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Legislation introduced this week would allow Internet wagering at Atlantic City casinos. The bill sponsored by state Sen. Raymond Lesniak, D-Union, specifically would allow “New Jersey residents to place wagers on casino games via the Internet,” according to the text of the legislation. All games, including poker, would be offered through Internet wagering, the bill [...]

Legislation to allow Internet gambling is scheduled to be introduced today by US Representative Barney Frank. Similar legislation failed in the last Congress. Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat, has support for the bill from such companies as Youbet.com Inc., and Harrah’s Entertainment Inc., in addition to the Poker Players Alliance, formed to overturn a 2006 ban [...]

St. Paul resident Chris Wallace said he makes about $2,000 a week playing poker online, enough to support himself, his fiancée and his dog. He’s not about to stop, even as Minnesota officials take new steps to try to crack down on online gambling. “I have e-mailed the Justice Department, and I’ve volunteered to be [...]

When financial needs override the hypocritical morals… In a statement on Thursday, the House of Representatives Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank vowed to seek the repeal of UIGEA as part of a package of US financial reforms. It’s unclear if the act ever actually succeeded at retargeting scurrilous online gamblers back towards resorts or [...]

A senior Democratic lawmaker will push legislation this year to repeal a U.S. ban on Internet gambling that has hurt trade ties with the European Union, a congressional aide said. “The bill introduction should happen in the next month,” a spokesman for House of Representatives Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank said. On Thursday, Reuters [...]