What's New?
From January 2007 onward, we will include not only UIGEA-related news, but also other interesting information regarding legal aspects of gambling in any country with special focus on what the legal bodies of different countries regard as unlawful internet gambling and their consequences.
Select month/year
More Gambling Law News
Read below gambling law news supplied by 777 Gaming News
| Online Poker To Be Limited In Belgium? Wednesday 06. of January 2010 Age: 67 days | ||
|
Online poker could be nationalised in Belgium under new proposals. [more]06-01-10 12:00 |
 |
|
|
||
| Bookmakers Make Considerable Progress Monday 07. of December 2009 Age: 96 days | ||
|
Bookmakers praised for preventing under-age betting. [more]07-12-09 15:49 |
|
|
|
||
| Polish Online Casinos Sponsorship Under Threat Tuesday 01. of December 2009 Age: 103 days | ||
|
Football sponsorship by online casinos in Poland is not allowed under new regulations. [more]01-12-09 10:46 |
|
|
|
||
| San Francisco Set For Bingo Winnings Increase Wednesday 15. of July 2009 Age: 242 days | ||
|
San Francisco bingo winnings could soon double to $500, in line with state law. [more]15-07-09 11:14 |
|
|
|
||
| Masked Bandit Holds Up Poker Tournament Wednesday 20. of May 2009 Age: 298 days | ||
|
A masked bandit armed with a shotgun held up the participants of a Woodbridge Poker Tournament being held at the township’s American Legion Hall. [more]20-05-09 14:31 |
|
|
|
||
| Denmark’s Gaming Monopoly Coming To An End Thursday 23. of April 2009 Age: 325 days | ||
|
Online gamers in Denmark have had to live with a monopoly for the past 60 years, but the state-owned Danske Spil will no longer control gambling in the country. [more]23-04-09 07:24 |
|
|
|
||
| Appeals Court Says No Online Poker in Washington Thursday 26. of March 2009 Age: 353 days | ||
|
The recent appeal by Renton Lawyer Lee Rousso to allow online poker in Washington State was denied. [more]26-03-09 07:39 |
|
|
|
||
| Court Says Casinos Not Obliged To Protect Gamblers Tuesday 24. of March 2009 Age: 355 days | ||
|
The case in question involved Jenny Kephart, a compulsive gambler who lost $125,000 in a single night at a casino. [more]24-03-09 08:59 |
|
|
|
||
| Court Rules That Business Loan To Poker Player Can Be Called Wednesday 04. of March 2009 Age: 1 yrs | ||
|
A financial institution which loans money to law firms is within its rights to call in a loan of $250,000 which was taken out by attorney Michael J. Melkersen. [more]04-03-09 09:48 |
|
|
|
||
| UK Government Says No To Bingo VAT Cut Sunday 01. of March 2009 Age: 1 yrs | ||
|
The UK government has decided against offering a VAT rate cut to bingo halls, despite their pleas and claims that the tax is forcing clubs to close down, costing the country hundreds of jobs. [more]01-03-09 08:31 |
|
|
|
||
| Casino Buyout Leads to Lawsuit Thursday 26. of February 2009 Age: 1 yrs | ||
|
The $1.75 billion US casino buyout by Australian company Crown Ltd has led to an unexpected lawsuit. [more]26-02-09 12:21 |
|
|
|
||
| Poker Machine Ban Halted in North Carolina Thursday 26. of February 2009 Age: 1 yrs | ||
|
A state judge has ruled that video poker machines cannot legally be banned in North Carolina while the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians are still allowed to operate games on their lands within the state. [more]26-02-09 12:24 |
|
|
|
||
| Pro Poker Player Arrested For Murder Thursday 26. of February 2009 Age: 1 yrs | ||
|
Ernie Sherer III, a professional poker player, has been arrested on a murder warrant. [more]26-02-09 12:28 |
|
|
|
||
| New Moves to Legalise Online Poker in the USA Sunday 08. of February 2009 Age: 1 yrs | ||
|
Barney Frank, the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, has told one of the major British newspapers that he plans, in the next few weeks, to re-introduce a bill which would establish legal operation and regulation of US online casin... [more]08-02-09 07:58 |
|
|
|
||
| Liberated Gambling Sector Could Boost Economy Wednesday 04. of February 2009 Age: 1 yrs | ||
|
Gaming consultant suggests that relaxed legislation for the UK gambling industry could arrest the economic slide. [more]04-02-09 12:00 |
|
|
|
||