Archive for the 'Government Policy' Category
from United Press International:
Gambling is widespread among U.S. adolescents and young adults ages 14 through 21, a University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions study reveals.
Principal investigator John W. Welte said the results of the first national survey of its kind show problem gambling — described as gambling with three or more negative consequences, such […]
BATON ROUGE, LA–(Marketwire - March 20, 2008) - Diamond I, Inc. announced today that its second online casino will open for Poker enthusiasts next Tuesday, March 25, 2008.
“Our success with IslandBlueCasino.net, not only with attracting players but with the revenues from our click-through advertising program, made the decision to open a second free Poker site,” […]
I’m biased since we’ve worked with gambling clients forever. But I think the US is hypocritical because gambling advertisers pretty much underwrote much of the web’s development.
The United States must change an Internet gambling law that discriminates against European companies by preventing them from offering services in the U.S. market, the European Union’s top trade […]
A Brussels think-tank has accused the US government of reneging on commitments made to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over internet gaming.
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SHANGHAI, CHINA — (MARKET WIRE) — May 29, 2007 — Shanghai eWorldChina Information Technologies Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of eWorld Interactive, Inc. and Shanghai Welfare Lottery Center announced the formal signing of an agreement to operate China’s official online Welfare Lottery.
The agreement makes eWorld the online sales agent for the Shanghai Welfare Lottery Center, which […]
ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ — A detailed study released today by the Minnesota Indian Gaming Association (MIGA) shows that rural Minnesota communities got the lion’s share of a statewide $429 million in direct economic benefit from 2005 tribal casino employment in the state. The study was conducted by University of Minnesota researchers […]
HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ — The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has begun a weekly posting on its web site of gaming revenues from licensed operators. The reports provide a breakdown on wagering, payouts to patrons and the amount of machines operating.Gaming Control Board Executive Director Anne Neeb said these reports are another step […]
According to their lawyer:
Betonsports PLC., the British Internet gambling business that last month consented to an order banning it from the U.S. market, will repay the nearly 5,000 customers who have filed for refunds, its attorney, Jeffrey Demerath of the St. Louis-based law firm Armstrong Teasdale, told Bloomberg News Friday.
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When George Bush signed the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act, it could have been lights out for most online poker companies, but instead, many modified their strategy and some are thriving once again.
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When the US sneezes, many parts of the world catch a cold. Online, borders mean even less, as such, it’s no surprise that many analysts are asking if other nations will mirror the US or go against it with regards to the ban on online gambling:
An old adage states that ‘as the U.S. goes, so goes the […]