iGaming Business – Holland’s remote gaming bill should be presented to the country’s parliament before the Summer recess despite the coalition government cancelling a planned meeting to discuss provisions in the bill at the end of last week. The meeting was cancelled due to disagreements between different members of the governing coalition, which is made up of the Dutch People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy and the Labour Party. The Dutch parliament breaks up in early July and igaming and lottery reforms were due for discussion at last week’s meeting. Justin Franssen, partner at the law firm Kalff Katz &…

US Poker – Those looking forward to legalized iGaming in Massachusetts will have to wait until next year. Bluff Magazine reported earlier today that plans for online gambling expansion have been put on hold for now but the matter is drawing serious attention. James McHugh, one of the Commissioners from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission spoke recently at the USA Online Gambling Forum in Atlantic City. It was there that he revealed the state of current online gambling legislation. IGaming Player shared his revelation via Twitter. This recent admission is a stark contrast of his opinions just one moth ago during…

Online Poker Report – It has been two years since Illinois became the first state in the nation to begin selling lottery tickets online, and, according to the Illinois Lottery, the program is “working as designed.” That’s per a press release released by Illinois Lottery officials that put the total amount of online tickets sales at $36.9 million to date. Much like the relatively new legalized online gambling sites in Nevada, New Jersey, and Delaware, those who wish to purchase Illinois lottery tickets via the Internet must be physically located in the Land of Lincoln when doing so and must…

iGaming Business – The Gaming Standards Association (GSA) will be aiming to establish a “universal online gaming standard” for the industry during a series of meetings set to take place in London on 9 and 10 April. The meetings, hosted by GSA member Playtech, will cover all aspects of the relationships between igaming companies and content providers and suppliers, regulators and land-based operators. Valery Gelfman, Playtech consultant and Chair of GSA’s Online Gaming Committee (OGC), said: “A successful online gaming operation requires multiple integrations with third-parties including external content providers, monitoring authorities and, in many cases, brick and mortar operation….

Poker News – As online poker conversations continue to expand, Indian tribes are being thrust into the forefront, especially in California where legislators have introduced two bills. That state is home to dozens of federally recognized tribes, almost all of which want a piece of the iGaming pie. “At the heart of the Internet gaming debate, tribes are simply asking to be able to compete on an equal footing,” said Ernie Stevens Jr., chairman of the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) in the latest issue of Casino Enterprise Magazine. “To protect tribal sovereignty and ensure equal access to the market,…