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InternetNews November 20, 2007 |
EU Trade Chief: U.S. Needs to Change Gambling Laws European trade chief Peter Mandelson said the United States should let foreign companies into its multibillion-dollar online gaming market instead of trying to compensate European firms for shutting them out. |
InternetNews November 19, 2007 |
New Push to Roll Back Online Gambling Ban? Lawmakers press U.S. Trade Rep for a second look at online gambling bans. |
InternetNews December 17, 2007 |
U.S. Budges (a Little) on 'Net Gambling The United States has reached a deal with the European Union, Japan and Canada to keep its Internet gambling market closed to foreign companies, but is continuing talks with India, Antigua and Barbuda, Macau and Costa Rica. |
InternetNews April 7, 2005 Roy Mark |
U.S. Wins Hand in Gambling Feud The World Trade Organization sides with the U.S. in its online gambling dispute with Antigua. |
Reason April 2008 Jacob Sullum |
Pirate Island The WTO rules in Antigua's favor, claiming that the U.S. did discriminate against foreign-based online gambling websites, but awards the island nation much less than they were hoping for. |
InternetNews November 10, 2004 Roy Mark |
WTO Turns Up Heat on US Online Gambling Ban The office of the United States Trade Representative said it would "vigorously" appeal the "deeply flawed" decision by the World Trade Organization to open US borders to international Internet gambling casinos. |
PC Magazine June 1, 2009 Chloe Albanesius |
Place Your Bets--Online New legislation could legalize Internet gambling in the U.S. |
InternetNews November 15, 2007 Sean Gallagher |
Lawmakers Hear Protests Over Internet Gambling Ban Legal experts, professional poker players and Justice Department representatives square off on current and proposed laws banning online betting. |
InternetNews July 11, 2006 Roy Mark |
House Passes Ban on Internet Gambling In the sharpest attempt yet to curb Internet gambling by Americans, the U.S. House of Representatives voted today to ban financial payments to offshore casinos. |
InternetNews August 23, 2005 Roy Mark |
U.S. Ordered to Clarify Online Casino Rules The World Trade Organization has given the United States until April to clarify its laws permitting Internet betting on horse racing but banning all other types of online gambling. |
InternetNews February 17, 2006 Roy Mark |
Lawmakers Bet on New Online Gambling Ban The Internet Gambling Prohibition Act proposes to make it illegal for Americans to use the Internet for gambling and would authorize law enforcement officials to stop credit card payments and other forms of electronic payments. |
Salon.com October 22, 1999 Janelle Brown |
Gambling on the Net -- or not? As the country undergoes an anti-gambling backlash, Congress again attempts to restrict wagering online. |
The Motley Fool November 27, 2007 Jeff Hwang |
The State of Online Gaming An update on the state of online gaming from last week's Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas. |
BusinessWeek August 13, 2007 Lorraine Woellert |
A Web Gambling Fight Could Harm Free Trade America's stern approach to Internet gaming may lead to broader problems with the WTO. |
InternetNews May 4, 2006 Roy Mark |
House Panel Calls For Broader Gambling Ban A House subcommittee has approved legislation banning all forms of online gambling in the United States. |
InternetNews August 7, 2009 |
Senator Mounts New Push to Legalize Net Poker Revisiting testy online gambling fight, Robert Menendez looks to separate the legit sites from the scams in the eyes of the law. |
InternetNews January 26, 2007 Roy Mark |
Antigua Takes Upper Gambling Hand Over U.S. Antigua has won its latest long-shot effort to force the U.S. to open its market to offshore gambling, according to a confidential report issued by the World Trade Organization. |
The Motley Fool March 29, 2004 Chris Mallon |
WTO Raises the Stakes A recent ruling could have serious effects on the U.S. gaming industry. |
InternetNews June 8, 2007 Roy Mark |
New Deal For Online Gambling? From the courtroom to Congress, opponents of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 this week began playing their hands to undo the controversial legislation. |
InternetNews July 7, 2006 Roy Mark |
Online Gambling up For House Debate Members of the U.S. House of Representatives may get an opportunity next week to place their bets on banning Internet gambling. |
InternetNews November 11, 2008 Kenneth Corbin |
Top Dem Doubles Down in Online Gambling Fight Amid heated lobbying effort and sharp criticism, Bush administration races forward with Internet gambling rules. |
PC World November 21, 2006 Andy Sullivan |
New Law Won't Stop Internet Gambling Federal legislation bans credit-card payments, but sites have alternatives. |
InternetNews August 10, 2007 Roy Mark |
U.K. Plans Gambling Ads Ban Britain plans to ban advertising from approximately 1,000 gambling Web sites located in countries that do not meet the U.K. government's regulatory standards. |
InternetNews March 16, 2006 Roy Mark |
House Seeks to Cut Cash Flow to Online Gambling Approved on a close voice vote by the House Financial Services Committee, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act requires financial institutions to identify and block payments to offshore casinos, sports book and other online gambling sites. |
Reason July 2007 Radley Balko |
Pirates of the Caribbean A three-judge panel found that the recently enacted Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act runs afoul of global trade agreements. |
InternetNews April 26, 2007 Roy Mark |
Lawmaker Bets on Legalizing Online Gambling A new bill proposes to allow Americans to wager online through licensed sites. |
