USA Online Poker News
PokerStars Officially Applies for License to Operate New Jersey Casino
PokerStars Files Application to Operate NJ Casino After what seems like a fairly long period of silence on the matter, word came this week that the parent company of online poker behemoth PokerStars, the Rational Group, has submitted its license to operate land-based...
Philadelphia Casino Fined $650,000 for Dumping Construction Materials
Sugarhouse Casino will pay $650K to Settle Charges of Illegal Dumping The Sugarhouse Casino in Philadelphia will pay out $650,000 for illegally dumping construction materials into the Delaware River in 2009 and 2010, Philly.com is reporting. The fine for the illegal...
Illinois Gaming Board Takes Issue with Proposed Chicago Casino
Illinois Lawmakers Get Scrappy on Gambling This week members of the Illinois Gaming Board went before a State Senate committee to discuss a new gambling bill that has been proposed in the state, and suffice it to say, things got a bit heated between legislators...
Bitar to Plead Guilty; Reveals Serious Health Issues
Former Full Tilt CEO to Plead Guilty In the biggest news pertaining to the Full Tilt Poker story to break in months, on Monday it was reported by the Wall Street Journal that Ray Bitar, former head of the once-massive online poker website, will plead guilty to...
Churchill Downs to Purchase Maine Casino
Churchill Downs to Acquire Land-Base Maine Casino Last week Churchill Downs agreed to purchase a land-based Maine casino, the Oxford Casino, in exchange for $160 million in cash, it was reported. The company that currently owns and operates the property is privately-held...
West Virginia Gambling Bills Clear Senate Hurdles
Two Gambling Bills Move Forward in West Virginia Two new gambling bills proposed in West Virginia have passed through the State Senate Judiciary Committee, Bloomberg News has reported. The first bill would lower an annual fee that the state’s four existing...
Wynn Reveals Massachusetts Casino Plans
Wynn Presents Plans for $1.5 Billion Boston Casino This week casino mogul Steve Wynn unveiled his plans for a Boston-area casino resort, which, if approved, will boast 550 luxury hotel rooms, water taxi service to downtown Boston and the airport, and will total...
Illinois Governor Quinn Still Cagey on Gambling
Illinois Governor Calls Gambling 'Problematic' Last week we posited that the progress Illinois lawmakers are achieving toward figuring out how to resolve the state’s increasingly worrisome pension crisis might eventually lead to legalized online...
Illinois Pension Reform May Clear Way for Internet Gambling
Illinois House Passes Pension Reform This week the Illinois House of Representatives voted to eliminate cost of living increases for retired public employees that have been one of the contributing factors in the state’s massive pension crisis. The action...
Raymer Taking Leave from Poker Players Alliance
Raymer Takes Formal Leave from PPA Noted professional poker player and outspoken supporter of online poker regulation Greg “Fossilman” Raymer will be taking a leave of absence from his position on the board of lobbying group the Poker Players Alliance,...
