Gambling Bill News
Utah Congressman Says Regulated Online Gambling Likely to PassA Representative from Utah says the Frank bill proposing regulated online gambling could advance and pass quickly as Congress nears the end of session....
Two more Representatives stepped up to co-sponsor Barney Frank's online gambling regulatory bill, bringing the total to sixty-one....
Bill Frist, the man who snuck the online casino payment processing ban through Congress now wants everyone to know he supports the health care bill, when it benefits special interests, but not really because that offends his radical right base....
Four more Congressmen have agreed to co-sponsor Barney Frank's bill regulating Internet gambling....
Internet gambling legal authority Toy Cabot told an international conference of gaming insiders that online casino regulatory bills are unlikely to pass through the US Congress....
A US Senator from Oregon has proposed using the billions in potential revenue from regulating online casinos to fund part of the health care package....
After several hopeful dates were missed, it's becoming apparent that Barney Frank's bill proposing regulation of online gambling will have to wait a while longer before committee review....
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....
A former US Senator from Nevada thinks there's too much major legislation currently in front of Congress for Barney Frank's online casino bill to advance to debate before year's end....
Ohio churches hate the idea of losing their right to host casino gambling even more than allowing others to have that right....
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....
The list of co-sponsors for Barney Frank's bills licensing and regulating online gambling is at forty-eight and growing....
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....
The hearing of the Barney Frank online gambling bill in a US House committee will be delayed by legislation being debated related to the economic crisis and will not begin until at least September....
Despite pressures for the House Financial Services Committee to devote its attention to economic reform, the online gambling regulation bill will have its time, says Barney Frank....
A new survey says over ten thousands jobs could come to Pennsylvania with the legalization of table gambling and games such as blackjack....
Youngstown politicians filed to stop a petition to create a casino initiative on the Ohio ballot, with some saying they rejected the gambling issue because the region is not designated for a casino....
Members of the horse racing industry are dropping their opposition to the Frank online casino bill as they see benefits for themselves in the law....
The protests by the NFL and other sports leagues against the Frank online casino bill do not connect to voiced concerns about sports betting and league postures on gambling not involving sports....
Barney Frank says the simple principle of freedom drives his desire to pass his bill proposing regulation of online gambling....
A bill proposing expanding casino gambling and placing slots at tracks failed to pass the Illinois Senate, which felt a big gambling bill the day before was enough....
Joe Brennan of iMEGA says gaming industry followers have to take a dose of reality with their unbridled enthusiasm for Barney Frank's online casino bill....
Governor Jack Markell's sports betting bill passed the Delaware Senate yesterday, despite lobbying from the NFL and NCAA....
A last-second change to help assuage worries about state casino revenue caused the Delaware House to reverse itself and pass a sports betting package....
The Delaware House of Representatives voted against legalizing sports betting in the state....
Congressman Jim McDermott introduced a companion bill to Barney Frank's bills regulating online gambling, to set a tax rate for Internet casinos....
Republicans are joining hands with Democrats to protect individual freedom and allow gambling at online casinos....
Following his landmark Internet gaming regulatory act, Barney Frank also introduced a bill to push back any enforcement of the UIGEA until Congress has a chance to consider the ban....
Barney Frank's online gambling bill was released this morning, with several surprises contained within....
The long-anticipated bill to repeal the UIGEA ban and regulate online gambling in the US will be released within a week, says Barney Frank....
Barney Frank will insist his bill to regulate online casino gambling be properly debated, discussed, and voted upon, even the UIGEA was not....
Representative Barney Frank says his bill to regulate online casinos and Internet gaming will be released next month....
After much speculation, Governor Markell officially announced he would introduce a bill to revive Delaware's sports gambling program....
The Lone Star state may change its conservative gambling laws in a big way, as a new bill will suggest not only bringing slots to tracks, but also licensing twelve full casinos....
Senator Robert Menendez plans to introduce a bill that would legalize and regulate Internet gambling on games of skill, including poker....
The Internet gambling bill Barney Frank introduced to curb the UIGEA will have to wait until the next Congress convenes to be subject to a vote....
HR 6870, Barney Frank's Internet casino bill limiting the application of the UIGEA, may not have a chance to be voted on by Congress before the end of the session Friday....
The Financial Services Committee approved the markup of Frank's bill which would clear the way for regulation of Internet casinos after hearing arguments concerning the bill....
European online casinos voiced their approval for HR 6663 through their representative group, the RGA....
Internet gambling and poker would be excluded from any UIGEA prosecutions under a new bill before Congress, leaving sports wagering as the main target....
Internet gambling could pave the way to a new future for workers needing retraining and abandoned youth, if Jim McDermott's bill outlining the expenditures of potential billions from regulation of online casinos passes....
Representatives Abercrombie and Lynch joined the group of Congressmen co-sponsoring a bill to prevent implementation of the UIGEA....
The Parliament in South Africa approved a bill regulating online gambling and making it a needed source for tax revenue....
If House Speaker Sal DiMasi loses his job, casinos in Massachusetts may once again be a hot topic....
A bill baning smoking from Indian casinos is making its way through the Connecticut legislature....
After months of public debate, the final vote on Governor Patrick's gambling proposals was not even close....
A new study of a bill looking to legalize and tax online gambling reveals a potential multibillion dollar windfall for the United States....
Even as casino opponents bring in a hired gun to organize their efforts, casino allies are unsure about the mixed nature of Patrick's gambling bill....
A new Bill has been proposed and, if passed, it would give police on tribal land the right to arrest non tribal members....
In a day and age where it is becoming increasingly easy for politicians to allow new casinos, one State Senator has called for relocation....
