Legal

- July 30, 2014 By Oliver Young -

Worried that online gambling websites can lure minors to gamble, a partylist legislator in the Philippines has suggested online gambling regulations that would levy big fines to operators that will allow the underaged to gamble on their sites. An Anti-Crime and Terrorism Community Involvement and Support (ACT-CIS) member, Rep. Samuel Pagdilao has introduced the iGaming […] Continue Reading

- July 28, 2014 By Oliver Young -

Rick Perry, the Governor of Texas, has recently pushed to end iGaming in the US states which clearly surprised Jack Abramoff, one of the US most notorious former lobbyist. Apparently Perry sent a letter to the congressmen and the House and Senate Judiciary Committees asking them to consider reviewing the Department of Justice interpretation of […] Continue Reading

- July 23, 2014 By Oliver Young -

According to the RAPSI, a Russian news agency, the president of Russia Vladimir Putin, has recently signed a decree authorizing and legalizing land based gambling in Crimea, an area on the Black Sea peninsula annexed from Ukraine due to political and activist interventions on behalf of Russia earlier this year. “The decree covers certain areas […] Continue Reading

- July 21, 2014 By Oliver Young -

The Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has repeated the threats it made before this summer’s football World Cup in Brazil- all online gambling operators and affiliates will get heavy penalties if they breach the advertizing rules and continue to target online advertizing at Dutch residents. “If online gambling operators that offer gaming products and services […] Continue Reading

- July 16, 2014 By Oliver Young -

The European Commission published a set of principles yesterday in order to regulate online gambling in its member states. The Commission wants its members to apply the recommendations to their internal regimes in order to regulate online gambling in each country. “The objective of the proposed principles by the European Commission is to help gambling […] Continue Reading

- July 11, 2014 By Nemanja L. -

While the whole country is lamenting over the embarrassing performance of the national team at the 2014 World Cup, Brazilian Government is making a serious effort to improve the country’s economy by finally regulating the online gambling websites. Online gambling is currently illegal in Brazil, but Progressive Party Senator Ciro Nogueira has introduced project 186/2014 […] Continue Reading

- July 9, 2014 By Oliver Young -

While the other US states are considering the possibility of legalizing online gambling within their borders, Argentina has another problem. The Board of the Lottery Association of Pools and State Casinos (ALEA) in Argentina, South America is planning to propose bills that would regulate online gambling in the country. “According to ALEA, the chaotic licensing […] Continue Reading

- July 7, 2014 By Oliver Young -

The attorneys for professional poker player Phil Ivey rejected the claims of Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa in Atlantic City that their client cheated the casino out of $9.6m a few months ago and want the casino to withdraw all claims out of court. “In a court hearing a week ago, Ivey’s lawyers argued that […] Continue Reading

- July 3, 2014 By Staff Writer -

Anyone who has ever placed a bet at a land based or online casino will know that there is an element of risk involved, after all it is called ‘gambling’. One woman though appears to have forgotten that fact as she is suing a casino for £2 million, an amount she lost in one evening […] Continue Reading

- July 2, 2014 By Oliver Young -

While the US state of California is trying to legalize online gambling and continues to propose online casino bills that would allow its residents to gamble in the virtual world, another bill has been introduced that would prohibit the Internet sweepstakes cafes from offering casino-like games to people living in the Golden State. “The Sweepstakes […] Continue Reading