New Jersey Assemblyman Ralph R Caputo (D-Essex) has launched a stinging attack on PokerStars, labeling it a “disgraced” company with a “history of bad behavior.”
PokerStars, the disgraced online gambling giant that was accused of multiple federal crimes, is once again trying to enter the New Jersey marketplace, this time under the guise of a sale to a licensed company.
In 2007, the head of the FBI’s Cyber Crime Fraud unit, Leslie Bryant, issued a stern warning to Americans: “You can go to Vegas. You can go to Atlantic City. You can go to a racetrack. You can go to those places and gamble legally. But don’t do it online. It’s against the law.”
Think the progressive state of California is ready for Internet gambling? Don’t bet on it. On Wednesday, Democratic state Sen. Lou Correa of Santa Ana — author of one of two bills that would have legalized online gambling in the state — shelved the proposal, chalking the move up to a lack of time remaining […]
State governments are struggling to find new sources of revenue to breathe life into their budgets. One of the main reasons many support the legalization of online casinos is the belief that such a move would help boost state tax revenues and stimulate such economies. When New Jersey passed and implemented its bill to allow […]
San Francisco, CA — Legislation that would have legalized Internet poker in California was abandoned this year, a sign of growing momentum against Internet gambling, said former San Francisco Mayor and Speaker of the California Assembly Willie Brown.