Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers introduced bills yesterday in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate that aim to kill an industry before it’s even born. Facing what could be an uphill battle in Congress, it isn’t clear if either bill stands a fighting chance of passage. Nonetheless, the fight will be had. The …
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States across the U.S. are struggling to keep up with the rash of illegal gambling activity taking place at Internet cafes. Countless establishments which have turned up everywhere from suburban strip malls to backwoods gas stations are engaging in illegal real-money gaming. Known as Internet sweepstakes cafes, they sell time on computers that can have …
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What’s true in gambling is true in politics; there’s no such thing as a certain outcome. Despite the burgeoning growth of regulated online gambling in the U.S. (particularly in the three markets of New Jersey, Delaware, and Nevada), some in Congress are still calling for a federal ban on all forms of online gambling. And …
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The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing from the State of New Jersey today as officials from the Garden State angle to overturn a federal ban on sports betting on all but four U.S. states. Wayne Parry of the Associated Press says NJ wants the ban to be deemed “unconstitutional.” With a federal appeals panel ruling …
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A paradox of the casino world, Steve Wynn – a gaming mogul who, some would say, could gain immeasurably from the online gambling boom of he played his cards correctly – is choosing to oppose this nascent industry’s growth and is standing beside one of the toughest opponents of online gambling in the world. Sheldon …
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News from across the pond indicates that the UK’s gambling regulator has issued a warning to the nation’s largest internet service providers, including BT and TalkTalk. The Financial Times reports that the regulator wants British consumers to be well aware of the illegality of unlicensed gambling websites. The Gambling Commission purportedly asked the big ISPs …
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Marketers with experience in online and mobile gaming may want to turn their attention to Minnesota. According to new reports from sources out of Minneapolis, online real-money gaming may be on the horizon for Minnesota, which could open the floodgates of opportunity for the casino industry in the Midwest, one region largely overlooked by the …
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On Tuesday, a joint statement from some of the most respected authorities on security and privacy was released with a clear warning issued not only to online and mobile real-money gamers, but also to lawmakers considering an expansion of online gambling. Those lending their expertise and signatures to the statement include: Michael K. Fagan, career …
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Federally recognized Indian tribes, Cheyenne and Arapaho, have sued the Oklahoma Department of Interior over objections to their PokerTribes.com website. The site was designed to offer real-money casino and poker games only to foreign customers, while keeping with federal regulations and blocking U.S. residents. Last April, officials authorized the online site to operate with 20% …
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Although 2013 was a critically important year for the resurgence of online gambling in the United States (at least in the states of Delaware, Nevada, and New Jersey), we’re far from seeing comprehensive legislation permitting online and mobile gambling from sea to shining sea. So how will this reality impact this flourishing young domestic industry …
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