• Is online poker a skill-game| Leave a Comment

    Everyone out there by now is familiar with the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, also known as simply the UIGEA.  The bill was passed by the United States Congress in 2006 as an attachment to the Safe Port Act, a bill to improve port security and minimize the risk of catastrophic terrorist events inside USA [...]

  • Instant Echeck Replacement for US Citadel| Leave a Comment

    -New poker deposit option called Instant Echecks- Online poker instant checks are the newest way of depositing for online poker. They are also the replacement for US Citadel e-checks. They are a fast - easy and secure way to deposit money on your favorite poker site. Simply enter your account and routing number from your bank [...]

  • Roland Shuster winning a $20,000 prize package| Leave a Comment

    Roland Shuster will play at the European Poker Tour (EPT) Monte Carlo 2008 after winning a $20,000 prize package at the popular online poker room Titan Poker. Roland Shuster -43- from Germany, landed a coveted seat to the exclusive European Poker Tour (EPT) Monte Carlo after winning Titan Poker’s Super Satellite on March 16th. Roland is [...]

  • Neil Channing won the 2008 Irish Poker Open| Leave a Comment

    The 2008 Irish Poker Open was loaded with talent - including Doyle Brunson and Sorel Mizzi. All of the well-known poker players were knocked out earlier in the tournament, allowing names such as Donal Norton, Thomas Dunwoodie and Kai Paulsen to shine at the final table. Neil Channing overcame a field of 667 poker players to [...]

  • CryptoLogic the maker of online casino software| Leave a Comment

    CryptoLogic the maker of online casino games software, proved last year that even in the casino world - what happens in Vegas doesn’t always have to stay in Vegas. After being booted from the U.S. by the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act of 2006, CryptoLogic packed its bags and moved from Canada to Ireland to pursue Asian [...]

  • South Africa Legalizing Online Gambling Soon| Leave a Comment

    Online gambling in South Africa is currently illegal. A bill to regulate online gambling in South Africa has advanced last week and seems headed to approval. South Africans may very well be able to gamble online very soon. The number of online gamblers in South Africa is unknown. They bet at sites based outside the [...]

  • Casino smoking restrictions| Leave a Comment

    New Jersey casino operators moan that smoking restrictions in Atlantic City have caused many of their best customers to flee to the smoker-friendly casinos of Pennsylvania and Connecticut. But a legal opinion issued Thursday in Connecticut may allow lawmakers to extend a state smoking ban to the American-Indian casinos - which claim that smoking restrictions would [...]

  • 2008 March Madness Fever| Leave a Comment

    The March Madness tournament betting is about to get started with a 65 team NCAA basketball tournament taking place during March and April which have bracket contests all over the country being filled out and the excitement of college basketball on all sports bettors minds. The NCAA tournament is now the second biggest betting market [...]

  • U.S. gambling laws infringe on international trade rules| Leave a Comment

    In the U.S. - it’s OK to bet on the ponies, but making an online poker wager is against the law. You can buy a lottery ticket online in some states, but you can’t legally bet on which team will win the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. You can drive to Joliet to play blackjack, but a [...]

  • Costa Rica settle online gambling dispute| Leave a Comment

    Costa Rica and the United States have reached a settlement on a trade dispute caused after the U.S. enacted laws designed to target online gambling. As compensation for cutting off Costa Rican access to online gambling customers - the U.S. has offered Costa Rica greater access to other service markets - including research and development, storage, technical [...]

  • Internet Gambling Regulation| Leave a Comment

    In America the proposed Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act (IGREA) has gained the support of its 46th Member of Congress - California Democrat George Miller. Officially known as House of Representatives 2046, IGREA was initiated by Congressman Barney Frank and would make the current Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) legislation largely redundant by regulating [...]

  • Gambling Legislation Would Collect Billions in Revenue| Leave a Comment

    Congressman Jim McDermott (D-WA) introduced yesterday the Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act of 2008 that would ensure that taxes are collected on regulated online gambling activities. These revenues are estimated between $8.7 billion and $42.8 billion over ten years - according to a recent tax revenue analysis prepared by Pricewaterhouse-Coopers. McDermott’s legislation functions as a [...]

  • Gambling in Thailand| Leave a Comment

    Gambling is coming. It is coming on a worldwide basis - and there is not much politicians who are stuck in the dark ages can do to stop the movement. It seems as though every day, another country is legalizing some form of gambling. It is no longer just a practice for underground crime. It now [...]

  • Boris Becker – professional poker player| Leave a Comment

    Former world number one tennis star Boris Becker has begun a career as a professional poker player - according to a report in Sunday’s edition of Germany daily newspaper Die Welt. Becker says he learned to play the card game while on the ATP circuit - especially at Wimbledon during the rain breaks. And the German big-hitter [...]

  • Support for online gambling in the US| Leave a Comment

    Fantastic news coming from Congressman George Miller (D-CA), who has signed on as a co-sponsor of Barney Frank’s Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act. Miller is a great co-sponsor - since he is also the chairman of the House Democratic Policy Committee - the body which works to form the policies of the Democratic Party. This is [...]