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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 [...]

No sooner than has the dust settled over Massachusetts Governor’s Casino Bill which contained anti-online gambling provisions, State Rep. David Flynn is promoting another bill to allow slot machines at racetracks, however, this bill AGAIN contains the same anti-online gambling clause as the Governor’s bill. Representative Flynn is “the dean” of Massachusetts Legislature the nickname [...]

After the Massachusetts House handily defeated Gov. Deval Patrick’s proposal to legalize casino gambling and ban internet gaming, House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi issued a strongly worded statement urging people to move on. The bill was defeated on a 108-46 vote. For our previous coverage of the story you can see our posts from yesterday and [...]

Following up on yesterday’s post about Massachusets anti-online gambling bill, after todays vote in Boston, bad news for the governor’s casino bill which contained the anti-online gaming provision. It lost 10-8 on a procedural vote in committee today, so the already-slim chance of it passing is now close to zero. The full State House is [...]

iMEGA today voiced its opposition to a provision, contained within legislation to ban on-line gambling while legalizing casinos in Massachusetts, at a State House hearing in Boston. The provision is unconstitutional because it tramples on Americans’ inalienable First Amendment rights and would, if implemented, exert a harsh chilling effect on Internet innovation running the grave [...]