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The Poker Pros Network (PPN) and two related payment processors appear to have closed. The processors are Pic-Club and MyPayLinq. The Poker Players Network was formerly a Cake Network skin that closed for about one year. …
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Travis Makar Answers Questions About Ultimate Bet
Earlier this month, Travis Makar surprised the poker community by releasing a group of computer files related to the UltimateBet (UB) player cheating scandal uncovered in 2008. Makar was a one-time business associate of Russ Hamilton, the main culprit …
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Nevada Online Poker Verification Methods
There are two publicly discussed methods for location verification in Nevada. One method is cell phone triangulation, while the other is a USB key that also uses a fingerprint recognition system.
Ultimate Poker launched using cell phone triangulation.…
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Legal Online Poker in the United States
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Legal US Poker Sites
There are currently no legal and regulated US online poker sites. Nevada took the first step in the US by passing online poker regulations on December 22, 2011. This was the day before a US Department of Justice opinion of the Wire Act was clarified. This new opinion stated that the Wire Act, once believed to cover all interstate gambling, only covered sports betting. This gave the green light to states wanting to regulate online poker and network with other states.
Nevada will only regulate online poker sites, but Delaware legalized online poker as well as many casino style games on June 28, 2012. Nevada will allow commercial casino companies to operate online poker. Delaware online poker will be offered through its state lottery. Both states look to have online poker live in 2013.
US State Online Poker Laws
Several other states have debated online poker in the past year. California, Hawaii, Iowa, New Jersey and Washington DC have all seen online poker make its way through some portion of the legislative process. None of these states have ultimately passed online poker regulations, although a New Jersey online gambling bill is waiting on a signature from their governor.
Federal Government Passing Online Poker Legislation
The federal government has attempted to repeal some parts of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). The UIGEA was passed in 2006 as a rider to the unrelated Safe Port Act. It went into law without any debate from the US Senate. Attempts to repeal the UIGEA or exempt online poker have been made by Texas Representative Joe Barton in 2010 and by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in 2012. Both of these attempts failed, including the most recent Reid/Kyl bill. This has left the legal US online poker discussion up to the states.
Online poker and other forms of online gambling are certain to be a hot topic in many state legislatures in the coming year. This is especially true with the new Department of Justice interpretation of the Wire Act. Check back often for updates on legal online poker news.
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