- Gambling Winnings Are Taxable Income| Leave a Comment
Gambling winnings are fully taxable and must be reported on your tax return. Gambling income includes, but is not limited to, winnings from lotteries - raffles - horse and dog races and casinos, as well as the fair market value of prizes such as cars - houses - trips or other noncash prizes. Depending on the type and amount [...]
- Barney Frank repeal U.S. Online Gambling Ban| Leave a Comment
US House of Representatives Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank is preparing legislation that would repeal the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, the US law that bans non-skill based internet gambling. The move follows reports that EU could file a World Trade Organization complaint over the law, which forbids European companies offering online gambling to [...]
- Spin3 mobile gaming solutions provider| Leave a Comment
Leading full service mobile gaming solutions provider Spin3 powered by Microgaming, the world’s largest online gaming software provider, has launched Royal Derby, an innovative virtual horse racing mobile gambling game. Royal Derby is a virtual horse racing game where players exercise their skills to pick a winner using a variety of race scenarios – including [...]
- Player at Europa Casino Wins €907,904| Leave a Comment
Just a few days after online Europa Casino slot machine, Bonus Bears, paid out nearly €390,000 to one lucky casino member, another player has reason to celebrate. Europa casino Representatives recently announced that online slots player, Mikhael J., hit the progressive jackpot on Gold Rally, one of the online casinos most popular slot machines, earning him winnings [...]
- Japan a potential gold mine for online gambling| Leave a Comment
Casino operators are sure that Japan has what it takes to be a successful destination: a large and relatively wealthy population, a responsible government, and people who are constantly looking for new forms of entertainment. In Japan many forms of gambling are banned. There are no land based casinos and no online casinos operating out [...]
- Casino cheater admits to $1M scam| Leave a Comment
A member of a sophisticated card-cheating ring admitted that he swindled casinos in California and Canada out of some $1 million by bribing card dealers and using card-counting devices, the U.S. attorney’s office said. Tai Khiem Tran, 47, pleaded guilty to conspiring to participate in a racketeering enterprise that was based in San Diego. Prosecutors [...]
- Which casino game do you prefer| Leave a Comment
Are you the kind of casino player who likes to relax and not have to think about strategy when you gamble? If you are, you probably prefer to play slots, keno or baccarat. Those games have no strategy to them at all, other than trying to find the best payout percentage on a slot game. [...]
- Antigua’s last attempt to resolve gambling dispute| Leave a Comment
Antigua and Barbuda’s Finance and Economy Minister Dr. Errol Cort has travelled to Washington in a *last attempt* to arrive at a compromise in the ongoing dispute with the United States over Internet gambling. Cort left the island Tuesday for talks with members of the US Trade Representative’s Office, as well as high-ranking officials in [...]
- 2009 World Series of Poker Prop Bets at Bodog| Leave a Comment
The schedule for the 2009 World Series of Poker has only been out for a week, and already Bodog is gearing up for another incredible summer in Las Vegas by offering the first prop bets available for this year’s series. Ranging from simple last-longer bets to record-breaking feats, Bodog’s 2009 WSOP prop bets offer something [...]
- Taiwan a winner with casino legislation| Leave a Comment
Taiwan’s lawmakers passed a bill that allowed casinos to be opened for the first time. They reached the sensible conclusion that casinos, if carefully planned, could boost the nation’s tourism industry while delivering substantial economic benefits. The legislation, which completed its first reading in 1997, will allow Taiwan’s offshore islands to build casinos on the [...]
- Rival Gaming Online Casinos| Leave a Comment
Ixgames.com provide listings for all known Rival Gaming casinos. Rival Gaming Casinos can be downloaded to either Windows or Mac operating systems, and the software features such casino games as blackjack, poker, roulette, baccarat, video poker and much much more. Rival Gaming also offers an innovative line of I-Slots, which are part video game, part [...]
- The Balkan Gambling Market| Leave a Comment
After expanding in continental and southern Europe, the global gambling industry is now going east and focusing on the Balkan states and Eastern Europe for its further expansion. Especially the Balkan states are increasingly drawing a lot of interest: Greece, Turkey, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, Romania, and Bulgaria - already have a remarkable market size, and [...]
- Legalise online gambling| Leave a Comment
A top US Democrat is launching an offensive to roll back legislation against online gambling passed under the Bush administration, saying the climate is ripe for Congress to unlock restraints that are *impinging* on the freedom of Americans. Barney Frank, chairman of the House financial services committee, told the Financial Times he would reintroduce a [...]
- Echeck casinos accepting American players| Leave a Comment
Online casino players from the United States are finding it incredibly difficult to find US friendly casinos and payment options. Ixgames find it’s very easy for USA players to deposit with the eCheck payment system. (eCheck is an alternative payment mechanism which facilitates transfers to and from your online casino account. eCheck is a very [...]
- Gus Hansen vs. Theo Jorgensen| Leave a Comment
Heavyweight champion of poker Gus Hansen will fight rival Theo Jorgensen in Copenhagen, with 200,000 DKK at stake in a boxing match airing live free of charge on the evening of February 21, 2009 on Gushansentv. Beating up Theo in boxing will be much more enjoyable than winning over him in poker. The sweet taste [...]
- Online Gambling Looking Brighter| Leave a Comment
The future of online gambling is looking brighter thanks to several indicators which suggest a turnaround for the industry. It is well-known that President Obama and his administration are open to discussing the possibility of overturning the UIGEA, or better yet, passing new legislation that will *trump* the current ban. New gambling software technologies are [...]