By James Anderson on Apr 29, 2008 in Gambling Law, Gambling News, Online Poker, Casino, Online Casinos | 0 Comments
Deputy Finance Minister Jacek Kapica said in late April that the government plans to legalize online gambling by the end of the year.
Deputy Finance Minister Jacek Kapica said in late April that the government plans to legalize online gambling by the end of the year. The previous conservative Law and Justice (PiS) government ruled against […]
By James Anderson on Mar 7, 2008 in Gambling Law, Gambling News, Online Poker, Online Casinos | 1 Comment
The IMEGA ruling has been returned after months of waiting, the results are mixed but extremely favorable for the Online Gambling Industry! The associated press has published the following.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a challenge to a ban on Internet gambling brought by an online gambling association, but gave the […]
By James Anderson on Jan 25, 2008 in Mr. Andersons Insight, Gambling Law, Gambling News, Online Poker, Casino, Online Casinos | 0 Comments
Well I have no idea what is going on, although I do know SOMTHING is happening! If it was going to be flushed that would have happened months ago, the fact that we are all asking questions and waiting in the dark means there is something going on. Will the WTO settlements fail as the […]
By James Anderson on Nov 20, 2007 in Gambling Law, Gambling News, Online Poker, Online Casinos | 0 Comments
Norway has become the latest European nation to try and block online gambling activity. Its neighbor, Sweden, has also been taking more of a regulatory stance on the activity.
Like the US Government, Norway will hold its financial institutions responsible for policing any transactions related to online gambling sites, including those for online poker.
PokerPages.com reported the […]
By James Anderson on Nov 20, 2007 in Gambling Law, Gambling Financials, Gambling News, Online Poker, Online Casinos | 1 Comment
US Fights WTO Over Internet Gambling
By JIM ABRAMS – 17 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — With time running out, the tiny Caribbean island nation of Antigua and Barbuda holds the cards in a dispute over Internet gambling that could ultimately cost the United States billions of dollars.
If arbitration efforts fail, Antigua and other aggrieved parties, including […]
By James Anderson on Oct 1, 2007 in Gambling Law, Mr. Andersons Insight, Gambling News, Online Casinos | 0 Comments
After reading the new release of the UIEGA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Act) located here : http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/reports/noticeofproposedrule.pdf , It appears obvious they do not want to put much effort into enforcement. Although its better than a tough act its still a large thorn in the sides of Online Internet Gambling operations. Key points are bland, if not […]
By mp on Sep 24, 2007 in Gambling Law, NFL, Gambling News, Online Poker, Casino, Online Casinos | 0 Comments
The United States has made an offer to settle the dispute regarding services in the online gambling issue with the European Union.
The U.S. offer to the EU involves opening areas that include storage, warehouse services and technical testing to compensate for the gaming restrictions implemented with the passing of last year’s Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement […]
By Robert Weston on Sep 18, 2007 in Gambling News, Online Poker, Online Casinos | 12 Comments
It seems as though Bodog.com is no more as Bodoglife.com comes to life. The following was just posted on the newbodog.com domain. Confused? So are we….
This is the life.
This is Bodog. This is the Life.
High stakes, hot women and killer parties in exotic locales; Bodog’s always known how to roll. It’s all part of our […]
By Robert Weston on Sep 18, 2007 in Gambling Law, Gambling News, Online Poker, Online Casinos | 0 Comments
U.S. Congressman Barney Frank has revealed that his proposed Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act (IGREA) will not become a reality anytime soon.
Speaking this week, Frank said that his bill to overturn the UIGEA has stalled although pressure from foreign countries could revive the legislation. He said that pressure brought on the Bush administration by […]
By Robert Weston on Sep 17, 2007 in Gambling News, Online Casinos | 0 Comments
A Chinese man died after gambling online for three days straight at an Internet cafe. While there have been cases of death and seizures while playing video games for extended hours. This is the first known case of Internet gambling taking a deadly toll.
The 30-year-old man fainted at an internet cafe in the southern city […]
