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Florida Turning to Online Poker?
Could it really be happening? It is definitely a possibility that Florida could be one of the few states to legalize online poker. Florida Representative Joseph Abruzzo introduced a bill called the Internet Poker Consumer Protection and Revenue Generation Act of 2010 last week that could pave the way to the legalization of online poker. Of course it will go hand and hand with the UIEGA which supports ...
Quebec to Offer Online Gambling
The Minister of Finance, Raymond Bachand, for Quebec had a great announcement for the online gambling industry this week. Quebec with now offers its citizens the opportunity to gamble online and play games of chance. Loto Quebec will take on the responsibility of directing the citizens to legal and safe sites for gambling. They will be working with the BC and Atlantic Lottery Corp hand and hand ...
Barney Frank’s Bill Reaches Milestone
Representative Barney Franks, which is sponsoring a bill that would make online gambling legal in the United States, had a big reason to smile last week. The bill now has sixty co-sponsors. The bill has gained popularity this year with changes in Congress. The two newest co-sponsors for the bill come out of Mississippi and Washington. Congressman Bennie Thompson comes out of the second district ...
EU Court strikes down Bwin
There was a disappointing ruling for the online gambling industry in Luxemburg on Tuesday. The European Union ruled against Bwin stating that member states could restrict online betting if their intentions were to combat crime. This ruling is a set back to the gambling industry in Europe which is hoping that the market will open across the European Union. This particular case was between Portuguese ...
Plea Deal for Kaplan
Gary Kaplan, BetonSports founder, pleaded guilty last week to conspiracy and racketeering. For those of you not following this story for the last three years, Kaplan was arrested in March of 2007, following a crackdown by the US government on sports betting and online wagering. BetonSports was indicted in 2006 which led to the arrest of many associated with the company. Kaplan is the last to be ...
New Online Poker Legislation
Senator Robert Menendez, a democrat from New Jersey, will be introducing a new bill late this week. The bill will not only remove the ban from online poker but it will also tax and regulate it. This bill is similar to the bill from Rep. Barney Franks that was introduced earlier this year. However this bill only pertains to online poker. The bill from Rep. Franks included other forms of online ...
The EU and US Trying To Work It Out…plus Rep. Franks Bill Gaining Steam
It’s being reported that US Representative Ron Kirk and EU Trade Commissioner Catherine Ashton met on Monday to work on trade issues. There were four main issues they agreed to concentrate on in the next few months with one being online gambling. The EU has said the US is in violation of World Trade Laws and has asked on a few occasions for the US to come into compliance; adding, that if the United ...
Problem Gamblers? Not because of the Internet
In 1999 there was a study done, known now as the “National Gambling Impact Study”, which came to the conclusion that “the high-speed instant gratification of Internet games and the high level of privacy they offer may exacerbate problem and pathological gambling”. But the real conclusion of this study might be made by looking at the board members that conducted the study. The board ...
Bill HR2267
Representative Barney Franks has introduced the bill now to legalize online gambling. As expected there are a few groups ready to stand up and fight against the new bill. Focus on the Family and the Christian Coalition will be two of the biggest contenders in the fight to overturn the UIEGA. But how does the fight stand up within the walls of Congress? Frank’s attempt in the last session of congress ...
Minnesota’s Blacklist
Minnesota Department of Public Safety has released a blacklist of online casino and poker sites that it wants ISPs to block all Minnesota residents from viewing. The list contains around 200 casino and poker sites, with most being smaller companies. The list went out to about 11 Internet Service Providers and telephone companies with some companies being nationwide providers. There were a few names ...