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Posted on June 29, 2008
The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 has been somewhat of a pain in lawmakers' sides. Ok, that's an understatement--it's been a big pain. First of all, the ambiguity of the definitions of how even unlawful internet gambling...
Posted on May 13, 2008
A recent study done showed that 2.1 percent of 2300+ respondents had a gambling problem, which when then extrapolated, show that an estimated 750,000 Americans would possibly be problem gamblers. The biggest nuance behind this is that this number...
Posted on May 12, 2008
Gambling is illegal in many countries, and is a very hot button in the United States. Most countries have their own ways of policing activity from within their country, but then there are cases where the governments struggle to get...
Posted on March 1, 2008
This battle for internet gambling has had so many sides and so many different stories it is almost dizzying as to what will happen next. But, we have a possible direction--United States Congressman George Miller of California, who is also...
Posted on December 31, 2007
Starting January 1, citing "German states ratified an accord that preserves the country's state monopoly for lotteries and most forms of betting,". all forms of online gambling will be banned in the country. At least 13 of Germany's 16 states...
Posted on November 9, 2007
100 Billion dollars is a lot of money--there's no denying that. And when it comes to the World Trade Organization, it certainly won't go ignored. So now that the battle has ensued over the United States online gambling ban and...
Posted on October 28, 2007
Poker develops cognitive, mathematical and psychological skills which help students become successful in life, said the Bruin Casino Gaming Society. Thus--the online ban against it should be lifted--and more people are jumping on board with this type of philosophy. Charles...
Posted on October 4, 2007
The US Treasury and Federal Reserve are taking final steps to ensure that internet gambling is banned once and for all. Although there have been several proponents of the online gambling industry, there have been several attempts that have not...
Posted on September 27, 2007
No, it's not a fav line from Austin Powers. It's real, and it's huge. International trade policy and Internet gambling experts spoke today about the need for the U.S. to quickly resolve the trade dispute around Internet gambling as it...
Posted on September 13, 2007
US Rep. Barney Frank acknowledged his bill to overturn an Internet gambling ban has stalled, but he said pressure from foreign countries could revive the legislation. Frank, who is chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, conducted a hearing on...
