Is online gambling illegal even in states where it’s regulated? I guess we’ll see… as the Department of Justice has issued a replacement for its 2011 opinion which said that the Wire Act only applies to sports betting. The new opinion now makes the Wire Act applicable to any form of gambling that crosses state lines, including online gambling and online lottery. Several states have legalized online gambling in the wake of the 2011 opinion, including New Jersey, Nevada, Delaware and Pennsylvania. Sports betting and online sports gambling have also cropped up in many states in the past year in…

West Virginia online gambling appears to be the next target for gaming expansion in the state following the legalization of sports betting last year. Sports books opened in the state’s five casinos in 2018, and the first mobile sports betting app, BetLucky, is also up and running. State Representative Shawn Fluharty formally introduced a bill to legalize online gaming last week. Fluharty has been one of the forces pushing for legal sports betting in the state. The West Virginia online gambling legislation would create a licensing fee of $50,000 and a tax on gross gaming revenue of 14 percent. It…

An online poker bill in New York is back for the New Year, as State Senator Joseph Addabbo is pushing new efforts forward. The new bid to legalize online poker will also block any company involved in the US iGaming market after December 31, 2006. The newly-appointed chair of the Senate Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee has filed Senate Bill 18, which aims to allow all those aged 21 and above to play poker online. S00018 looks to issue up to 11 online poker licenses, with only licensed video lottery gaming facilities and Class III (tribal) gaming licensees eligible. Each…

It’s an exciting time for online gaming enthusiast in the New Year! But what could players be seeing from the new slots for 2019? Last year, online slot players were treated to several new trends which created exciting and new experiences. The addition of Skill-based Game play, along with technological advances in how slots play through mobile devices, helped to propel the development of online slots through 2018. The difference between web based slots now from when they were introduced in 1996 is amazing. Technology has led many Internet casinos to dedicate themselves solely to the online slot machines, a…

Michigan Internet gambling has been killed as 2018 draws to an end. In a decision that has surprised many, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder vetoed online gambling in the state as one of his last official acts. Just days before leaving office, the Republican Governor acted on a number of bills, vetoing a total of 40. Internet betting was one of those bills, and you can thank Sheldon Adelson. Had Snyder signed the bill, Michigan would have become the 5th state to legalize and regulate online gambling, following New Jersey, Nevada, Delaware, and Pennsylvania. The veto is a big win for…

Michigan online gambling seemed close in as the final few hours ticked off the 2018 legislative clock. Lawmakers in the state passed a bill that would legalize Internet gambling within the state, and now only a signature stands in the way of the 5th state with regulated online gambling. The proposal from Rep. Brandt Iden was among the dozens and dozens of bills considered during the final scheduled session on Thursday. Facing a seemingly endless to-do list, the process spilled over into a bonus Friday of lawmaking. The “lawful internet gaming act” cleared one Senate committee and both chambers over…