Reason June 2008 Jacob Sullum |
Some Bets Are Off The strangely selective and self-defeating crackdown on Internet gambling. |
InternetNews April 8, 2005 Roy Mark |
Antigua Claims Its Share of WTO Decision Complicated ruling on Internet gambling has both the U.S. and Antigua claiming victory. In the end, though, some claim it doesn't matter at all. |
U.S. Banker January 2010 |
Noted and Noteworthy It looks like community bankers complaints about excessive regulatory burden haven t completely fallen on deaf ears. |
InternetNews September 6, 2006 Roy Mark |
Frist Pushing Internet Gambling Ban Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist targeted a ban on Internet gambling as a top priority for the U.S. Senate in the waning days of the 109th Congress. |
The Motley Fool June 5, 2007 Tim Beyers |
Quick Take: Bring Back Digital Poker A comeback for Internet gambling may be in the works. The House Financial Services Committee said it will hold hearings to determine whether Internet gambling can be regulated in a way that balances individual freedom with consumer protection. |
U.S. Banker September 2008 Anthony Malakian |
Dealt a Bad Hand This fall the House Financial Services Committee is finally expected to release its regulations for the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, which was signed into law in 2006; banks are anxiously awaiting clarity on a number of fronts. |
CFO December 1, 2006 Julia Homer |
Frankly Speaking An open letter to Congressman Barney Frank: Executive compensation should be high on your list of priorities as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee. |
Sports Central August 18, 2010 Diane M. Grassi |
U.S. Ban on Online Gambling on Way Out? A look at the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, and efforts to overturn it like House Resolution 2267. H.R. 2267 has numerous problems. |
Reason February 2009 Katherine Mangu-Ward |
Follow-Up: The Stakes Get Bigger Before you know it you'll have an interstate poker network in the U.S. All gambling lawyers and pundits agree that it isn't a matter of whether it will happen next year, but when. |
InternetNews November 22, 2006 Roy Mark |
Top Turkeys of The 2006 Legislative Season As Congress departs for the Thanksgiving holidays, it's time for the first annual Legislative Turkey awards. |
InternetNews September 15, 2006 Roy Mark |
North Dakota a Gambling Haven? Republican state lawmaker defying his party by pushing for state-sanctioned online casinos. |
InternetNews July 19, 2006 Roy Mark |
An American Hypocrisy? Bet on It. The DoJ refuses to wait for clarification of U.S. online gambling laws. Just ask David Carruthers. |
InternetNews May 26, 2006 Roy Mark |
VA Chief Didn't Know of Breach For Two Weeks Lawmakers slice and dice VA leadership; Senate raises H1-B Visa Cap; Internet gambling bill sparks jibes, jabs and moans. |
InternetNews September 17, 2004 Roy Mark |
Online Gambling Operation Betting on Congress BetonSports chief executive is leading campaign to change lawmaker attitudes about Internet gambling. |
BusinessWeek January 31, 2005 Stanley Reed |
The EU's Trade Doctor Is In Can Peter Mandelson parlay the acumen he has shown in British politics into success in the even more high-stakes arena of international trade and competitiveness? |
InternetNews April 6, 2006 Roy Mark |
Banks Rap Internet Anti-Gambling Proposal Legislation designed to put a dent in Internet gambling ran into opposition Wednesday from the banking industry and, surprisingly, the Traditional Values Coalition. |
InternetNews May 18, 2006 Roy Mark |
Feds Indict Betting Site for Money Laundering The Department of Justice raised the stakes in its campaign against online gambling sites yesterday with money laundering indictments against Antigua-based Worldwide Telesports and its operators. |
InternetNews October 2, 2006 Roy Mark |
Gambling Sites Folding U.S. Hand Before President Bush evens signs a new law aimed at curbing Internet gambling, online gaming companies are preparing to pull out of the lucrative U.S. market. |
Fast Company Neal Ungerleider |
Microsoft Speaks Out About EU "Safe Harbor" Policy Earlier this month, the European Union undid its long-standing "Safe Harbor" policy, which allowed foreign tech companies to store data about European users in data centers outside of Europe. |
BusinessWeek January 31, 2005 |
A Talk With Europe's Trade Czar Peter Mandelson says his mission is "to open up markets, to liberalize trade," particularly between the EU and the U.S. |
Fast Company David Lumb |
Continuing Its Battle With Silicon Valley, The EU Will Probe How Ads Affect Search Results The EU commission is launching a separate investigation into how online platforms list search results and how they use customer data -- all as part of a general plan for a "unified digital market" announced last week. |
The Motley Fool October 3, 2006 Jeff Hwang |
Did Congress Kill Online Poker? Regulation, not prohibition, is the answer to online poker. Poker isn't a form of gambling any more than buying stock is, and it should be exempt from the new law, as horse racing and state-run lotteries are. Investors, take note. |
Salon.com October 5, 2002 Farhad Manjoo |
Betting on Uncle Sam Online gamblers are waiting for legislators to make their Wild West world a safer place to wager -- but the government keeps waffling. |
BusinessWeek December 20, 2004 |
"American Citizens Want To Gamble On The Internet" And they do. One off-shore gambling Web site claims that last year Americans accounted for 98% of its $1.25 billion in revenue. In this Q&A, BetonSports CEO David Carruthers speaks out against the Justice Department's move against him. |