Poker Player Blog

Influential Casino Owner Does NOT Support Online Gaming—Chairman of the Las Vegas Sands and campaign contributor, Adelson may hold up the passing of a national law. Adelson is a fixture of the Las Vegas gaming community and unlike many of his colleagues he does not see the positives of legalized online gaming outweighing the negatives. [...]

Federal Online Gaming Hearing Success—This week saw a discussion and hearing on American online gambling and the possibility of federal regulation held by a subcommittee of the US House Energy and Commerce Committee. Overall the hearing is being viewed as a positive step forward. After opening statements by the Subcommittee’s chairwoman, the subcommittee on Commerce [...]

It’s been quite a mess in the world of poker legislation in recent weeks. Here’s a quick blog sized rundown of the three main issues. Poker stars.com announced that they would no longer accept cash money players from state of Washington. This is due to the recent decision by the state regarding the prohibition of [...]