The infamous Jack Abramoff is out of prison and has written a new book detailing how he helped his Indian gambling clients in Louisiana to derail the expansion of gambling in neighboring state Alabama. Abramoff helped a tribe to protect annual gaming revenues of $400 million by spending $20 million to defeat the expansion of [...]
Many believe that the legalization of internet gambling in the United States is inevitable. Some are preparing for the day when the US internet gaming market will be open once again. Two years ago Richard Bronson, a Mirage Resorts executive co founded US Digital Gaming to provide software and marketing services to internet gaming operators [...]
In late October former US senator Alphonse D’Amato told the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade that legalizing and regulating internet poker would help to prevent abuses and exploitation by offshore gambling sites. D’Amato compared the ban on internet poker to the failed policies of prohibition. Prohibition criminalized alcohol and led to the rise [...]
In late October Texas Representative Joe Barton presented a bill in congress that would re legalize internet gambling. Barton contends that UIGEA, passed in 2006 is “unenforceable.” Barton’s bill would allow individual states to opt in to regulate poker sites and obtain tax revenues from them. Barton stated “Texas would have to opt in to [...]
In Australia a political coalition has called for comments on methods to strengthen internet gambling censorship and restrict advertising for online gambling like online bingo, roulette or slots. . Previously the Coalition had complained about the “nanny statism” of a proposed mandatory pre-commitment pokies reform. The proposal calls for those playing pokies (slots) to set [...]
In testimony before the House of Representatives former senator and chairman of the Poker Players Alliance Al D’Amato listed several problems with current laws regarding online gambling in the United States. The Poker Players Alliance represents the interests of 1.2 million online poker players. D’Amato noted that under current gambling laws which state that poker [...]
Tough economic times have prompted congress to seek new revenue streams to offset budget cuts. Some in congress say that legalized online gambling could bring in billions of much needed revenues annually. In addition several states are planning to offer intra state gambling top residents. Many in congress would like to overturn the ill advised [...]
