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Sheldon Adelson to Form Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling
Las Vegas Sands owner will fund massive lobbying efforts to further his personal political agenda.
- In January, Sheldon Adelson will launch the Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling (CSIG) which will lobby at state and federal level to prevent liberalization of anti-online gaming laws.
- Adelson has recruited three high profile former politicians as national co-chairs of the CSIG: “Wellington Webb (D), the first black mayor of Denver; former U.S. senator Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.); and former New York governor George Pataki®.”
- John Pappas of the PPA said:“One of the centerpieces of this campaign will be model federal legislation to ban online gambling (including poker) through a strengthening of the Wire Act (and presumably UIGEA).”
Full Tilt Remissions Payments Expected by March 31, 2014
The Garden City Group has extended its deadline for “Pros” and affiliates to determine their eligibility for claims.
- The GCG has announced that it expects the majority of claims for Full Tilt Poker remissions to be paid by the end of March next year.
- GCG has extended its deadline for Pros and affiliates to determine their eligibility for claims.
- US Players will have waited 17 months longer than international players who were repaid directly by PokerStars.
Ya Poker Joins Winning Poker Network to Target Latin American Market
Ya Poker increases WPN’s network to eight online poker rooms.
- Ya Poker joins WPN as a new site targeting the Latin American market.
- Spanish, Portuguese and English language options are available.
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Does Online Gaming Really Pose “A Strategic National Threat?”
Tampa Bay article ignores the evidence that national regulation negates the minimal risk of money laundering in online gaming. A column in the Tampa Bay Times argued earlier this month that newly legalized gambling in the US is a “strategic national threat,” asserting: “There is now the threat from online criminal activity, money laundering and, potentially, even al-Qaida funding.”
LGA Must “Re-Invent Itself” and Reform, Says New Chairman
New exec sets out “ambitious” agenda to grow igaming industry. Speaking at the Malta iGaming Seminar, newly-appointed LGA Executive Chairman Joseph Cuschieri stated that the regulatory body must re-invent itself if it is to drive growth in the online gaming sector over the next decade.
Organization of State Lawmakers Seeks Standardization of Gaming Laws
The National Council of Legislators from Gaming States views common standards on issues such as problem gambling as “much-needed” precursors to interstate compacts. The National Council of Legislators From Gaming States (NCLGS) has announced its intentions to develop a policy framework to assist individual states looking to enter into multi-state agreements with regards to internet gambling.
Further Delays for Online Sports Betting Licenses in Germany
Applicants for federal online sports betting licenses in Germany have been informed that none of the applicants meet minimum requirements necessary to be granted a license.
