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IRS Proposes $600 Casino Winnings Tax Threshold
The IRS isn't one of the more popular government agencies in the US and the tax enforcement agency's latest pitch likely won't increase its favorability, at least in the minds of gamblers. In a proposal released this week, the IRS believes the...
Miccarelli Resurrects Pennsylvania Poker-Only Online Gambling Bill
Pennsylvania’s efforts to legalize online poker are gaining steam with the introduction of a second poker bill to state legislature in as many weeks. State Representative Nick Miccarelli submitted his poker-only online gambling bill (HB 695) this week, which is understood to be...
NJ Sports Betting Could Become Legalized For March Madness
NJ sports betting was signed into law last October by Governor Chris Christie only to be blocked by a US district judge a month later who ruled the legislation violated a federal ban on sports wagering. Garden State lawmakers and Gov. Christie...
Whelan And Lesniak Attack RAWA As Hearing Snowed Out
New Jersey Senators Jim Whelan and Ray Lesniak have launched a blistering attack on the Restoration of America’s Wire Act. The Senators sent a communication to New Jersey media outlets in an attempt to drum up opposition to the anti-online gambling bill,...
Darren Phua Pleads Guilty To World Cup Betting Ring Charges
Darren Phua has changed his plea to guilty. Just as things seemed to be going right for Darren and his father, high stakes poker player Paul Phua, in their legal battle to have criminal charges dismissed against them for operating an illegal...
PokerStars Live Dealer Games Expand To Additional Sites
PokerStars live dealer products are spreading across the network's domains to include .com, .eu, and .uk. The expansion comes after PokerStars.es introduced live dealer play for its casino games earlier last month. Through its partnership with Latvia-based Evolution Gaming, a leading business-to-business...
Bidding Reopened For Southern Tier Casino In New York
The New York casino bidding process isn’t over just quite yet. As expected, the Gaming Facility Location Board agreed on Friday to reopen the bidding for a casino in the Southern Tier region, once again allowing the possibility that a fourth casino...
New Gambling Overhaul Bill Presented In Florida
Florida’s gambling industry has been in desperate need of an overhaul, as a mish-mash of various laws and regulations have created an uncertain situation for operators and legislators alike. Now, a new package of legislation from House Republican Leader Dana Young (R-Tampa)...
Weak Chinese New Year Crowds Send Macau Projections Tumbling
Macau casinos are already suffering from numerous setbacks that have befallen them over the past year, sending gambling revenues downward and ending what seemed like an endless growth style for the Chinese enclave. But February promised to be a good month for...
Olympic Betting Approved In Nevada For 2016 Games
Olympic betting in Nevada will return for the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro after the state's Gaming Control Board unanimously approved an amendment during a special meeting last week. The revision to its gaming regulations allows bookmakers to place betting...
