• Hong Kong media blamed for gambling rise| Leave a Comment

    Newspapers have been blamed for a rise in youth gambling, especially on football matches, a media report said Monday. As a result - newspapers should run betting coverage in separate supplements rather than include it as part of their sports sections to reduce youngsters exposure to gambling, the South China Morning Post said, quoting a survey. [...]

  • Barney Franks resolution failed| Leave a Comment

    Billions will be spent to prevent what cannot be stopped, rather than billions made while we regulation online gambling! Barney Frank’s resolution to prevent the implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act failed to make it out of committee today. A vote led to a stalemate - at 32-32. A majority victory was needed to advance [...]

  • Poker Players Alliance making another big push| Leave a Comment

    The Poker Players Alliance is making another big push for online gamblers to contact their elected Representative and ask them to support the bill, HR 5767. HR 5767 will basically block the implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). This Tuesday, the House Financial Services Committee will review the bill HR 5767 and [...]

  • Welcome Pitbull Poker| Leave a Comment

    - Welcome to PitbullPoker the First Online Flash Poker Room – Pitbull Poker is loaded with all types of poker games and free rolls. (offering $10 No Deposit accounts to new players). The room is a Flash poker room - so there is never a download required. It works on Macs, Linux and of course Windows-based [...]

  • The Antigua gambling dispute| Leave a Comment

    As predicted - the deadline for a settlement in the US/Antigua gambling dispute passed without any kind of resolution. According to the Antigua Sun - while both sides seem to be agreeable to continue discussions, it doesn’t really appear that they are anywhere close to an agreement. As Antigua’s attorney, Mark Mendel, says, ‘Although there is a [...]

  • Internet gambling dispute| Leave a Comment

    Washington and Antigua will not resolve their dispute over Internet gambling by a Friday deadline, according to Antigua and Barbuda’s attorney in the trade battle. Antigua and Barbuda accuses the U.S. of crippling its lucrative gambling industry by banning Americans from placing online bets with gambling operators - including those based in the twin-island country of [...]

  • European Union vs U.S.| Leave a Comment

    The European Commission has launched a formal investigation into the stance being taken by the US in the trade dispute over online gambling. The Commission has submitted a list of questions to US officials related to alleged discriminatory trade practices against European online gambling companies. “The cumulative effect of US World Trade Organisation (WTO) related [...]

  • PartyGaming Close To Settlement With U.S.| Leave a Comment

    Party Gaming Plc – is one of the online gambling operators that is hoping the United States government finally gets its act together and regulates the online gambling industry. While they are waiting on that to happen – they also have been on negotiations with the U.S. Department of Justice. A settlement is reported to [...]