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U.S. DOJ reverses course, says intrastate online gambling is legal – reports Online Casino City

December 30, 2011
U.S. DOJ reverses course, says intrastate online gambling is legal – reports Online Casino City

By Vin Narayanan The Department of Justice gave American online gamblers a Christmas present Friday when it said individual states had the authority to license and regulate non-sports related intrastate online gambling. The legal opinion issued by the DOJ came in response to inquiries from New York and Illinois about online lottery sales and a...

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Poker is a game of SKILL not luck, claims ‘Freakonomics’ economics professor

May 12, 2011
Poker is a game of SKILL not luck, claims ‘Freakonomics’ economics professor

Poker might not fall under federal gambling rules if proven to be game of skill – By Daily Mail Reporter Professors Steven Levitt and Thomas Miles argue that poker is a game of skill, not luck – findings which could have a huge impact on the legality of online gambling A pair of academic...

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Lawyer: Web poker indictments not anti-gambling

May 4, 2011
Lawyer: Web poker indictments not anti-gambling

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal indictments targeting top executives of three top online poker companies aren’t attacks against Internet gambling itself, a defense lawyer known for handling complex financial and corporate crimes cases told a gambling industry group Tuesday. Fred Heather of K&L Gates LLP told casino executives, government regulators and others at the...

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