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California iGaming and PokerStars ownership's effect

California iGaming Week in Review: Topsy Turvy iGaming Rides

Who even owns PokerStars? Because until everything is signed, sealed, and delivered Amaya technically doesn't own PokerStar or Full Tilt Poker.

Posted on: June 27, 2014 | | Steve Ruddock

PokerStars bad for California's online poker

PokerStars Sale Harms Cali Online Poker Now; Helps Down the Road

With the sale of PokerStars to Amaya Gaming, online poker expansion in California could be breathing its last harried gasps of 2014. Does it help for 2015?

Posted on: June 25, 2014 | | Steve Ruddock

United States Indian casinos infographic

Measuring the Effects of Tribal Gaming in the United States

Let's take a quick look at the history of American Indian gaming and how it's grown to the lobbying power it is today. Infographic from CalvinAyre.com.

Posted on: June 24, 2014 | | Robert DellaFave

California iGaming Weekly Review: The True Agendas of PokerStars and its Opponents

How does the Amaya acquistion affect the stalemate over the bad actor clause in California iPoker legislation? Our expert provides his opinion and more.

Posted on: June 20, 2014 | | Robert DellaFave

Likelihood of iGaming bill slipping faster in California

Harvard Law Professor Assesses Bad Actor Clauses as iPoker Talks Cool Off

In a press release issued on Tuesday, Laurence H. Tribe, Professor of Constitutional Law at Harvard Law School, who has been retained by PokerStars to lobby on their behalf in California, concluded “that the ‘bad actor’ provisions in two proposed iPoker bills in the California Legislature likely violate the U.S. Constitution.” Tribe’s Conclusions Tribe identified […]

Posted on: June 18, 2014 | | Steve Ruddock

Chances PokerStars will enter California online poker

Will PokerStars Partnerships in California Be Affected By Sale to Amaya?

Thursday's momentous news that PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and the rest of the company's assets will now belong to Amaya. What does this mean for Cali?

Posted on: June 17, 2014 | | Steve Ruddock

PokerStars and Amaya set to fight bad actor clause

Effect of the Amaya / PokerStars Deal on California Online Poker

Let's take a deeper look into the recently announced PokerStar and Amaya $4.9 billion deal. How will this affect the US regulated online gambling market?

Posted on: June 13, 2014 | | Steve Ruddock

At Least One Group in California Really Wants PokerStars

PokerStars stealing the show again in recent California iPoker headlines. This time it comes in the form of polling 1,200 online poker players in the state.

Posted on: June 11, 2014 | | Steve Ruddock

Disputes heat up from PokerStars Response

California iGaming Week in Review: PokerStars and Morongo Respond

In the past week, an online gaming settlement in California has shown signs of falling apart as both PokerStars and the Tribes have found major disagreement

Posted on: June 11, 2014 | | Steve Ruddock

Is California’s New Bill the End of Online Poker Talk in 2014?

The newest iPoker bill introduced by 13 California Tribes may destroy any hope of online poker regulation for this year. The Morongo tribe now must decide.

Posted on: June 5, 2014 | | Steve Ruddock

California iGaming Week in Review: Topsy Turvy iGaming Rides

PokerStars Sale Harms Cali Online Poker Now; Helps Down the Road

Measuring the Effects of Tribal Gaming in the United States

California iGaming Weekly Review: The True Agendas of PokerStars and its Opponents

Harvard Law Professor Assesses Bad Actor Clauses as iPoker Talks Cool Off

Will PokerStars Partnerships in California Be Affected By Sale to Amaya?

Effect of the Amaya / PokerStars Deal on California Online Poker

At Least One Group in California Really Wants PokerStars

California iGaming Week in Review: PokerStars and Morongo Respond

Is California’s New Bill the End of Online Poker Talk in 2014?

CNIGA: ‘Hard Not To Be Offended’ By 2024 CA Sports Betting Initiatives

Despite Tribal Exclusivity, Here’s How CA Card Rooms Can Spread Blackjack

The Silver State? California No. 2 In Economic Impact From Casinos

DraftKings and FanDuel Underestimated the Influence of Tribal Nations on Sports Betting, Expert Says

Second Lawsuit Takes Aim At Koi Nation’s Shiloh Resort & Casino Plans

Expanded Redding Casino At Strawberry Fields Faces Pushback From Other Tribes

Scam Alert: Chukchansi Gold Reports Flood of Fake Social Media Ads for Non-Existent Online Casino

Kindbridge Behavioral Health and Kindbridge Research Institute Launch Free Mental Health Initiative for Those Affected by LA Wildfires

Court Victory Pushes Koi Nation’s Sonoma County Casino Project Towards Finish Line

California Cardrooms Might Lose Baccarat, Blackjack, and Other Games If Tribes Prevail in Court

California Tribal Coalition Suing Cardroom Operators For Violating State Constitution

Shiloh Resort And Casino Project Delayed Indefinitely Following Federal Judge’s Ruling

Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria Files Lawsuit To Stop Koi Nation’s Shiloh Casino Plans