World Poker Tour brand.

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Casinos Propose Online Poker Deal with California

A new proposal by a casino group to tempt lawmakers in California into licensing intrastate online poker offers the state hundreds of millions in annual revenue.

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California to Hold Online Gambling Hearings in February

A state senate committee in California will begin hearings in February to examine the options available for intrastate online poker.

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PokerStars Sets Online Poker Record

For the third time in a year, PokerStars hosted an online poker tournament that set records as the largest poker event ever held.

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French Online Poker Players Have Tea Party Protests

New French gambling taxes have online poker players staging protests similar to the Tea Party grassroots movement in the US.

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