William Hill Plc, the second- largest U.K. bookmaker, said it will stop taking online poker and casino bets from American customers until the scope of a U.S. crackdown on Internet gambling becomes clearer.William Hill already blocks U.S. sports bettors, Chief Executive Officer David Harding said today in a telephone interview. The new measures also will […]
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A controversial Internet gambling measure may hitch a ride on a DefenseDepartment authorization bill, but as of press time, a standoff over addinglegislation to improve courthouse security and crack down on illegalimmigrants in gangs continued to hold up action on the overall Defensepackage. While it was not clear that Senate Armed Services Chairman JohnWarner (R-Va.) […]
Pennsylvania seems eager to make up for lost time. According to theAssociated Press, the state hasn’t even opened a slot machine but officialsare already talking about table games. At a recent hearing, the state GamingControl Board asked racetrack owners seeking slot-machine licenses if theywere prepared to go to table games. They all answered yes. Table […]
Software developer CryptoLogic Inc. is relocating its head office to a more“friendly” environment in Ireland, highlighting a growing moral dividebetween North America and Europe over Internet gambling. The Toronto-basedcompany, which makes software that Internet gambling sites run on, yesterdaysaid it will move its head office — including top executives, humanresources, business development and investor relations […]
Fears that more senior executives working for online gambling firms could bearrested were fuelled today following the resignation of a lawyer who servedunder former US President George W. Bush from the roles of chairman andchief executive of World Gaming. Almost all of the internet betting firm’sbusiness comes from the US, and the resignation of James […]
The crackdown on internet gambling in the US has begun to frighten offsenior directors. World Gaming chairman James Grossman and non-executivedirector Clare Roberts have both resigned from the online gaming group onfears they will be arrested in the US. advertisementDavid Carruthers, chiefexecutive of Betonsports and Peter Dicks, chairman of Sportingbet, have bothbeen arrested in the […]
Think of Costa Rica and flashes of colorful birds, bright beaches and longhikes through the rain forest come to mind. But several recent arrests andindictments have thrust the country into the spotlight for another, lesssavory reason: its cozy relationship with the online gambling industry. Theindustry is under fire from U.S. authorities, helping create the notion […]
It appears as though the right to free access to online gambling services inEurope is destined to be decided by the courts, as increasing numbers ofEuropean states ignore the recent European Court of Justice directive whichstated that a Member State cannot invoke the need to restrict its citizens’access to betting services if at the same […]
BRITISH executives of online gambling companies could be arrested oncriminal charges in Germany if they set foot in the country. Officials fromthe interior ministries of the German states of Hesse and Bavaria told TheBusiness that executives of foreign companies who let German residents placesports bets online are committing “criminal” acts that could lead toprosecution in […]
If you want to see an ex ample of how quickly this region can change, lookat the articles on this page about gambling. Staff writer Tom Dochatexplains that the approval process for lucrative gaming licenses is hotterthan the handle of a 25-cent one-armed bandit on a Saturday night. Teams ofstate investigators have been traveling worldwide […]
Electronic-slots parlors would generate thousands of jobs and tens ofmillions of dollars to seed local business growth, gambling supporters say.But the four parlors that would sprout in Greater Cleveland are by no meansa sure bet to bolster the region’s economy, anti-gambling forces respond.Even the local power brokers who back the plan to bring nine parlors […]
A service called gamAid that provides instant online help to people withgambling problems has the green light to go live this month after asix-month trial. The service has already had more than 55,000 visits andprovided 1,000 one-to-one help session during the first four months of itstrial. With gamAid, online gamblers can find instant, real-time, one-to-oneaccess […]
Most fun fairs attract children, but at least six in the district are a hitwith adults. That’s because they are a front for gambling dens. These funfairs have the usual attractions such as rides and carnival games, saidJohor Baru MCA Youth secretary Rodney Soon. “But hardly anyone plays thesegames. The people go there just to […]
The chiefs of police of four towns in Tarlac, Bulacan, and Isabela have beenrelieved because the illegal numbers game jueteng continues in their areas,officials said.In Central Luzon, Chief Superintendent Ismael Rafanan, regional policedirector, on Friday ordered the relief of Superintendent Aniceto Frane,police chief of Camiling, Tarlac, and Superintendent Jesus Reyes, policechief of Calumpit, Bulacan. They […]