Wilkie to back watered-down pokies laws
ABC Online
Federal independent MP Andrew Wilkie has announced he will support the Government's poker machine laws. Mr Wilkie ended his automatic support for the Government in January when it reneged on a deal to introduce pre-commitment technology on all poker …
Wilkie gives support for weaker pokie pre-commitment gambling reformsHerald Sun
'Reluctant' Wilkie backs pokies reformsThe Australian
Wilkie to back Labor gambling reform lawsSydney Morning Herald

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California State Senator Pushing Online Poker Bill
4Flush.com
by Sadonna Price on May 21, 2012 Online poker could be legalized soon in the state of California is State Senate President Darrell Steinberg has anything to do with it. The senator is pushing bill SB1463 in the hopes that online poker will help the …

Republicans vs. Democrats – A Chronology of Online Gambling Decisions Part 1
Off Shore Gaming Assocation
The online gambling community had hoped that Barack Obama would be gambling friendly and that the UIGEA would be overthrown or amended in his first term in office but was disappointed. Instead they witnessed the Democratic government seize offshore …

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Illlinois racing to be international hub for Web gambling
Quad City Times
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois is not alone in the rush to expand legalized gambling to the Internet. According to US Internet Gambling Regulatory Tracker, nine other states are reviewing legislation dealing with Internet poker and online casino gambling.
Senate leader wants to legalize online pokerChicago Tribune
Online poker in Illinois?Peoria Journal Star (blog)
Online Poker Finds Friends In IllinoisEat My Stack
Bluff Magazine -PartTimePoker News
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White House Responds to Online Poker Petition
PartTimePoker News
The response is what many expected in an election year in the US — keeping doors open for legislation that would regulate online poker, but stopping short of endorsing any such legislation. Thank you for taking the time to participate in the “We the …
Online Poker Petition Receives White House ReplyCompatiblePoker
Keeping Kids Away from GamblingADI News

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State not alone in pursuing online gambling
The Southern
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois is not alone in the rush to expand legalized gambling to the Internet. According to US Internet Gambling Regulatory Tracker, nine other states are reviewing legislation dealing with Internet poker and online casino gambling.
US legislative activity to increaseInterGame

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Nation's Leading Family Advocacy Groups Call on Congress to Act to Stop Holder …
MarketWatch (press release)
Unfortunately Congress' clear intent in the Unlawful Internet Gambling Act of 2006 (UIGEA) is now under assault and we are writing to urge you to work once again to protect those most at risk from the proliferation of illegal internet gambling.

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Nation's Leading Family Advocacy Groups Call on Congress to Act to Stop Holder …
Christian News Wire (press release)
Unfortunately Congress' clear intent in the Unlawful Internet Gambling Act of 2006 (UIGEA) is now under assault and we are writing to urge you to work once again to protect those most at risk from the proliferation of illegal internet gambling.

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Vegas casinos gamble on online partners with a past
Reuters India
In 2006, Congress clarified the matter by passing the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, or UIGEA, explicitly barring processing interstate or international poker transactions where state laws forbade such gambling.

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US Senate Candidate Sarah Steelman On The Rams' Dome Proposal: “That's Blackmail”
InsideSTL
One of the main issues we discussed was the UIGEA (The Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act) and her stance on the regulation and taxation of online poker. Considering one of her opponents, Todd Akin, had co-sponsored the legislation and then, …

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