It wasn’t that long ago that sports betting in Washington State was passed. That legislation, however, restricts the activity to Tribal casinos. Now, the push is on to expand the activity to card rooms in the state… a move that supporters say will add jobs and tax revenue. The bill has come out of the state Senate and is backed by the Nevada-based Maverick Gaming. They are the same company that backed a similar bill last year. That legislation ultimately came up short of their goal, however. Tribal gaming interests in the state are naturally opposed to expanding sports wagers…

Online Poker Report – A new online gambling bill that includes a carveout for online poker is said to be in play at the federal level. That’s per Nevada journalist John Ralston, who posted a copy of the bill draft on his site here. Ralston did not offer much additional context for the bill, saying only that it is “floating around DC,” and adding “I smell a Nevada company.” The bill draft is titled the “Internet Gambling Prohibition and Control Act of 2014” – a variation on the original title of the Sheldon Adelson-backed “Restoration of America’s Wire Act” (RAWA)…

From WSJ The debate over Internet gambling has been raging in the U.S. for more than a decade. Until recently, the federal government treated Internet gambling as an illegal activity. Fueled by the 50-year-old Wire Act, which bans sports betting over communication wires, and a 2006 law that made it illegal to process U.S. payments for online gambling, the Justice Department targeted online-gambling companies and their partners with criminal and civil lawsuits. But in late 2011, the Justice Department changed its interpretation of the law, opening the way for states to consider some forms of Internet betting. Earlier this year,…