by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor After a two-year investigation into Bodog, the IRS has seized over $24 million from two payment processors accused of processing payments for the online casino gambling, poker and sports betting website. $14.2 million was taken from JBL services between January and February of this year, according to federal court … Read more
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor It seems online casino gambling is the hot topic in U.S. government legislation this year, as yet another Congressional bill has been proposed in opposition to the UIGEA. HR6663, or the UIGEA Clarification Act, is Representative Pete Sessions attempt to limit prosecution of online gambling activity prior to 2006. … Read more
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor A management dispute between two online casino operations has ended in the closing of Aspiritus Gaming. Aspiritus was operating under a Curacao license and Playtech gaming software, but following a “major bust-up” with Inside Gaming, the gambling services were cut off. The partnership between Inside Gaming and … Read more
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor Further concerns about the Unlawful Internet Gambling Act have been voiced following the tied vote failure of bill HR5767. HR5767 proposed that the implementation of the UIGEA be halted until more specification was made as to what forms of online casino gambling and sports betting violate the Act. On … Read more
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor Following the seizure of funds from JBL and ZipPayment, Bodog’s Canadian-based North American associates Morris Mohawk Gaming Group has released a statement. The timely statement was in response to an article in Forbes Magazine, saying that the story made “several misimpressions.” “As most of our customers already … Read more
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor While the United States claims it exercises no discrimination against foreign nations in its implementation of the UIGEA, Ohio has announced that it intends to allow online and televised keno as early as August of this year. The legalized form of online casino play will add to the state’s … Read more
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor Playtech is releasing an exciting new software development that online casino aficiondos are calling "an epic in the works." Playtech has been established as one of the leading, safest and most impressive software developers for the internet casino industry. Players will remember the Lara Croft Tomb Raider game as … Read more
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor Wyandotte Kansas is due for a new casino in the upcoming years. While gambling legislation has not been in favor of online casinos recently, new laws may be put into place that give state run land casinos leniency. There have been several proposals by state officials to open … Read more
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor Paypal, possibly the most widely used third party payment processor, was found to have sold its users to the IRS. Several online casino gamblers use Paypal to put money into their accounts, and this news could have a large impact on the gaming community. An announcement has been … Read more
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor With the scare tactics that have been used in order to keep online casino gambling illegal, Australia has taken pro-active steps to alleviate problem gambling within the country. Officials have announced their intent to make use of cards with spending limits in order to regulate the amount of time … Read more