November 25, 2013
by Kenneth R Smith
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On the heels of today’s launch of online casinos in New Jersey, an article in today’s Biloxi Sun-Herald describes a “watch and see” attitude with Mississippi legislators. The news that the topic will a matter of discussion again in this year’s session is promising, although real progress is still a long shot.
April 30, 2013
by Kenneth R Smith
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In a history making moment earlier today, the first-ever hand was dealt in a US-regulated online poker room. Station Casinos and UltimatePoker.com in Nevada won the race to be the first US operator to enter the newly regulated US market.
UltimatePoker.com opened for business at 9 AM Pacific time, dealing cash games, tournaments, and sit-n-gos for registered players inside the state of Nevada.
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August 21, 2012
by Kenneth R Smith
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As several states in the US move toward legal and regulated online gambling, it’s no surprise to see the world’s largest slot manufacturer vying for a spot at the table. IGT recently launched a Play-For-Fun casino site called DoubleDown Casino, and they have already announced several partnerships with land-based casinos to offer the game suite on the casinos’ websites.
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July 30, 2012
by Kenneth R Smith
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In the conference call following their earnings announcement last week, the CEO of social gaming provider Zynga announced to investors that the company plans to enter the real-money online gambling market as soon as the first half of next year.
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June 28, 2012
by Kenneth R Smith
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The swell of online gambling legislation in the US reached a new milestone today as Delaware governor Jack Markell signed a bill legalizing online casino-style gambling within the state. Delaware and Nevada are the only states so far to pass legislation to license and regulate Internet casinos, although other states are at various stages of progress pursuing the same goal. Now the race is on to see which state will be first to actually launch real-money games and take the first legal and regulated online bet in the States.
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May 27, 2012
by Kenneth R Smith
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Too many exclamation points? Maybe. I guess I was overwhelmed by the example of Maryland Live! casino’s brand name, punctuation included.
It is a development worthy of exclamation though, as Maryland Live! casino’s MyLiveOnlineCasino.com site is the first Internet casino with its player management system linked directly to a US land-based casino. The virtual casino, open for a month now, is strictly a play-for-fun model but it appears to be only a flip of the switch away from the capability of real money wagering if and when true online gambling is approved in Maryland.
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March 9, 2012
by Kenneth R Smith
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Not this session…
A bill introduced in the Mississippi House in late February seeking to establish a regulatory framework for online gambling in Mississippi has died in committee, ending the bill’s chances of being passed.
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February 25, 2012
by Kenneth R Smith
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Legislative efforts to bring legal online gambling to states in the US are sprouting like flowers after a spring rain. “Spring” in this case was actually December 2011, when the US Justice Department made public an opinion produced a few months earlier.
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