by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor April 17, 2009 According to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, the state Legislature has initiated talks about expanding gambling in Broward and Miami-Dade counties. While online casino gambling advocates have consistently argued that the industry could bring U.S. states billions in tax revenue each year, the state has argued for more … Read more
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor April 17, 2009 According to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, the state Legislature has initiated talks about expanding gambling in Broward and Miami-Dade counties. While online casino gambling advocates have consistently argued that the industry could bring U.S. states billions in tax revenue each year, the state has argued for more … Read more
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor April 15, 2009 The U.S. Department of Justice has declined to provide iMEGA, the Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association, with information about blocked sales of state lotteries online by credit card companies in the company’s lawsuit with the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals. Perhaps due to the … Read more
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor April 14, 2009 After the European Commission’s formal investigation against the United States found that the U.S. was guilty of discriminating against offshore online casinos, the Commission filed a report claiming that it could take legal action. The findings in the report show that the treatment of offshore online … Read more
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor April 13, 2009 It is beginning to look as though the decision to allow intrastate online gambling will be made before a decision to allow or repeal the UIGEA is made. While the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act specifically prohibits intrastate online casino gambling transactions, individual U.S. states have … Read more
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor April 8, 2009 While online casino gamblers have expressed a great deal of frustration with Congressman Barney Frank for having delayed the reintroduction of his bill that would repeal the UIGEA (Unlwaful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act), the Chairman of the US House Financial Services Committee told Gaming Intelligence that … Read more
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor March 26, 2009 In concluding its formal investigation against the United States, the European Commission issued a preliminary report that finds the U.S. laws on internet casino gambling are discriminatory and not “legally justified.” The findings in the report state that the treatment of foreign internet gambling operations by … Read more
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor February 28, 2009 If Congress decides to allow individual States to make the decision to allow or disallow online casino gambling, Nebraska certainly would not be first to jump on the bandwagon. A recent proposal in Nebraska that enabled citizens to vote on whether or not to allow slot … Read more
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor February 27, 2009 The possibility of a legalized online casino industry increased considerably this week, as a Washington research facility released a position paper that supported the industry. The Competitive Enterprise Institute has presented the argument that gambling is legal in the United States, contrary to popular belief. The … Read more
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor February 13, 2009 One of the arguments usually presented in the ongoing attempts to have online casino gambling legalized in the U.S. is the tax revenue it could generate. It is the hope of internet gambling advocates that a taxed and regulated industry would not only help the economy … Read more