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Ponzi or poker?

Sep 21, 2011
Yesterday, the U.S. Justice Department amended an earlier filing against Full Tilt Poker to include Ponzi scheme charges. The suit alleges that...

District of Columbia and states want to legalize state by state, online gambling

Aug 15, 2011
Most are doing it for the revenue in hard economic times. Iowa, which has a surplus, says it is considering legalizing it to protect its citizens...

Online poker players get their money back

Apr 22, 2011
The Department of Justice announced this week that the agency has made an agreement with PokerStars and Full Tilt that would let its users get back...

Online poker crackdown

Apr 18, 2011
Several big online poker sites were shut down by the Department of Justice on Friday. The DOJ has also charged 11 people with running illegal...

Internet gambling bill introduced

Mar 18, 2011
Reps. Barney Frank (D-N.Y.) and John Campbell (R-Calif.) dropped a bill Thursday that would let online gambling organizations operate in the U .S....

Poker bots are getting better at gaming

Mar 14, 2011
While the country is poised to re-consider current laws making online gaming illegal, online companies are pouring a lot of money into developing...

Online gambling for Atlantic City?

Mar 3, 2011
Today, Gov. Chris Christie will decide whether to allow New Jersey residents to gamble online. Something that's illegal on the federal level, but...

For public good, not for profit.

States pushing online gambling

Mar 2, 2011
The Wall Street Journal reports that New Jersey seems to be the first state to make a major effort to legalize online gambling as a means of...

Man facing jail for winning on slot machine

Jan 7, 2011
Andre Nestor from Pennsylvania is facing 650 felony counts of theft, criminal conspiracy, computer trespassing and other charges. Federal agents...

MID-DAY UPDATE: Corn prices hit a two-year high -- what's that mean for you and me?

Oct 12, 2010
Corn futures have been climbing ever since the government predicted a light crop. You'll feel that at the grocery store... and at the gas pump....