Three members of the Legislature’s Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee attended a meeting of the National Council of Legislators from Gambling States earlier this month and all agree Maine needs to move swiftly to update its gambling laws and take advantage of new flexibility. “I think we will be spending a lot of time with [...]
Entries from January 2012
Maine lawmakers eye looser gambling laws including online lottery sales
January 17th, 2012 No Comments
Tags: Debra Plowman · Douglas Damon · Linda Valentino · Maine
Department of Justice Decision on Internet Gambling May Force Congress’s Hand
January 9th, 2012 No Comments
A Justice Department memo last month that cleared the way for states to legalize online poker and lotteries makes it more important than ever for Congress to clear up the issue on a federal level, supporters of legislation say. Supporters of legalizing online poker cheered the ruling but said it may create confusion and encourage [...]
Tags: Harry Reid · Joe Barton · Jon Kyl · Mary Bono Mack
Internet Gambling Could Soon Be Legal In Michigan
January 9th, 2012 No Comments
According to CBS Detroit report, WWJ Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick reports that the U.S. Justice Department reversed a law, the 1961 Interstate Wire Act, which until now, has banned internet betting. This ruling does not mean that Michigan will automatically allow internet gambling with all of its casinios and tribal casinos but the possibility for [...]
Tags: Michigan
New Jersey may have to vote on gambling laws
January 5th, 2012 No Comments
It may be up to New Jersey voters to decide whether to allow online betting in the state. An Internet gambling bill that was going to be fast-tracked through the Legislature is being held up because the state constitution may require the question to be put to voters. Assembly and Senate panels have put off [...]
Tags: Atlantic City · Governon Chris Christie · New Jersey
New Jersey Senator pushes online betting bill
January 3rd, 2012 No Comments
Rushing to take advantage of a U.S. Justice Department ruling that in-state Internet gambling does not violate federal law, a New Jersey State Senator Raymond Lesniak is pushing for his colleagues to pass a bill legalizing online gambling within the state’s borders. He told The Associated Press on Monday he’ll try to get a bill through [...]
Tags: New Jersey · Raymond Lesniak
