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Gambling Charges Dropped Against 40 Elderly Women in Cyprus
Cyprus’ attorney general has dropped gambling charges against 42 elderly women, including a 98-year-old, whose weekly poker-and-bridge party had been raided by police. Police confiscated €100 during the raid. The raid triggering shock and disbelief in the public.
The women, … Read More
Major Online Gambling Site Shut Down, Owner Indicted
Calvin Ayre, founder of the online betting web site Bodog.com, and three others were indicted earlier this week by a federal grand jury in Maryland. The three were charged with conducting an illegal sports gambling site and conspiracy to commit … Read More
Former Head of FBI – Regulate Online Gambling Now!
Former FBI Director Louis Freeh and Former Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge penned an op-ed piece in last Friday’s Washington Examiner calling for a new federal internet gambling law. It’s not every day that one reads a Washington daily … Read More
Peter Dean to Head AGCC Full Tilt Review
The Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) will be conducting a review into the way it handled the Full Tilt Poker case. In the past year Full Tilt Poker has had a number of cases brought against it including licensing issues … Read More
Indian Tribes Express Mixed Views on Internet Gambling
At a recent hearing concerning online poker before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Native American tribes said that they want a share of the jobs and revenue produced should online gambling be legalised, but they don’t want to sacrifice … Read More
Online Poker Licenses to be Issued by Nevada from February
It was recently reported by the website Vegasinc.com that the Nevada State Gaming Control Board (GCB) will be accepting applications for online poker licenses from February of next year. Mark Lipparelli, the GCB Chairman, made the announcement at the U.S. … Read More
Strong Support in America for Legalisation of Online Gambling
A large push is underway in the United States to legalise online gambling. A number of high profile organisations are coming out in favour of legislation and progress has been made in Congress.
Last week the American Gaming Association (AGA) … Read More
UK Government seeks greater protection for online gamblers
Recently the UK’s Minister of Tourism and Heritage, John Penrose, called for a change in Britain’s laws which govern games such as the National Lottery, online bingo and other games commonly found on bingo websites such as poker, roulette and … Read More
Next Year Ireland Will Present New Online Gambling Laws
Ireland’s Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has said one reason for the move to regulate online casinos is to tax the revenue of Internet casino operators. Another reason, he has mentioned, is to limit the casinos in both size and … Read More
Regional state in Germany legalizes online gaming
Schleswig-Holstein became the first of Germany’s regional states to introduce legislation that will see online gaming become a legal form of entertainment. This has been done despite the national government voting to continue to restrict online gaming in the hope … Read More
