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UltimatePoker.com will deal the first hand at noon ET to in-state gamblers in what its operators, as well as industry observers, see as a watershed moment for gaming.

“This is, for Nevada, a new day,” said Reno gaming analyst Ken Adams. Ultimate Poker is a subsidiary of Station Casinos LLC of Las Vegas, which operates 16 locals-oriented casinos throughout Southern Nevada and touts itself as the nation’s first provider of legal, secure online poker.

Other states, notably New Jersey and Delaware, are scrambling with plans for full online casino-style gambling but are still working out regulatory and other routes to operational status.

Nevada broke from the pack in February with fast-tracked legislation authorizing online poker, and Ultimate Poker is setting the pace after final approval from gaming regulators earlier this month for a 30-day field trial starting Tuesday.

“Being the first is a big deal. It’s important for Nevada. Nevada is the first to go live,” said Tom Breitling, chairman of Ultimate Poker.

Added CEO Tobin Prior, “We have a lot to learn, but everybody’s talking about it. Lots of people are dealing poker in an unregulated environment. This is the first step for the proper, legitimate environment.”

Online poker will be available 24/7, but there are restrictions. Players must be at least 21 years old and physically within the state’s boundaries to play, two rules which Breitling is confident his company’s “complicated and sophisticated” software can police.

And so far, only online poker will be played — with bets as little as a penny — on personal computers from accounts funded by MasterCard, checks, wire transfers or person-to-person at any Station casino.

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While New Jersey, Delaware and  Nevada have moved to legalize some forms of online gaming, Florida law makers have decided that Florida residents have enough other things to worry about in 2013, but will take their time to study the space for a possible decision in 2014.   The Legislature is planning a comprehensive study on gambling in the state, as part of a two-year approach.

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After much debate, New Jersey on Tuesday became the biggest state yet to allow regulated online gambling, establishing a template that proponents hope other states will follow for a business that federal authorities long treated as a criminal enterprise.  The bill will not take effect until the state Division of Gaming Enforcement sets a start date, sometime between three and nine months after the law is signed. Casino executives have estimated it could take six months to a year to get the system up and running.  It would allow the playing online, for money, of any game currently offered by Atlantic City’s 12 casinos; online poker is expected to be a particularly popular option.

Until a year ago, the federal government considered such gambling illegal and targeted online-gambling companies and their partners with criminal and civil lawsuits. But in 2011 the Justice Department reversed itself, prompting many states to consider legalizing online gambling and lottery directors to start selling tickets online.

The bill allows gamblers in other states to place bets in New Jersey as long as regulators determine such activity is not prohibited by federal or any state’s law. It even has provisions for allowing people in other countries to play, although federal law would have to be changed before that could happen, Lesniak said.

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Since the implementation of the UIGEA, Luckity is the first site in the U.S. where you can play online games to win cash – legaly. Luckity features dozens of fun, interactive games and large cash jackpots.    Luckity is owned and operated by Churchill Downs Interactive, the owners of the Kentucky Derby.

Although skinned and disguised as regular casino games, technically, you’re still betting on horse races through Churchill Downs’ online horse racing gambling site, that’s how Luckity.com stays within the law. But it dresses the bets up by disguising them as casino games, which have wider appeal. The online gambling business is licensed and regulated in the state of Oregon. With this kind of betting, users have to put down money in advance, known as advanced deposit wagering.

The idea of Luckity.com is to extend online gambling beyond those interested in horse racing to a broader market. While horse racing is more interesting to males, the broader games on Luckity.com are targeted at older women and others who like casual games.

There are lots of horse races going on around the world, 24 hours a day. But sometimes you’ll have to wait for another race to start. So the experience of playing games on Luckity.com is not like an instantaneous slot machine. In that sense, Luckity.com may have trouble satisfying players who want instant gratification. On the other hand, you can bet real money on it — something that you can’t do in most states.

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Facebook is venturing into the world of online gambling with the launch of its first application where punters can stake real money. Starting on Tuesday, Facebook will offer users in the UK aged 18 and over the opportunity to play online bingo and slots for cash prizes.

Facebook will launch the Bingo and Slots Friendzy app together with Gamesys, one of the UK’s largest online gambling operators, to target the social network’s large online audience. Facebook was in discussions with other gambling companies about expanding its offerings which could include casino games such as blackjack and roulette, but “nothing concrete” had been agreed.

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