Parties that make up a majority coalition in Sweden are ready to ditch the current gambling monopoly and introduce a new licensing system. The overhaul will be made to protect players and collect taxes from foreign operators, the coalition says.

One of the foremost proponents of federally regulated online poker in the U.S., Representative Barney Frank, doubts new legislation will come in 2012. He does however see regulation coming in the long run.

Offshore online gambling companies who offer their services to UK citizens will soon have to pay their taxes to the British government. An overhaul of the current taxation system is set to take place in 2014.

A set of bills that would allow intrastate online gambling in Hawaii have failed and will now be scrapped. The failure means that Hawaii will remain one of two states in the U.S. without any form of legal gambling.

Iowa legislators on Monday approved a new bill that will pave the way for legal online poker in the state. If passed, the bill will also allow for interstate and international operators to offer online poker in the future.

A fresh report from Washington claims that there will be no further attempts to introduce online gambling legislation in the U.S. before 2013. Instead, individual states will take the lead, experts say.

A lobbyist claims that an online poker bill could be amended to the United States Senate's unemployment payroll bill this month. The amendment would help a bill pass before states introduce their own gambling legislations.

The French government regulator ARJEL has recommended that licensed sites are allowed to offer more variations of online poker games. As a result, French players could soon be playing in new games like Omaha 8 and Stud.

New online poker legislation was supposed to introduce a new market model in Spain per January 1st, 2012. An extension of the deadline for implementing the new laws however means that the change will be delayed by up to six months.

Fifteen of Germany's sixteen states have approved a new gambling law that will introduce a limited licensing system. Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany was the only state to opt out.

Spain is ready to regulate online poker, with a complete market overhaul planned to take place by the beginning of 2012. The new model, however, outlines a number of strict restrictions on both providers and players.

Native American positions to federally regulated online gambling were heard during yesterday's Senate hearing in Washington D.C. Should regulation arrive, the Indian tribes expect to play an important role.

Former FBI Director Louis Freeh and former Governor Tom Ridge have joined American grassroots organization FairPlayUSA. The two will help the lobby fight for improved legislation on American online poker.

The Netherlands could be the next European country to revamp current gambling legislation and open up markets for online gambling. A dispute about gambling addiction could however block the proposal.

Danish legislators have confirmed that plans to introduce new gambling legislation will continue according to plans, with a deadline set on January 1st. The overhaul has already been delayed one year.

Greece has pushed through new online gambling legislation. Several changes were made immediately before the introduction of the new bill, including the permission for operators to advertise freely.

Rep. Joe Barton could be ready to introduce a new bill to legalize online poker as soon as next week. The bill is said to be in its drafting stage, helped underway by the Poker Players Alliance.

U.S. online poker players may have found new political support from Republican Congressman Joe Barton. Barton is ready to offer a new online poker bill following encouragements on Facebook.

Representatives from Australia's biggest online gambling operators have issued a call for the introduction of regulation on the Australian market. Current legislation isn't working out, they say.

Australian authorities have intensified the hunt for illegal online poker advertisements and sports teams sponsorships. The move is the latest in a possible crackdown on Aussie online poker.

Spain is on track to become the next European country to introduce regulation for online gambling. Amendments made to the current legislation could mean regulation already by the end of this month.

Legislators and lobbyists in Hawaii are still working on introducing legalized gambling in the state. A full 16 different bills and proposals have seen the day of light since last year.

A Wall Street ratings service has published a report analyzing the future of U.S. online poker. According to the report, individual states will be the first to introduce legalization in a new market.

Despite last Friday's actions by the U.S. Government, both Iowa and Nevada continue to push for legalized online poker. Both states are currently focusing on introducing intrastate models.