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2012-2013: Online Gambling Pops Up In Early-Adopter States
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2012-2013: Online Gambling Pops Up In Early-Adopter States, read against the bill text and the court record: nothing here is stated that we could not source, and the date of the check is at the top of the page.
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Spurred on by the 2011 OLC opinion, several states authorize and launch online lotteries and online casino games. By 2013 online gambling is live in:
- iCasino: New Jersey, Delaware, and Nevada (poker-only)
- iLottery: Illinois, Georgia, Michigan, and Minnesota (since repealed)
The spread of online gambling doesn’t go unnoticed.
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