Alaska Casinos and Alaska Gambling

Alaska tribal recognition opposed

News Brief: Citing a new application for tribal gambling in Eklutna, Republican legislative leaders say they want the federal government to reverse course and overturn recognition of Native tribal governments in Alaska. read more

Alaskan gambling ad bill introduced

News Brief: Not-for-profit organizations will be able to promote charitable raffles and lotteries by way of radio or television broadcasting under legislation recently introduced by Representative Kyle Johansen. read more

Alaska Man Wins First WSOP Seat in Milwaukee's Best/NLOP Giveaway

Tony Green, a 34-year old salesman from Anchorage, Alaska, earned a seat in the Main Event of the 2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP) by winning the first of seven online poker tournaments in the Milwaukee's Best Light Texas Hold'em Challenge on Sunday night. read more

New Playing Cards Invented

The monarchic structure of standard playing cards with King, Queen and Jack is now breaking apart by an Alaskan game designer who invented a new "democratic" deck with a 64-person family in six generations. read more

Alaska Poker Advocate Pushes for Card Rooms

News Brief: The man dubbed ‘Alaska's Poker Guru’ pitched the Anchorage business community Monday on his efforts to legalize card rooms in the state. read more

Alaska Card Room Bill Receives House Support

News Brief: The Alaska House has voted to legalize card rooms where gamblers can wager against one another on poker and other games. read more

Alaskan Poker Bill Finds Supporter

News Brief: A Juneau business owner told a group of lawmakers Friday that he supports a bill that would legalize poker rooms in Alaska. read more

Alaskan Card Rooms Plan Gains Momentum

News Brief: A push to legalize card rooms for gamblers has momentum in the closing weeks of the legislative session. read more

Anchorage Residents Charged with Running Illegal Lottery

A federal grand jury has indicted 15 people for allegedly running an illegal lottery in stores throughout Anchorage. read more

Alaska House Passes Gambling Proposal

News Brief: A new proposal passed by the Alaska House of Representatives Monday would allow cities of 150,000 or more to establish legalized casino gambling. read more