Gambling Bill News

Massachusetts lawmakers succeeded in crafting a compromise casino gambling bill, but Governor Deval Patrick says he won't sign the law unless it is more limited....

John Pappas spoke in favor of H.R. 2267, Barney Frank's bill regulating online poker, in a debate on MSNBC....

The long-awaited bill from Barney Frank regulating online gambling was heard today by the House Financial Services Committee, and Frank told the Representatives in attendance the measure is a matter of personal liberty and freedom....

New Jersey lawmakers took another step toward regulating intrastate online casinos this week as a state Senate committee approved a bill allowing online gambling to licensed casinos....

The Senate of New Hampshire rejected a House bill raising taxes and instead offered slot machine gambling as a source of revenue to address the budget shortfall....

Two key supporters joined the Representatives sworn to sponsor Barney Frank's online gambling regulatory bill....

Representative Jim McDermott has authored a new bill suggesting using online gambling taxes to fund foster care programs, as well as state and tribal budgets....

A Florida lawmaker has introduced a bill regulating Internet poker and establishing online gambling administration and licensing....

The Pennsylvania legislature passed a bill bringing table games like blackjack to state casinos....

A gambling bill toughening regulation and legalizing table games at Pennsylvania casinos moved forward after a close vote in the state House....

A 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....

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....

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....

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....

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....

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....

After months of public debate, the final vote on Governor Patrick's gambling proposals was not even close....

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....