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Delaware Lottery tickets could be coming to a computer near you. A ruling by the U.S. Justice Department has cleared the way for states to begin selling tickets over the Internet, and Delaware officials are already exploring the logistics and legal subtleties of such online sales. Delaware isn’t discussing any specific offerings yet, but recognizes [...]

Coming up early in the 2012 on the agenda for California legislators is When state lawmakers is legalizing online poker. Lawmakers held hearings in 2011 on a proposal that the state sanction certain websites for poker and other gambling, with a cut of the action going to the treasury. The matter was postponed until 2012 [...]

The Justice Department has reversed its long-held opposition to many forms of Internet gambling, removing a big legal obstacle for states that want to sanction online gambling to help fix their budget deficits. The new policy merely reverses the Justice Department’s longstanding position that all forms of online gambling are illegal in the United States. [...]

By year’s end Washington D.C. hopes to introduce an Internet gambling hub that would allow Washington residents to play blackjack, poker and other casino-style games. “They can do it from Starbucks, a restaurant, bar or hotel, or from a private residence,” said Buddy Roogow, executive director of the D.C. Lottery, who expects the new games [...]

Internet gambling is the future of the casino industry, whether it’s approved at the federal or state level, a panel of online and brick-and-mortar casino executives said Tuesday. And a New Jersey lawmaker predicted there will be a ballot question next year asking his state’s residents whether to amend the state Constitution to allow Internet [...]