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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen is still reviewing the ruling by the US Justice Department enabling states to regular their own internet gaming. In the mean time, Connecticut’s governor, Dannel P. Malloy, speaking on the developments was concerned about the effect this could have on people who deal with gambling addictions. “Listen, I’m not a [...]