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Poker Players Alliance hosts conference

17 October 2007

The world's top professional poker players, poker enthusiasts and industry leaders will converge on Capitol Hill next week for two days of meetings on Oct. 23 and 24 to discuss the future of Internet gaming.

Gambling issues: Rise of slot machines decried

15 October 2007

Slot machines are becoming increasingly deceptive and addictive and the federal government should investigate and regulate them, an anti-gambling group said Friday.

US takes final steps to ban online gambling

3 October 2007

News Brief: The US Treasury and Federal Reserve are taking final steps to ensure that internet gambling is banned once and for all.

US Fed, Treasury propose Internet gambling ban rule

1 October 2007

News Brief: Banks, credit card firms and operators of other Internet payment systems would need to establish policies and procedures to identify and block transactions with unlawful Internet gambling sites under new federal regulations proposed on Monday.

Antigua claims $3.4 bln from U.S. over gambling ban

20 June 2007

International News Brief: Antigua and Barbuda said it's entitled to $3.44 billion in compensation from the U.S. in a World Trade Organization dispute over an American ban on Internet gambling.

Foe of gambling welcomes hearings on new legislation

11 June 2007

Gambling opponent the Rev. Tom Grey on Friday welcomed congressional hearings on Internet betting, saying bills being proposed to lift federal restrictions on online gambling will force presidential candidates to take a stand on the issue.

House of Representatives to meet over internet gambling

6 June 2007

The hearing will asses whether Internet gambling can be monitored to protect the interests of consumers while simultaneously protecting the payments system, House Financial Services Committee stated.

House committee to hold hearing on Internet gambling regulation

5 June 2007

The House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing entitled “Can Internet Gambling Be Effectively Regulated to Protect Consumers and the Payments System?” on Friday, June 8 at 10 a.m.

Sports leagues want gambling ban upheld

2 May 2007

The four major professional sports leagues and the National Collegiate Athletic Association are asking members of the House Financial Services Committee to oppose legislation by their chairman that would repeal an Internet gambling ban.

Fight brewing over aviation administration's funding

5 March 2007

Battle lines are forming between airline passengers and private plane operators over who should pay for the nation's air traffic control system.

Casino industry: Rise of the machines

29 January 2007

After a half decade-long slumber, the prospects for gaming equipment manufacturers appear to be awakening.

Looking in on: Washington

4 December 2006

They like to think of it as the green felt revolution - the upset defeat of Iowa Rep. Jim Leach, father of the Internet gambling ban, in last month's congressional election.

Jeff Haney talks to an industry veteran about the effect on cardrooms of the recent online gambling crackdown

22 November 2006

Nearly everyone in poker has a take on how the government's recent crackdown on Internet gambling will affect traditional casino cardrooms, or 'brick-and-mortar' poker rooms, as they have come to be known.

Online gambling a hot potato

20 November 2006

Experts warn that it could take many years before Congress will be willing to consider regulating online gambling.

Gamers still buzzing over passage of online bill

20 November 2006

At the world's largest casino convention this week, casino insiders of both political persuasions buzzed about how the bill passed in the final hours of the pre-election congressional session.

Global Gaming Expo: Latest vote provides hope

15 November 2006

The new congressional leadership that is expected to take over in January means the legalized gambling industry may find friends on both sides of the aisle.

U.S. law causing turmoil in online gambling industry

1 November 2006

International News Brief: The online gambling industry is undergoing a seismic shift just weeks after a new law cut off much of the business in the United States.

Looking in on: Washington

25 October 2006

Could a cornerstone of Republicans' American Values Agenda - the just passed law to ban Internet gambling - come back to bite the party on Nov. 7?

Rules for online gambling tightened

16 October 2006

For gamblers, it was probably appropriate that President Bush would sign legislation to ban Internet gambling on Friday the 13th.

Antigua protests US anti-gaming law

11 October 2006

International News Brief: Antigua and Barbuda's Minister of Finance has expressed shock and dismay at the passage by Congress of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006.

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