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 […]
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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 […]
Gamblers may look over their shoulder now, but experts say a newInternet-gambling ban won’t keep bettors from ponying up, just turn them onto overseas payment services out of the law’s reach. “It has put a terriblescare into people,” said I. Nelson Rose, who teaches gambling law atWhittier Law School. “But it won’t by any means […]
Gamblers may look over their shoulder now, but experts say a newInternet-gambling ban won’t keep bettors from ponying up, just turn them onto overseas payment services out of the law’s reach. “It has put a terriblescare into people,” said I. Nelson Rose, who teaches gambling law atWhittier Law School. “But it won’t by any means […]
Gamblers may look over their shoulder now, but experts say a newInternet-gambling ban won’t keep bettors from ponying up, just turn them onto overseas payment services out of the law’s reach. “It has put a terriblescare into people,” said I. Nelson Rose, who teaches gambling law atWhittier Law School. “But it won’t by any means […]
A growing initiative to unseat Kyl from his comfortable Senate appointment.Kyl reportedly has ambitions to become the Republican majority leader in theSenate following Senator Bill Frist’s departure Both Republicans played amajor role in ramming the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act throughCongress in the closing minutes of the pre-election session, angeringmillions of Americans who regard online […]
The voices talking so loudly against the Unlawful Internet GamblingEnforcement Act (UIGEA) on forums and blogs across are the internet will beleaving their keyboards on November 3-4 and will be headed to WashingtonD.C. to protest the latest US prohibition. The purpose of the demonstrationwill be to gain press coverage from major news organizations such as […]
As a co-sponsor of a bill that was signed into law two weeks ago byPresident Bush, Jon Kyl, the Republican Senator from Arizona, has workedhard over the years to abolish online gambling utilizing the “family values”front. The current law would look to severely cut off some forms of onlinegambling via credit card transactions, though the […]
PartyGaming Plc, the world’s largest online poker company, lost 75 percentof its revenue when the company shut down its U.S. sites to comply with anew law enforcing a ban on Internet gambling. That hasn’t dented ChiefExecutive Officer Mitch Garber’s optimism. “Chaos breeds opportunity and wewill seize that opportunity,” Garber said on a conference call Oct. […]
Gamblers may look over their shoulder now, but experts say a new Internetgambling ban won’t keep bettors from ponying up, just turn them on tooverseas payment services out of the law’s reach. “It has put a terriblescare into people,” said I. Nelson Rose, who teaches gambling law atWhittier Law School. “But it won’t by any […]
The state’s slot machine venues have found a way to bypass the state’sprohibition on casino-style table games. They are about to introduce videogambling that recreates the experience of playing blackjack or poker arounda table. The multi-player machines arrived this week at Delaware Park, DoverDowns and Midway Slots at Harrington Raceway. They are expected to be […]
Sportingbet has warned that the US is encouraging the creation of a black market through its online betting ban, after announcing it is taking a hit of £210m on the sale of its business Stateside. Announcing its annual results this morning, the UK-based firm said its profits had risen by 75% to £71.5m, but that […]
E-wallet company Neteller issued a statement announcing a modification in their policy toward Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). The company, which processes a significant amount of the online poker, and online gambling transactions from the U.S. indicated they are going to abide by the rules of the act, but will continue to do business […]
Labor MP John Murphy has accused Family First Senator Steve Fielding of casting a vote which has helped boost gambling.Senator Fielding voted with the Government to allow an overhaul of the media laws to pass through Parliament. The legislation has already prompted a rush of activity as the major media players prepare for the new […]