customers at a time when online gambling was illegal in the country, now hopes to operate in the United States, a prospect that alarms American Gaming Association members such as MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment Corp, which have their own plans for online poker sites.įor years, U.S. PokerStars, which authorities had alleged for years accepted bets from U.S.
In a brief filed Monday with New Jersey’s Casino Control Commission, the American Gaming Association says the panel should reject a petition by PokerStars, a closely held Isle of Man operator of online gambling web sites, for interim authorization to buy a small, real-world casino in Atlantic City.Ī law signed in New Jersey last week allows companies with physical casinos in the state to offer online betting as well. casino industry has asked New Jersey regulators to bar a well-known online gambling company based in the British Isles from returning to the U.S. SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - In an unprecedented intervention in a state licensing case, the trade group for the U.S.
