World Gambling News » Gambling Law http://www.worldgamblingnews.com Bringing you the very latest news in the gambling world Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:17:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 en Online Gambling Declared Illegal in South Africa http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/08/online-gambling-declared-illegal-in-south-africa/ http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/08/online-gambling-declared-illegal-in-south-africa/#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:06:23 +0000 Gaby http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/08/online-gambling-declared-illegal-in-south-africa/ man_flg.jpg

News broke that Gauteng, a South African province has declared online gambling an unlawful activity. This was announced by the North Gauteng High Court on August 20th and the decision was delivered during the long running case in which the operators of Piggs Peak Online Casino based in Swaziland challenged the jurisdictional authority of South Africa. (more…)

]]> http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/08/online-gambling-declared-illegal-in-south-africa/feed/ The Kentucky Supreme Court Files Law Suit Against PartyGaming http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/08/the-kentucky-supreme-court-files-law-suit-against-partygaming/ http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/08/the-kentucky-supreme-court-files-law-suit-against-partygaming/#comments Sun, 15 Aug 2010 02:13:34 +0000 Gaby http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/08/the-kentucky-supreme-court-files-law-suit-against-partygaming/ auction-hammer1.jpg

I am sure that if you are reading this article you are thinking “I can’t believe this $#!+ is still going on!” Well, I felt the same way when I first heard but it turns out that the Kentucky online gambling case is far from being gone.

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]]> http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/08/the-kentucky-supreme-court-files-law-suit-against-partygaming/feed/ Update on US Online Gambling Legislation - 70th Supporter Joins the Cause http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/08/update-on-us-online-gambling-legislation-70th-supporter-joins-the-cause/ http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/08/update-on-us-online-gambling-legislation-70th-supporter-joins-the-cause/#comments Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:45:46 +0000 Gaby http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/08/update-on-us-online-gambling-legislation-70th-supporter-joins-the-cause/ us-government.jpg

After the hectic reporting of the passing of the HR 2267 in the House Committee, news on gambling legislation is coming in more slowly this week. .The HR 2267 has got its 70th co-sponsor. The time gap between the 69th and the 70th co-sponsors was long but worth it. This is because the new support comes from a Republican, Congressman John Campbell from California. (more…)

]]> http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/08/update-on-us-online-gambling-legislation-70th-supporter-joins-the-cause/feed/ Online Gambling Regulation Bill Passed by House Committee http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/online-gambling-regulation-bill-passed-by-house-committee/ http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/online-gambling-regulation-bill-passed-by-house-committee/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:13:09 +0000 Gaby http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/349/ gamblingthumbnail.jpg

On some terrific news it was reported that the House of Financial Services Committee approved a bill that will legalize and regulate online gambling in the United States. The bill was passed last Wednesday after a few ammendments were made.

The bill was passed in a 41-22-1 vote and it was bill HR 2267, the one that Committee Chairman Barney Frank had been fighting for since 2008 as it aimed to repel the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. (more…)

]]> http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/online-gambling-regulation-bill-passed-by-house-committee/feed/ HR 2267 Hearing Update http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/hr-2267-hearing-update/ http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/hr-2267-hearing-update/#comments Sun, 25 Jul 2010 02:33:46 +0000 Gaby http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/hr-2267-hearing-update/ images.jpg

Last Wednesday, Barney Frank’s bill HR 2267, which aims to repeal the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (2006), was discussed by the House Financial Services Committee during a hearing.

The hearing was somewhat successful and (more…)

]]> http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/hr-2267-hearing-update/feed/ Hearig Scheduled for Frank’s Anti-UIGEA Bill http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/hearig-scheduled-for-franks-anti-uigea-bill/ http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/hearig-scheduled-for-franks-anti-uigea-bill/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:13:08 +0000 Gaby http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/hearig-scheduled-for-franks-anti-uigea-bill/ us_map_flag2009-02-06-1233938519.jpg

The bill that seeks to repeal the Unlawful Internet Gambling Ban (UIGEA), HR 2267, is sponsored by Congressman Barney Frank. The latest news on this issue are that a hearing date has been announced for HR 2267 on July 21st.

HR 2267 has been in a limbo since December 2009, when it was proposed, and it seeks to legalize and regulate online gambling. Some anti-UIGEA supporters believe that this step is not going to take the bill anywhere for several reasons. (more…)

]]> http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/hearig-scheduled-for-franks-anti-uigea-bill/feed/ BC, Canada Regulates Online Gambling http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/bc-canada-regulates-online-gambling/ http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/bc-canada-regulates-online-gambling/#comments Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:38:49 +0000 Gaby http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/bc-canada-regulates-online-gambling/ canada.gif

Recently, the government of BC in Canada launched their own site for online gambling in an attempt to tax and regulate the market. The British Columbia Lottery Corporation offered a variety of 75 gambling games on this site and they had a great turnover of players.

However, the online gambling site crashed within just a few hours after being launched due to (more…)

]]> http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/bc-canada-regulates-online-gambling/feed/ China Strict on Online Gambling http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/china-strict-on-online-gambling/ http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/china-strict-on-online-gambling/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:17:13 +0000 Gaby http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/china-strict-on-online-gambling/ china-police.jpg

China is becoming extremely strict when it comes to online gambling. The Chinese police arrested more than 810 online football gamblers during the World Cup as the Ministry of Public Security cracks down on (more…)

]]> http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/china-strict-on-online-gambling/feed/ Playtech Out of the French Online Gaming Market http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/playtech-out-of-the-french-online-gaming-market/ http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/playtech-out-of-the-french-online-gaming-market/#comments Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:36:17 +0000 Gaby http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/playtech-out-of-the-french-online-gaming-market/ france_flag.jpg

The recent changes in online gambling legislation in France has resulted in some licenses being awarded to online gambling industry giants like PokerStars, Microgaming, 888, BetClic and UniBet.

However, Playtech received off-putting news this week as they were denied (more…)

]]> http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/playtech-out-of-the-french-online-gaming-market/feed/ Nevada Authorities Advice Land Casinos to Not Launch Online http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/06/nevada-authorities-advice-land-casinos-to-not-launch-online/ http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/06/nevada-authorities-advice-land-casinos-to-not-launch-online/#comments Fri, 18 Jun 2010 01:48:15 +0000 Gaby http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/06/nevada-authorities-advice-land-casinos-to-not-launch-online/ lasvegas1.jpg

The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) recently issued a warning to all casinos based in Las Vegas to not lauch online casinos until the activity is legalized under state or federal law.

The state’s gambling authority’s concern came after there were a lot of rumors circulating that the major (more…)

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