May 20, 2013

New House bill would clear way for regulated Internet poker

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(PhatzRadio/ USA Today) – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) introduced a House bill Friday that would allow for licensing, regulation and taxation of Internet poker. It would permit individual states to opt out if they choose and disallow use of credit cards to deposit funds in online poker accounts. In April, federal prosecutors in New [...]

Online poker firms, U.S. government agree on refund plan for players

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(PhatzRadio/ USA Today) – Two of three firms targeted in a federal crackdown on online poker have reached agreements with prosecutors to “facilitate” the return of money from their accounts to U.S. players, a U.S. attorney announced Wednesday. Preet Bharara, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced agreements with PokerStars and Full [...]