• U.S. Digital Gaming – Bets On US Online Gambling| Leave a Comment

    Backed by high-flying entertainment executives, ‘U.S. Digital Gambling’ is betting on US Federal law or at least Intrastate legislation to make online gambling legal. The way things are going at the moment, this could still go one of two ways, but this company is not taking any chances and they are expected to name a [...]

  • US Introduces Gambling Tax Bill| Leave a Comment

    History is repeating itself in the United States. Congressmen John Campbell and Barney Frank introduced their online gambling regulation bill in March 2011. This week Congressman Jim McDermott introduced HR 2230, the Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act, in the House Financial Services Committee. The same steps were taken in the previous session of [...]

  • Wondering where Atlantic City would be without casinos| Leave a Comment

    From the beginning, even to this day, casino gambling has been a volatile issue in Atlantic City. Was it all worthwhile? My friends who live out of this area often ask me that question, knowing that I have spent some time there, first as a tourist, then as a resident under military control, and more [...]

  • Online poker in the eye of a legal storm| 1 Comment

    Steven Levitt, of “Freakonomics” fame, plays poker. His wife loves to play more than he does, as he has written on his blog. It should be hardly surprising then that Mr. Levitt would take his analytical eye to the card game and revisit the age-old question of whether poker is a game of skill. The [...]

  • Preview of Stanley Cup Final| Leave a Comment

    The Vancouver Canucks have never won the Stanley Cup, but they’ll get a chance to finally claim that championship trophy starting Wednesday night when they begin their best-of-seven NHL betting series against the Boston Bruins. The Canucks punched their ticket to the Stanley Cup final with a 3-2 double-overtime win over the San Jose Sharks [...]