'Poker Players Alliance Files' - 'Drop Online Gambling Investigations'

The motion to return seized online poker bank accounts by payment processor Account Services has been buttressed by a "friend of the court" brief by the PPA, saying online poker is not against the law....

Microgaming changed the currency and added a a new wrinkle to tournaments at the online casino operator's online poker network....

Even as the EU tries to persuade the US to drop its online gambling ban, member nations are creating protectionist gaming laws of their own....

An Antiguan company selling downloadable entertainment refuses to recognize US copyrights, saying WTO rulings on the dispute over online gambling allows them to pay no royalties....

Players at online casinos and Internet poker rooms are concerned about the safety of their funds, after cheating scandals and government raids have left confidence at a low point....

Representatives of iMEGA are worried that unexpected paths of questioning by an appellate court may indicate trouble for the case against the UIGEA and the online gambling ban....

Online sports betting at Internet casinos is heating up, with college football trailing only NFL action for annual US wagering....

A story by the Wall Street Journal shows the debate over regulation of online gambling is becoming a mainstream issue, something bound to help get Barney Frank's bills passed, says a gaming expert....

Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey is preparing a bill to bring online casino regulation to the Senate as Barney Frank's legislation slowly works its way through the House, according to PPA head John Pappas....

Clive Hawkswood of the Remote Gaming Association says European online gambling operators consider freedom from prosecution for past actions to be the primary goal in talks to resolve the EU-US trade dispute on Internet casinos....