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Underground poker is poker played in a venue not operating in accordance with local gaming laws. In many jurisdictions, an unlicensed poker game may still be legal if the game is played in a residence, the host does not profit, and/or the buy-in fees do not exceed a certain threshold.
The casino floor at Wynn Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada. In the United States, gambling is subject to a variety of legal restrictions. In 2008, gambling activities generated gross revenues (the difference between the total amounts wagered minus the funds or "winnings" returned to the players) of $92.27 billion in the United States.
Reformers passed laws in the state legislature against any emerging gambling venue. Such laws were enforced in most of the small towns and rural areas, but not in New York's larger cities, where political machines controlled the police and the courts. [26] Another common gambling activity during this period was betting on political elections.
United States v. Scheinberg, No. 1:10-cr-00336 (2011), is a United States federal criminal case against the founders of the three largest online poker companies, PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Cereus (Absolute Poker/Ultimatebet), and a handful of their associates, [1] which alleges that the defendants violated the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) and engaged in bank fraud ...
The Southern District of New York (SDNY) Action Against Online Poker Players was a legal action taken by the Department of Justice in an effort to crack down on online poker. The action occurred around June 8, 2009, when the government ordered four banks to freeze over 34 million dollars in payments owed to about 27,000 poker players.
A person who is not a U.S. citizen faces felony charges in Michigan after he allegedly cast a ballot at an Ann Arbor polling place over the weekend, state and local officials […]
Laws restricting noncommercial ownership/use of mechanical & digital games of chance. This is a list of potential restrictions and regulations on private ownership of slot machines in the United States on a state by state basis.
A Michigan lawmaker is taking flak online for mistaking student athletes traveling to Detroit for this weekend's NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament games for "illegal invaders."