The European Commission today threatened legal action against France, Italyand Austria for restricting sports betting and gambling services, includingbanning foreign online gaming and casino operators. Its move, bringing tonine the number of EU countries whose gambling legislation is underinvestigation, was hailed as a shot in the arm by the ?50bn European bettingsector – several of […]
Gambling addiction counselors say unplugging the Iowa Lottery’s TouchPlay games has made a big difference in Iowa’s gambling climate. They say, when the legislature banned the machines last March, the calls to gambling treatment hotlines dropped off. The machines were in more than 6,000 grocery stores, bars and convenience stores. A counselor for gambling addicts […]
One of the strongest benefits of bringing gambling to Northeast Ohio will bethe $75 million that can be used by the region to stimulate economicdevelopment, said Joe Roman, president of the Greater Cleveland Partnership.GCP is one of the groups that crafted the constitutional amendment that isstate Issue 3 on the Nov. 7 ballot. In a […]
A bid by a pair of private-equity firms to buy Harrah’s Entertainment, ifapproved, will offer the latest evidence of a flourishing symbioticrelationship between Nevada regulators and the casino industry. A vital roleof regulators is to set the bar for who is allowed to operate casinos inNevada, and to conduct background investigations into their character.Reputation, honesty […]
“One thing you need to realize is that this industry has always been undersiege and probably always will be,” said Sue Schneider, CEO of River CityGroup in her welcoming remarks to attendees of the European I-GamingCongress and Exhibition (EiG) Wednesday morning. More than 1,000 delegatesare in attendance at the Clarion Events ATE/River City Group produced […]
Angry demonstrators and rabbis as well as a ban on gambling failed to stopthe inauguration of Israel’s first horse racetrack, as thousands of fanscheered the four-legged competitors. It’s not much at this point – just acollection of collapsable tents with a makeshift grandstand in the middle ofa field in northern Israel – but as the […]
Electronic Clearing House Inc. on Wednesday said a portion of its businessand future results of operations will be affected by the recently passedUnlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006. The company said it willphase out any services related to check processing activities for Internetgaming before the 270-day regulatory determination period expires. The lossof revenue and […]
The European Commission said it has asked Austria, France and Italy to provide information on national legislation restricting the supply of certain gambling services. The move follows similar requests issued to Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands and Sweden. The commission said it wants to ascertain whether the countries’ measures are compatible with EU […]
U.S. Sen. George Voinovich thinks he can keep casino gambling out of Ohioone way or the other. He’s not up for re-election this year, but he’straveling the state spearheading the Vote No Casinos effort that is opposinga ballot initiative to bring slot machines to Ohio’s seven race tracks andtwo sites in Cleveland. That initiative, called […]
Maryland supporters of legalizing slot machines have had an outspokenchampion in Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., but some key gambling enthusiastsare now putting their money behind his Democratic opponent in the race forgovernor. Campaign records show that donations have started going toBaltimore Mayor Martin O’Malley, who has pledged to support a limitedgambling plan that would […]
In a press statement titled “Americans Still Free to Gamble Online” theInteractive Gaming Council, a trade association for Internet gamblingoperators, pointed to important aspects of the new US legislation this week.The IGC statement paints a background to the law whereby “Literally in thedark of night, without debate and far from public scrutiny, Republicanleaders in Congress […]
Prior to analyzing how the new federal law interacts with state gaming law,it is necessary to have a basic understanding about the two constitutions bywhich we are all bound. Every state has a constitution that is a body oflaws that the citizens of that state must follow. There is also a federalConstitution that all citizens […]
BRITISH firms continued to feel the strain of a crackdown on internetgambling in the United States as two more firms abandoned operations acrossthe Atlantic.London-based casino Leisure & Gaming said it was “no longer appropriate” forthe company to accept US customers after Congress approved the UnlawfulInternet Gambling Enforcement Act. It also revealed it was consideringselling its […]
The fallout from new laws restricting internet gaming in the US cast a pallfurther across the City yesterday when two more London-listed companiessuspended operations there. Fairground Gaming and Leisure & Gaming, whichrun casino and poker websites, joined the mounting casualties fromCongress’s shock decision this month to ban banks and credit card companiesfrom processing payments from […]