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Gambling on the 2012 Ballot
All eyes are on the race for POTUS this year, and the world of gaming has it eyes on the eight state gambling initiatives on ballots this year. Two Arkansas Casino Amendments are on the November 6, 2012 ballot in the state of Arkansas as initiated constitutional amendments. One measure would have allowed 24-hour casinos in seven state counties. The proposal was introduced by Michael Wasserman, a Texas businessman who Read More
The Tribal Empire Strikes Back
According to PokerNewsDaily.com, Thursday’s meeting of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs discussed the issue of online gaming, in particular poker, and presented a new twist in the ongoing battle for federal action regarding the subject. During the meeting, committee Chairman and Hawaii Senator Daniel Akaka presented a draft of a bill that would allow the Indian gaming community to open up for online gambling Read More
Pay Attention, USA
One comment I have heard from European gambling regulators is that they fear the US will repeat a lot of the mistakes that Europe has made in the past decade of regulating online gaming. As the old saying goes, those who do not learn from the mistakes of their European neighbors are bound to repeat them, or something like that. iGaming Business is reporting that the cross-party Culture, Media and Sport Select Read More
The buzzword of 2012: Convergence!
All indications are that the US is finally starting to catch up with the rest of the world when it comes to the convergence of land-based casino gaming with online, social, casual and mobile gaming. We are seeing daily examples of this in the news. Here is a picture that is supposed to illustrate convergence, although to me it looks like rejected artwork from a Journey album cover. One such example was announced Read More
Feds Indict Calvin Ayre – Zero People Surprised
Most of us in the iGaming industry were shocked last year on Black Friday. For me, the shock stemmed not only from what happened, i.e. the surprise shutdown of PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker (and the indictment / arrest of their owners), but what didn't happen. "What about Bodog?" I wondered. Bodog was still accepting US players (a fact of which I had first hand knowledge). What about Bodog's Read More
Everyone Must Comply with International Laws (except US)
Talk about a blast from the past - the 8+ year old ruling in favor of Antigua against the United States is back! Hard to believe a place so peaceful and beautiful could kick America's ass in international court, but that's exactly what happened over eight years ago. And Antigua isn't letting anyone forget it. According to CasinoAdvisor.com, the government of Antigua and Barbuda will be resurrecting its eight year Read More
Play Money Alert
Our website analytics tell us this is one of our most popular articles. If you think we might be able to help you or your business, email info@clark.law and mention this article for a complimentary 30-minute consultation. Conventional wisdom tells us that legal online gambling - online poker in particular - is bound to appear on the US scene in the medium to near future. One strong indicator in support of that Read More
Future Federal Online Gambling Bill, AKA the Indian Removal Act of 2013
In the 18th and 19th centuries, European colonists introduced measles, smallpox, cholera, yellow fever, and many more devastating diseases to the Native American population. This drastically diminished the Native American population and annihilated entire villages. In addition to this, the arrogant attitude of the ever-growing whites led to the embarrassing and unfortunate "Indian Removal Act" of 1830. That's all Read More
