Jacqueline Packett

The World Poker Tour is hosting a Women's Poker Summit that will take place at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 26 at the Bicycle Hotel & Casino in Los Angeles.

A new proposal for gaming expansion in Illinois that would likely include online poker and casino gambling may be forthcoming before the end of 2018 as an Illinois lawmaker has scheduled two separate hearings in coming months that will also address sports betting and fantasy sports.

Recently in the United States, a significant number of states have passed legislation to regulate and tax sports betting and Daily Fantasy Sports. Despite this willingness to legislate in favor of games of luck, there is a lack of momentum towards games of skill. So, why are legislators ignoring regulated online poker?