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Labor Leader Proposes Downtown Chicago Casino

Chicago Labor Chief Proposes Thompson Center Casino A well-known Chicago labor leader has proposed a casino to be sited in downtown Chicago, in the James R. Thompson Center, a problem-plagued state government building that originally opened in 1985 and has a distinctive,... 

New Nevada Bill Proposes Interstate Online Poker Agreements

Nevada Bill Proposes Intrastate Online Poker With the issue of online poker seemingly dead at the federal level, attention immediately turned back to the rapidly-unfolding online poker industry in Nevada, which last year green-lighted regulated online poker and... 

Pennsylvania Second Only to Nevada in Gaming Revenue

Pennsylvania Gambling Revenue Rises for 6th Straight Year In spite of increasing competition from casinos in neighboring states, gambling revenue in the state of Pennsylvania has increased for the sixth consecutive year, it was reported this week, making it second... 

No Word on Online Poker as House Passes Fiscal Deal

House Passes Bill to End Fiscal Standoff As the 112th Congress wound down, last night the House of Representatives passed a bill to stave off massive spending cuts and tax increases in its usual last-minute style, voting instead to raise taxes on the wealthiest... 

Howard Lederer Settles Civil Lawsuit

Howard Lederer Settles Civil Case Howard Lederer, whose name and reputation have been deeply tarnished due to his attachment to fallen online poker room Full Tilt Poker, has agreed to settle a civil lawsuit with the United States government pertaining to his affiliation... 

Online Poker Bill Passes NJ State Assembly

New Jersey Passes Online Gambling Bill News broke via Twitter today that the New Jersey State Assembly has passed Bill A2578 permitting online gambling in the state. The bill, which will allow for online betting on a wide variety of casino games, differs from... 

Reid Declares Online Poker Bill for 2012

Reid Says Online Poker Bill is Dead Ending weeks of “will it or won’t it” in the mainstream media as well as in the poker media, Nevada Senator Harry Reid’s chief of staff, David Krone, said on Friday that the powerful Senate Democrat has... 

Confusion Continues to Surround Reid/Kyl Online Poker Bill

Harry Reid Dubious About Future of Reid/Kyl Yet another chapter unfolded Tuesday in the story of the Reid/Kyl Bill to regulate online poker at the federal level, which has dominated the attention of online poker fans and industry followers for several weeks. When... 

Caesars Gains Online Poker Approval From Nevada Gaming Control Board

Caesars Receives Preliminary Approval for WSOP Online Poker Rooms in Nevada Showing once again that online poker seems to be full speed ahead in Nevada, last week Caesars Entertainment Corporation was granted a preliminary license to operate a poker site by the... 

PokerStars Reportedly Purchasing Atlantic City Casino

PokerStars in Talks to Buy Atlantic Club Casino Online poker behemoth PokerStars is reportedly in “advanced talks” to acquire a land-based Atlantic City casino, The Atlantic Club Casino and Hotel.  The Wall Street Journal was advised by several unnamed...