Billionaire Sheldon Adelson Says He Might Give $100M To Newt Gingrich Or Other Republican

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Thanks LastLife and sba9630, I've read the Antigua Observer one.

Link to official WTO dispute thread

w.r.t to the current intrastate discussions:

EGR: Stratosphere owner applies for Nevada licence [sub req]

I don't have a subscription but the title's a thing

And another subscripion-only article on EGR:

Boyd CEO: regulated US egaming “further off than we had hoped”.
Keith Smith accepts bwin.party JV partner may be forced to enter US market at a state level first

Something you can read...

http://seekingalpha.com/article/3808...all-transcript

We will also continue to look growth opportunities such as Internet gaming. As you know, after our last earnings call, we announced an agreement with bwin.party digital entertainment, the largest publicly traded online game company. This agreement position the company to be a key player in this exciting new market. While it appears today Federal Legislation for Internet gaming is a little further off than we had hoped, we are well positioned to take advantage of this opportunity.

We believe the best approach is for Congress to enact legislation that creates a national, well-regulated environment for Internet gaming. And while we believe federal legislation is profitable, we will consider entering the market on a state-by-state basis if that's how the issue plays out. We've already applied for an interactive gaming license in Nevada.

Missippi Legislator Introduces Intra-State Internet Gaming Bill

HOUSE BILL NO. 1373

I'm not sure if this is the place to bring this up but am I the only one who finds it funny that a week after the Ipoker bill didn't get attached to the tax bill a few states have come out with their own Ipoker bills?

It seems like we weren't the only ones who thought that it would be attached to the tax bill and since it didn't happen they are all rushing out to get their own bills? Maybe this could even be an angle for us to to try and convince Reid/kyl to attach it to the cycber bill?

IA considered a bill last year, and tabled it, opting to do a study first, and then possibly consider it later. Other states have been toying with the idea for a while, with various levels of interest.

And state governments don't sit there holding their breath waiting for the federal government to do something. If they did, they would be dead a long time ago.

Cliffs:
Current gaming licensees can get a license for Internet wagering, including all games approved by the commission.
Internet wagering licensees can use suppliers inside or outside the state for hardware, software, services, etc.
All Internet wagering equipment must be located in MS.
Only persons 21 years of age or older and located in MS can wager.
No ring-fencing protections specified, other than mention that licensees have to have approved internal procedures to protect player account funds.
Just general mention that licensees have to have approved internal procedures to prevent cheating and theft.
Criminalizes players for unlicensed play: up to 30 days in prison and/or up to $10K fine.
Criminalizes offering unlicensed play: up to 10 years in prison and/or $100,000 ($250,000 in case of a company).
5% site tax on revenues.
$200,000/year fee on each licensee to the state.
Plus licensing fee to cover commission costs ($200,000 minimum for initial license, $100,000 minimum for renewal).
Licenses good for 1 to 5 years, at commission discretion.
Extensive provisions about seizing domains and requiring ISPs to block domains of unlawful Internet gambling sites.
No accommodation for interstate player pools.
Sites can close player accounts for any reason whatsoever.
Sites can charge any type of account maintenance fees.
Deposits by cash, check, money order, electronic transfer, credit cards or debit cards.
Withdrawals by cash (at gaming facility), electronic transfer or check mailed to registered residence address.
Sites can offer bonuses, jackpots, prizes and other incentives.
After one year of inactivity, site can close a player account (after notice to player). Half the money goes to the state and half is kept by the site.

+ this is for i-gaming, not just i-poker, correct?

Edit: I guess the first sentence in your summary implies that. Just think it should be highlighted.

(Kentucky) Gambling bill in danger of defeat in full Senate [wdrb.com]

FRANKFORT, KY (WDRB) -- Hours after a bill that would legalize casinos in Kentucky cleared a legislative committee, the bill appears to be in danger of being killed on the Senate floor. ...

Hawai‘i gaming commission up in the air [The Maui Weekly]

The Maui News - House Bill 2788, which would have created a Hawai'i Gaming Commission and signaled the first steps at the creation of a standalone casino in Waikiki, has stalled in a state House committee. ...

Bally Technologies acquires Chiligaming's B2B Igaming platform [ballytech.com] h/t: @Kevmath

... “The design of our iGaming platform is that it is cloud-based, open, and interoperable, which means that our casino customers will have the ability to choose best-of-breed poker, slot, and table products to use in conjunction with the platform, while having a deep integration with our proven Bally land-based systems,” said Bryan Kelly, Bally’s Senior Vice President of Technology. ...

JFC. Come on KY. Plz let this pass.

I've moved the posts discussing the MS bill to the related thread.

Stephen Foley: Foreign firms may be on a loser when the online gambling ball starts rolling

Internet Poker Faces Long Odds

Internet gambling still a long shot in Texas

William Hill to decide future of Playtech joint-venture within months

ipoker software provider is Playtech, this and news that the ipoker network may split may mean there is another established software supplier in Playtech that might be more free to license or partner a US State operator.

Column - Regulating online poker is a sensible move

Online Poker Companies Ordered Out of Holland

Who Says Poker is a Game of Skill?

Is the Senate Trying to Sneak In a New SOPA Bill?

non-poker related, but we may expect backlash on the cybersecurity bill from the same people on some slippery-slope arguments against "legislating the internet"

Some great articles on here recently feels like all hope is gone.

Obama already signed ACTA. Unless congress challenges his authority to do so, SOPA/PIPA aren't going to be necessary.

http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2012-03...lion-industry/

Warning: some blatant inaccuracies on the first page of this article might make you want to punch kittens.

The overall tone of the article is quite favorable for us, though, and any fence-sitter/Joe-Schmoe-who-knows-nothing-about-poker who reads this article will probably sympathize with us.