Kentucky Ends Online Poker
The Kentucky Supreme Court is facing a decision on whether the state’s seizure of hundreds of gambling web addresses, including those for major poker sites such as PokerStars.com and FullTiltPoker.com, is legal under the laws allowing authorities to seize gambling devices. The question is: are web site addresses, available around the world, subject to seizure by a single jurisdiction?
US House Committee to Vote on Repeal of Gambling Ban
The House Financial Services Committee is preparing to vote on whether to overturn the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, a law that prohibits banks from conducting transactions with offshore gambling web sites. The original act passed as part of a port security bill and was never debated by the House or Senate before President George W. Bush signed it.
BetOnSports Fiasco Finally Ends
David Carruthers, former Chief Executive Officer of the sports wagering site BetOnSports.com, was sentenced to more than three years in a US federal prison for his part in violating the Wire Act, a law that prohibits the use of telephone wires or other communication devices to facilitate bookmaking.
Legality of Online Casinos in the EU and USA
With the increasing growth in the popularity of both online multi-player games and high-stakes poker action, many legal jurisdictions are struggling to keep up with the technology, especially in those regions where gambling has been restricted or prohibited. Here we explore the legal ramifications of online gaming in different jurisdictions of the European Union and the United States.
Estonia Legalizes Online Gambling
The Baltic state of Estonia has taken steps to legalize online gambling for its citizens. The former member of the Soviet Union has joined other European nations such as Italy, Sweden, Belgium and France in allowing its residents to play online casino games as an effort to raise significant tax revenues.
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