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Will online poker legalization in America move forward now that its biggest opponent Sheldon Adelson is no more?

January 19 2021 Chad Holloway President-elect Joe Biden is slated to take office this week and already one prestigious law firm is predicting it could be good news for online gaming advocates. Lawyers from Dickinson Wright, a large law firm operation based in Michigan, which is set to launch online gaming operations, have told Gaming America magazine that they believe the new administration could rescind the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) 2018 opinion on the Wire Act. Indeed, Online Poker Report previously reported that Biden even hinted as much during his campaign when he said: �...

Sheldon Adelson means the end of a war, one between Adelson and online poker. For about 10 years, Adelson fought tooth and nail, wielding his limitless resources attempting to put a stop to the legalization of online poker. He was the driving force behind bills put forth to block it, he contributed millions of dollars to the campaigns of politicians who tried reversing its momentum, and he even may have successfully overturned the very thing that allowed it to happen in the first place. As he goes to rest aged 87 after complications from the treatment of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, it's a fitting ...

Casino Magnate, Las Vegas Sands Corp Founder Sheldon Adelson Dies At 87 Staunch Opponent To Online Gambling Legalization Passed Away From Complications Related To Treatment Of Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma by Steve Schult  |  Published: Jan 12, 2021 Las Vegas Sands Corp. founder Sheldon Adelson passed away Monday evening at the age of 87. According to a press release from the company, Adelson died from complications relating to treatment for non-Hodgkins lymphoma. Adelson started his entrepreneurial career in the late 1970s when he and his business partners developed COMDEX, which became one of t...

Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire mogul, Republican mega-donor and power broker who built a casino empire spanning from Las Vegas to China and became a singular force in domestic and international politics, has died after a long illness.