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The Illinois Legislature's veto session is underway, but the Internet Gaming Act won't be getting another look after all.

PokerNews we admit weve heard that sentence before. Wire Act to the US Supreme Court, it would appear that shared liquidity in US online poker is now a distinct possibility. That would mean that the seven states that have already legalized online poker (Nevada, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Michigan and Connecticut) could all be playing against one another by the end of 2021. How Did We Get Here? In 2011, the Department of Justice concluded that the Wire Act was only applic...

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USPoker looks at states considering legal, regulated online poker. Some have seen momentum, while others will have to wait.

In fireworks-wary Illinois, relaxing law sparks a debate John OConnor, Associated Press April 5, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Legislation sponsored by Democratic Rep. Robert Rita would add to a short list of allowable novelty fireworks “ground-based sparklers that are nonexplosive and non-aerial” to light up backyards on Independence Day or other family festivals.Ren Photo | Getty Images Sandwiched between states that consider fireworks a veritable patriotic right, Illinois advocates are tryi...

Illinois debates allowing fountain sparklers John O’Connor AP Political Writer April 5, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail In this July 2020 photo, a man shops with his family in the large shell section of a fireworks tent behind the Gas Mart at U.S. 67 and Missouri Highway 94 in West Alton, Missouri. Illinois lawmakers are considering a bill to allow firework “fountains,” a show-in-a-box that can unleash multicolored sparks, whizzing streaks and sharp reports. Now legally sold in Missouri, oppone...

In fireworks-wary Illinois, fountain sparklers are debated Sign In JOHN OCONNOR, AP Political Writer April 4, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3This photo provided by Philip Zaleski, Illinois Fire Safety Alliance Executive Director, shows ground based sparklers in Huntley, Ill., on March 30, 2021. Fireworks enthusiasts want Illinois lawmakers to loosen some of the nations stricter laws by legalizing backyard ground-based sparklers called "fountains." The bill sponsored by Democratic ...

Rep. Jim Kasper (R) passed the house on Tuesday, while “The Prairie State” saw state representatives Robert Rita and Jonathan Carroll introduce a bill that seeks to fast-track online gaming. North Dakota People to Decide Rep. Jim Kasper, R-Fargo(KFYR-TV) On Tuesday, February 24, the North Dakota House of Representatives passed Rep. Jim Kasper’s House Concurrent Resolution 3012 by a vote of 54-40. The bill, which was first covered by PokerNews here, sought to pose a question â�...