Thinking of going online and wagering on a few games in the upcoming NCAAbasketball tournament? Uncle Sam doesn't want you to, but he's havingtrouble stopping anyone. The government's latest effort to get Americans tostop gambling via the Internet has been largely ineffective, according tothe online gambling industry. In autumn, Congress passed — and PresidentBush signed […]
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At least two private schools in Britain have responded to the increasingproblem of student gambling by offering courses about the risky pursuit.With many British students become increasingly active in the world of onlinegambling, both the Harlow School and King's College School have responded byteaching students of the dangers of gambling, the Sunday Telegraph said.King's College […]
The total value of bets placed worldwide on mobile phones will reach $16b ayear by 2011, according to market research analysts Juniper Research. The US'scrackdown on internet gambling had caused a tentative year for thenewly-blooming industry with the implementation of the Unlawful InternetGambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) forcing many within the industry toreadjust their focus and […]
An alleged Mafia underboss was running a sport bookmaking syndicate throughwhich almost half a billion dollars flowed in a period of just 11 months,according to police. Authorities claim Francesco del Balso, 36, ran 25bookmaking operations in Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto, which del Balsohimself allegedly boasted did more than $1 billion in business. In Quebec,del Balso […]
The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg today ruled Italy can't usecriminal law to stop gaming companies licensed in other EU nations,including the UK's Stanley Leisure Plc, from taking bets in the country. Alaw barring publicly traded companies from obtaining licenses restricts "thefreedom to provide services." State monopolies in France, Germany and othercountries have been […]
The government's campaign against the proliferation of illegal Internetgambling activities hangs in the balance as a judge in Angeles City todayhears the motion for reconsideration on the quashing of the search warrantused to raid an alleged illegal Internet gambling operation in a hangar inClark Field in Pampanga last year.The National Bureau of Investigation, on behalf […]
Internet gambling is the fastest-growing area of gambling, and it is worthbillions of dollars annually. Its popularity lies in a number of factors,most obviously its convenience to the online user, as it allows the customerto play their choice of game from the comfort of their own home. The resultof this is that new Internet gambling […]
BestLine Sports is positioning itself as one of the leading online gamblingestablishments in the world of sports betting for North American sportingenthusiasts as they capitalize on a void left by its competitors. Once asmall niche book, BestLine Sports (see website here) since the start of thenew year has transformed itself by taking over a nice […]
West Virginia's racetracks would pay an additional 1 percent of net profitsfor the privilege of offering table gambling under legislation passedThursday out of the Senate Finance Committee. The tax rate would be raisedfrom 35 to 36 percent under an amendment proposed by state Sen. Vic Sprouse,R-Kanawha. The additional money would be used for the gradual […]
Austrian internet bookmaker bwin.com said on Friday it would temporarilywithdraw its online gaming offers from Turkey after a new law was passed onFeb 28."Although on one hand, the new law prohibits online games of chance, on theother it also provides for the possibility of acquiring a license at a laterdate," bwin said in a statement. […]
Once you leave the U.S. the situation becomes rather clear and quitedepressing. The rest of the world is full of potential and opportunity whenit comes to online gambling. New choices and options merely awaitimplementation in this business which seemingly changes every six months.The U.S. once held all the cards in this market, but has been […]
New research suggests the risk of becoming a problem gambler is more thanfive times higher for teens whose parents aren't aware of their gamblingactivities. The research by the Responsible Gambling Council stems from apreviously released study about the gambling habits of Ontario teenagersaged 15 to 17. The council is launching a campaign to persuade parents […]
The latest paper from UK Gambling Commission has shed light on the extent ofthe nation's gambling habit. It found that eight percent of the country'sadults have dabbled in at least one form of remote gambling in the previousmonth. According to the 'Survey Data on Remote Gambling Participation', theNational Lottery was the most popular form of […]
Meanwhile, John Anderson, the former chief executive of 888 Holdings, hasbeen summoned for interview by the French authorities, prompting speculationthat French authorities are about to crackdown on online gambling. This initself is prompting speculation that the French and American governmentsactually agree on something. After the US clampdown on internet gamblinglast October, the last thing PartyGaming […]