Forbes – The poker world has pushed for federal legislation in the several years following the introduction of the 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) – the bill that effectively made it illegal for US banks to accept deposits from online poker sites due to the implied likelihood of money laundering.  The group’s hope is that a uniform, regulated environment would dissipate any fears created by the UIGEA’s passage, and that players, online poker sites and banks can work and play together with confidence. But just how close is that dream to becoming a reality? And how bumpy has the road…

Vegas Inc – People call him the “sheriff of online gambling,” but Rip Gerber says he’s more like border patrol. As CEO of Locaid, a San Francisco technology company, Gerber makes sure gamblers are where they say they are. Locaid verifies the location of online gamblers for Ultimate Poker, William Hill and the newest entrant into Nevada’s online poker industry, the World Series of Poker. On what Locaid does … We are the world’s largest location company. We created what’s known as “location as a service.” We provide location information to all industries, from financial services to health care to hospitality…

Some people in Congress believe American Indians struck it rich with the establishment of tribal gaming and the passage of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act in the late 1980s. But serious problems with education, health care, unemployment and housing remain. Tribes are also dealing with the effect of Internet gaming on their business, off-reservation casinos and political gridlock in Washington, D.C. “They’ve been very busy in Washington this year,” John Gusik, founding partner of the Franklin Partnership, a Washington, D.C., law and government relations services firm, said Thursday at the Global Gaming Expo. He was moderating a panel discussion on…

Many people in the United States, especially poker players, are hearing more and more about States legalizing, or looking to legalize poker over the Internet. However, with all the information on the World-Wide-Web floating around on this topic it can be a bit confusing so this article is intended to simplify it all. The facts are Nevada, Delaware, and New Jersey are the only three States that have passed legislation for legal poker online. Nevada went live with UltimatePoker, a real money poker website, in April of 2013 and just recently went live with the WSOP site on September 19th,…

USA Today – A banker who stood up against an online gambling operation was the star of an anti-money-laundering conference in Las Vegas on Monday. Compliance officer Cathy Scharf told an auditorium full of aghast colleagues about her experiences at a Utah bank that illegally processed at least $200 million for the offshore gambling sites PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. She said her bosses told her the bank would fail without the illegal income and brought in criminal lawyers to threaten her with arrest if she told on them. Scharf ultimately worked with federal regulators to expose SunFirst Bank’s partnership…

Poker News – In less than two months, on Nov. 8, the Caribbean Poker Tour will launch with seven tournaments on the beautiful island of Punta Canta. The headlining event is a $1,500 no-limit hold’em William Hill Poker Open event, and later in the month the tour will venture to neighboring St. Maarten for a dozen more events, including a World Poker Tour Main Event at Casino Royale in Maho Bay. St. Maarten will also play host to a $7,000 buy-in, seven-handed Lucky Number 7 High Roller tournament hosted by German pro Tobias Reinkemeier. Players can qualify for CPT events…