Category Archives: RAWA

Freedom Groups hate RAWA and Attempt to ban Online Poker

Online gaming enthusiasts have complained for months that the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA) is nothing more than a bill used to further the interests of Las Vegas Sands owner Sheldon Adelson. And now, it looks like several freedom groups have amped up the criticism of RAWA, which seeks to ban U.S. online poker […]

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New York Assemblyman hates RAWA – Let States decide on iPoker

New York Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow is one of the biggest proponents of online poker in the state. After introducing a bill to legalize the game in 2014, he’s continued to show support for iPoker as discussions get more serious. So it’s little surprise to find out that he can’t stand the Restoration of America’s […]

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Graham considering Online Lottery Carveout in RAWA – But can He?

South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham has stated his intent to make an exemption for online lotteries in the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA), which seeks to ban most forms of iGaming in the U.S. Graham, who’s pushing RAWA in the Senate, told GamblingCompliance that he wants to “find some accommodation” for state lotteries and […]

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Online Poker Players: This Petition is your Chance to stop RAWA

If you’re an online poker player, it’s a good bet that you don’t appreciate the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA) – an effort to ban online gaming on a federal level. And thanks to a new petition that’s available online, now’s your chance to do something about RAWA. That said, let’s discuss the petition […]

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RAWA Hearing was as Ridiculous and Lie-Filled as Predicted

The House Judiciary Subcommittee held a hearing on the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA) in an effort to get some “facts” on this effort to ban iGaming. Unfortunately, all that those in attendance got were the lies and fear-mongering tactics that online-gaming proponents expected, given that casino magnate Sheldon Adelson basically paid to get […]

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RAWA Hearing set to bash US iPoker unopposed on March 26

On March 26, a U.S. government subcommittee will hold a hearing to discuss the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA) – an effort to ban all forms of iGaming. Originally scheduled for March 5, but canceled due to bad weather, this meeting figures to present some extremely biased views against U.S. online poker and casino […]

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2015 RAWA targeting both Online Poker and Social Gaming

In Sheldon Adelson’s vision of a perfect world, we’d all be using boxy Apple computers again with no commercial internet access. But since that’s not the case, the Las Vegas Sands Chairman has renewed his campaign to make online gaming illegal throughout the United States. One of his lackeys, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), reintroduced the […]

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Graham grills US Attorney General Nominee about Online Gaming

The main threat to the expansion of online poker in the United States remains Sheldon Adelson and his cronies. And one of Adelson’s chief cronies is South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, who recently grilled Loretta Lynch, President Barack Obama’s nominee for US Attorney General, over the online gaming matter. That said, let’s discuss this exchange […]

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