The respected Bloomsberg columnist Matthew Lynn slammed the US government’sUnlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act this week, describing itsconsequences as the worst crisis in online gambling’s short history, butpredicting that major companies affected by the Act would prosper regardlessof the US challenge. “The U.S. stance on Internet gambling is illogical andmisconceived,” the columnist wrote. “Like most […]
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Ontario politicians may be trying to pass legislation banning onlinegambling adverts in the province, but elsewhere in Canada there’s a morewelcoming attitude to the industry. The Kahnawake First Nation Mohawks inQuebec province, home to well over 300 online gambling brands and host to amultitude of company servers will soon have competition from The AlexanderFirst Nation. […]
A Washington County restaurateur pleaded guilty Tuesday to running anillegal bookmaking business and criminal conspiracy in a nearly yearlonginvestigation of a multmillion-dollar gambling ring based in Pittsburgh.Michael “Mickey” Flynn Jr., owner of the Union Grill in downtown Washington,acknowledged coordinating the gambling ring with others, including onetimeillegal video poker kingpin John “Duffy” Conley, formerly of the […]
As reported by the Pennsylvania Express Times: “Both of the Lehigh Valley’scasino hopefuls have invited social workers to learn about the warning signsand treatment options for compulsive gamblers. “Lehigh Valley Tropicana,hoping to operate in Allentown, and Bethlehem applicant Las Vegas SandsCorp. say they will hold their seminars even without a casino license fromthe Pennsylvania Gaming […]
The government today began pimping Britannia out to online gambling firms.The Department for Culture Media and Sport is hosting a conference at RoyalAscot aimed at bagging a lovely slice of pork as the industry realises itsdays of Wild West tax dodging are behind it. Or, if you believe TessaJowell, it’s all about protecting the kids. […]
The online gambling industry is undergoing a seismic shift just weeks aftera new law cut off much of the business in the United States. Big publiccompanies have lost billions of dollars in market value and millions ofcustomers as they shut their United States Web sites for sports betting,poker and other games. Those companies are anxiously […]
Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell is to seek an international agreement on howto regulate the internet gambling industry. She will make the bid at thefirst international summit on the global impact of the industry. It alreadyboasts one million regular punters in this country. Ms Jowell will urgedelegates to act to protect children and other vulnerable people […]
Both casino companies vying to operate in the Lehigh Valley are sponsoringseminars for social workers on recognizing and treating compulsive gambling.The Lehigh Valley Tropicana proposed for Allentown is holding a one-daysession 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Jan. 12 at Muhlenberg College’s SeegersUnion. Licensed professionals can sign up by calling the Allentown mayor’soffice at 610-437-7546. Las […]
UK culture secretary Tessa Jowell will this week urge 32 nations to back acode of principles on internet gambling, the first major internationalmeasure to regulate the industry as the US imposes a ban. Britain, France,Germany, Spain, Italy, South Africa and other nations will tomorrow meetoutside London for talks hosted by Jowell to agree on a […]
Two leading online poker and casino firms, PartyGaming and 888 Holdings,have held talks about a £1.6bn merger as the industry scrambles to replacerevenues lost through the United States’ crackdown on internet gambling. Theonline gambling industry has been devastated by legislation passed inWashington this month preventing banks and credit card firms processingpayments for bets. Analysts reckon […]
I don’t gamble online. I’ve seen too many of my friends get so addicted topoker that they’ve got no time left for Internet porn. And I’m not going tolet that happen to me. But I didn’t expect Congress to pass the UnlawfulInternet Gambling Enforcement Act, treating people who spend all day atpartypoker.com like criminals. Maybe […]
The polished slot machines fill the room with light and noise: a constantclick-and-whirl as customers press buttons and pull levers, and bellsringing for winners.The sound of money carries an almost deafening pitch. “It sticks in yourhead if you play here enough,” said Tara Kelley, 26, smoking a cigaretteoutside Hollywood Slots on Main Street. “I think […]
Here in THE U.S., it’s OK to bet on horses, play Lotto, gamble at Indiancasinos, wager in Atlantic City. And in Las Vegas, it’s virtually apatriotic duty to gamble. In all, you can legally bet in 46 of 50 states,but not over the Internet. Online gambling is illegal. Although the onlineside of the business, while […]
Two days after the National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling RegionalConference occurred here, I saw Seneca Nation President Barry Snyder, MayorByron Brown and Seneca Gaming Corp. officials on public access TV replayingthe Fulton Street sale approval announcement and predicting “development,waterfront connectedness, millions of tourists” and other such misleadingsound bites. This offensive and private press staging did […]