Key Takeaways
- A measure to temporarily disallow any more states from passing online gaming legislation until a federal study on the impact of internet gambling can be completed has been rumored to be in the works.
- Yahoo, a popular operator of season-long fantasy sports games, has launched its daily fantasy sports product.
- Two California online poker bills that were scheduled to be debated during a hearing on Wednesday were removed from the agenda.
- Online poker in the state of Nevada produced the largest ever prize pool for an US-regulated online poker tournament this past week when the World Series of Poker hosted its first mostly-online bracelet event.
- New Jersey regulated online gambling sites suffered a DDoS attack late last week, accompanied by a ransom demand with the threat that a more serious attack would be forthcoming if the criminal’s demands were not met.
RAWA
With the support for RAWA once again seeming insufficient to become law, supporters are looking for creative ways to achieve their goals.
One such way, as reported on by Gambling Compliance, might be to temporarily disallow any more states from passing online gaming legislation until a federal study on the impact of internet gambling can be completed.
Though such a measure might be more politically palatable to some than an outright ban, it represents nothing more than an attempt to placate financial backers, and has very little chance of gaining serious consideration.
