Monday, May 21st, 2012

Chicago Tribune Senate leader wants to legalize online pokerChicago TribuneSPRINGFIELD —— Senate President John Cullerton floated the idea Tuesday of making Illinois an Internet gambling hub, suggesting the state could organize a major online poker game and gain worldwide popularity. The Web-based gambling plan comes with …Illinois Senate President Wants Online PokerPoker News DailyIllinois Latest [...]

CompatiblePoker Kadner: Illinois should place bet on Internet poker's futureSouthtownStarState Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago) wants Illinois to become the first state in the nation to legalize online poker. Earlier this week, Cullerton announced he would introduce a bill creating a Division of Internet Gaming within the state …Online Poker Finds Friends In IllinoisEat My [...]

Irish Independent Paddy Power is ready for move to online poker in US, says chiefIrish IndependentBy John Mulligan PADDY Power chief executive Patrick Kennedy insisted yesterday that the internet bookie is not in danger of being left behind in the United States as a number of states there move closer to legalising online poker.Paddy Power [...]

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89.3 KPCC California offered piece of the action from Internet pokerLos Angeles TimesThe opinion by the US Department of Justice has given impetus to states scrambling for a share of online poker wagers. Experts estimate that such bets add up to more than $40 billion annually in the US — all on sites run by [...]

PartTimePoker News Nevada Online Poker Could Take Another YearCardPlayer.comDespite efforts from a handful of other states, Nevada remains the only jurisdiction in the country where online poker is legislatively authorized. The convergence of gaming industry insiders on Monday centered on the issue of security in the online …Rushing for online poker spoils, some US firms [...]

Nevada eyes online poker by the end of 2012Sports Memo (blog)Nevada Gaming Control Board Chairman Mark Lipparelli said that the state will issue its first online poker license within the next two months – with the hopes of providing actual games by the end of 2012. For all of the online legalization talk … and [...]

Online Poker.net Spainish Online Poker Prospects Looking BleakOnline Poker.netThe newly regulated online poker market in Spain is due to start operations on June 1st, with many big name companies expected to receive their licences by the end of this month. These companies include PokerStars, 888, Ladbrokes and bwin.party, …Tax Demands Threaten Online Poker in SpainPoker [...]

CardPlayer.com Illinois Looking at Online Poker Through LotteryCardPlayer.comby Brian Pempus | Published: May 15, 2012 | Not long after its lottery went online, the state of Illinois is looking at other types of Internet gaming, including poker. A proposal in the form of an amendment to an existing bill was filed on Tuesday.State Senate president [...]

G-poker: With Full Tilt Poker Out, Online Poker Site 888 Supports Canadian …National PostG-poker (http://www.g-poker.ca) reports that Canadian George St-Pierre isn't the only professional fighter to partner with an online poker site over the past few weeks. 888 Poker, who recently signed St-Pierre to Team 888, has announced another …GBT Mulling Over Launching New Online [...]