By Samantha Williams In the legality muddle of online gambling the battle is going on and on tirelessly between the governments and online gambling sites. The tussle between the interested parties belonging to national levels centers mainly on one thing. Is it justified to ban the online gambling transactions, while more than 54 nations have […]
Category Archives: Legal Issues – Online Gambling
By Samantha Williams Regardless of anyone’s political leanings, the Democrat side of the race in the primaries is somewhat more interesting to watch than the Republican side. After all, the two most leading contenders of the Democrats for the presidential race – Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton – are both larger than life personalities. […]
By Samantha Williams With expending so much energy on demonizing online gambling, isn’t the United States government barking up the wrong tree? There are certainly other issues that the government is better off dealing with, issues that are more worth its time and need to be dealt with in the first place. Three issues actually come […]
By Samantha Williams There is yet another news of waging legal battles the promoting organizations and association of online gambling websites are engaged in, this time on the British soil. Countries like U.S.A., Canada, Australia, Germany and U.K. where the government authorities are frowning upon the activities of online gambling sites are putting spokes […]
By Samantha Williams Protectionism. Violation of trade agreements. Curtailing of freedom of choice. These are all heavy handed words to throw about, but these words are exactly the things that the United States federal government has been accused of since the infamous UIGEA was signed into law. Rather than do something good for everyone […]
By Samantha Williams Gambling gives thrill and ego satisfaction that the winner is above the rest of others in the group. The prizes apart, it is the feeling of elation one experiences at the time of winning that kindles the spirit to indulge in gambling on innumerable varieties, sizes and specimens. Gambling is a game […]
By Samantha Williams A trend that found roots way back during the late thirties, monopoly still remains the key word for the Germans, as a result of which, online gambling saw its own demise from Jan 1st 2008. The decision came up as a result of the new German law that shall be preserving the […]
By Samantha Williams The popularity of offshore gambling is increasing day by day due to fabulous prospects that can avail by the gamblers and gambling houses alike. Offshore gambling started a decade ago when first online gambling house opened in Caribbean Island known as Antigua (Barbuda). In result, thousands of online gambling houses opened especially […]
By Samantha Williams Probably one of the most controversial gaming changes that took place in the world of online gaming in recent history was the decision of the US Government to promulgate and sign into power the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act. It has become significant during the “reign” of George Bush; that this Government […]
The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing to address the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. The hearing took place on November 14 as a result of lobbyist efforts from the Poker Players Alliance. The purpose was to discuss methods of regulation vs. prohibition and to define what is legal and what is not. Since the […]