Online Gambling in India Reviewed
June 7th, 2011 by Jessica
India is the second most populous country in the world with one sixth of the global population. The increasing prosperity has raised the potential for online gambling sky high. The legal scenario in India is being closely watched by online gambling sites. An eminent Indian legal expert, Justice Mukul Mudgal, has just ...
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Online Gambling Developments in Europe
May 11th, 2011 by Jessica
America has strengthened its anti online gambling stance with the seizure of the three leading poker online gambling sites. On the other hand the trend seems to have moved in favor of online gambling in Europe, with small but sure steps taken in three important countries. In Denmark, the Danish Gambling Authority ...
Microgaming US Gambling Sites Close Shop
April 24th, 2011 by Jessica
Many Microgaming online gambling sites had withdrawn from the United States market in November 2008 when the State of Kentucky tried to seize about 140 online gambling site domain names. However some Microgaming online gambling sites had discreetly kept their American operations alive. They had stopped taking new American customers but were servicing their existing ...
Germany to Liberalize Online Gambling
April 7th, 2011 by Jessica
The sixteen German states have announced a blue print for the future of online gambling in the country. If this proposal is ratified by the states it would become effective from January 1, 2012. The current online gambling treaty expires on December 31, 2011. The new proposal moves away from state owned monopoly online gambling ...
New Federal Internet Gambling Bill Introduced
March 18th, 2011 by Jessica
A new bill seeking to establish a federal regulatory framework for online gambling has been introduced in the newly constituted House after last November’s mid-term elections. The bill was introduced by Congressman John Campbell (R-CA) with Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) as a leading sponsor. Congressmen Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) and Peter King (R-NY) also co-sponsored the ...
No Online Gambling for New Jersey
March 4th, 2011 by Jessica
In January 2011 when Senator Lesniak’s New Jersey online gambling bill S490 was passed by the legislature of the state there was much euphoria. New Jersey was proclaimed as the first American state where online gambling would be legalized. But as time passed doubts began to surface whether Governor Christie would sign the bill into ...
Italy Legalizes Online Casino Gambling
February 5th, 2011 by Jessica
Online gambling sites offer a number of different products. In Italy the gambling sites were allowed to offer services in some of the products like sports betting and poker tournaments. But two of the most important products, casino games and cash poker games, were till now illegal. Earlier this week the legislators enacted the law ...
New Jersey Online Gambling Bill Passes
January 12th, 2011 by Jessica
Within one month of the approval of an intrastate sports betting bill the New Jersey Assembly passed the online gambling bill as well. 63 legislators voted in favor of the bill and 11 legislators voted against the bill. Three of them abstained from casting a vote. It was thus seen that there was bipartisan support ...
Online Gambling Regulation in 2011
December 31st, 2010 by Jessica
Regulation of online gambling is one of the major concerns of legislators and the industry. Unfortunately often the legislators and the industry have opposing points of view. This blog discusses the direction online gambling regulation is likely to take in different parts of the world in 2011. In America the UIGEA is ...
