Legislation

Gaming: Anthony Cabot, Gaming Law Expert – Las Vegas Business Press (10/07/08)

By Valerie Miller, Las Vegas Business Press
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

excerpt:

As the economy continues its slide, casinos are increasingly going after unpaid gambling debts. And the man now sitting in the Las Vegas office of Lewis and Roca was instrumental in giving casino operators that option. Anthony Cabot authored the legislation in the 1980s allowing for collection. It is part of a long list of achievements for one of the state’s best-known gaming lawyers.

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[HR6870] Barney Frank Online Gambling Bill Will Have To Wait Until Next Year – CasinoGamblingWeb (10/02/08)

By Terry Goodwin, CasinoGamblingWeb
Friday, October 3rd, 2008

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A Bill was supposed to be voted on this week in the House of Representatives that, if approved, would have forced the government to make a list of what is, or is not, legal as far as online gambling goes.

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Selected Coverage of Introduction of S.3616: The Internet Skill Game Licensing and Control Act

By Poker Players Alliance
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008



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articles:

Online poker legalization making noise in Senate – San Antonio Express-News (10/09/08)

Opinion: Inside the ‘Internet Skill Game Licensing and Control Act’ – PokerNews (10/04/08)

Senate bill calls for regulating, not banning, online poker – Las Vegas Review-Journal (10/01/08)

Skill Game Internet Gambling Legislation Introduced – PocketFives.com (10/01/08)

Robert Menendez Introduces S 3616 to Legalize Internet Skill Games – Poker News Daily (10/01/08)

[Press Release] PPA Applauds Introduction of S. 3616 – PPA (10/01/08)


blogs:

Bill Collector: Senator Introduces Internet Skill Game Licensing and Control Act of 2008 (S. 3616) – Hard-Boiled Poker (10/06/08)

Special Interest Update: New Senate Poker Bill – Pokerati.com (10/01/08)


discussions:

S. 3616, the Internet Skill Game Licensing and Control Act of 2008 – Two Plus Two


[S3616] Senate bill calls for regulating, not banning, online poker – Las Vegas Review-Journal (10/01/08)

By Tony Batt, Las Vegas Review-Journal
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

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The effort to roll back an Internet gambling ban has reached the Senate, with a bill by Sen. Robert Menendez that calls for licensing and regulating online poker and other “games of skill” instead of outlawing them.

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[Press Release] PPA Applauds Introduction of S. 3616 (10/01/08)

By PPA
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

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[INTL] Norway Submits Online Poker Internet Gambling Ban to Parliament Vote – PokerPages (09/25/08)

By PokerPages.com
Thursday, September 25th, 2008

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The Norwegian Government has continued to press forward with legislation to ban payments handling online poker and internet gambling transactions, UIGEA-style. The government has formally submitted its proposed ban for a parliamentary vote, reports Gambling Compliance.

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[LEGAL] S.3616, The Internet Skill Game Licensing and Control Act

By U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (NJ-D)
Monday, September 22nd, 2008

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[ME] Casino campaign gets new leader – Morning Sentinel (09/17/08)

By Tom Bell, Morning Sentinel
Thursday, September 18th, 2008

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A Las Vegas casino developer is now leading the campaign to change state law to allow a casino to be built in Oxford County.

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[Press Release] Statement by PPA Chairman D'Amato on Passage of H.R. 6870 (09/16/08)

By Poker Players Alliance
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

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Selected Coverage of HR6870 Congressional Markup Hearing

By Poker Players Alliance
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

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