On Thursday 21 March 888 Holdings Plc was awarded a license to be an ‘Interactive Gaming Service Provider’ by the Nevada Gaming Commission. The news wasn’t unexpected. Earlier in March the Nevada Gaming Control Board had already recommended 888 be granted their license and partnership deals with Caesars Interactive, Treasure Island and WMS Gaming done in anticipation of 888′s license...
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Today, as promised New Jersey governor Chris Christie signed into law a bill making online casino games legal in New Jersey. The bill easily passed through both houses earlier in the day (68-5-1 in the Assembly; 35-1 in the Senate). Gov. Christie released a statement after signing N.J. bill no. 2578 saying, “I am pleased...
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The US state of New Jersey moved a big step closer to legalized online gambling for its residents when Governor Chris Christie vetoed bill no. 2578 last Thursday (7 Feb). Along with the veto came a statement from Christie underlying his unambiguous support for legalized internet gambling saying, ”Now is the time for our state to...
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In wake of the US Department of Justice’s newly softened stance on online gambling, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has told the press that his state should become an “epicenter” for the industry. His exact words, as reported by the Reuters news agency were, “I think we should be an epicenter for that business, but...
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The US Justice Department (“DOJ”) delivered the online gambling industry a gift on the eve of Christmas 2011. The gift came in the form of a memorandum of opinion dated September 20 (but made public late on Friday December 23) revealing a substantially softened view on how they see the Wire Act of 1961 applying...
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As the deadline looms (tomorrow) for New Jersey’s governor Chris Christie to either sign-in, veto or approve by default local online gambling laws, it seems that a few other US states are also looking more seriously at the possibility of similar legislation. An interesting article in today’s Wall Street Journal suggests that regardless of...
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This is the latest mail anyway. Last month the New Jersey State Assembly approved an online gambling bill that would enable Atlantic City casinos to offer casino games via the Internet to residents of the state. It wasn’t a close vote…rather a 63-11 landslide with strong lawmaker consensus that the bill was critical to...
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Looks like licensed intrastate online gambling in New Jersey is a go! Today the NJ State Assembly voted 63-11 in favor of a bill that will allow Atlantic City casinos to offer New Jersey residents casino games playable online. Games that the casinos may offer are: “poker, roulette, baccarat, blackjack, craps, big six wheel,...
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Quite possibly…if a recent New Jersey Senate vote is anything to go by. On Monday the NJ Senate passed an online gambling bill that will make it legal for Atlantic City casinos to offer online casino games to residents by a landslide 29-5 vote. If the New Jersey State Assembly passes the bill and...
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