Massachusetts House Defeats Casino Bill Banning Online Poker
- Mar 23, 2008
The controversial Massachusetts bill that would allow three resort-style casinos while criminalizing online gambling was defeated by a House vote of 106-48...
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Antigua Threatens to Allow Piracy
- Mar 19, 2008
The government of Antigua is likely to abrogate intellectual property treaties with the U.S. by the end of March and authorize wholesale copying of American movies, music and other targets.
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Bill bars possibility of jail for office bets
- Mar 18, 2008
For every Californian who has celebrated March Madness or a Super Bowl by popping a few bucks into an office betting pool, new state legislation is designed to help you sleep easier...
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Senate panel mulls 24-hour gambling, sports-betting bills
- Mar 13, 2008
PROVIDENCE — With gambling promoters dangling the promise of tens of millions of new state dollars before their eyes, lawmakers yesterday turned their attention to professional sports-betting...
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U.S. to open some markets to Ticos to offset gaming ban
- Mar 10, 2008
Costa Rica is getting wider access to certain sectors of the U.S. economy, thanks to an agreement that lets the United States maintain its prohibitions against offshore gambling...
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Frank legislation to go to committee in spring as tax bill reintroduced
- Mar 8, 2008
Frank’s bill is the result of a long term plan to introduce a taxation regime that according to research by PriceWaterhouseCoopers could bring in revenues of between $8bn and $42bn...
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UIGEA Update: iMEGA Challenge Dismissed but Legal Standing Granted
- Mar 7, 2008
An action brought by the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) against the US federal government, seeking an injunction against implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling and Enforcement Act (UIGEA), was dismissed on Tuesday. However...
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Lawmakers Open to Easing Restrictions on Online Gambling
- Mar 6, 2008
House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank will use a hearing this spring to highlight the headaches he says anti-gambling regulations have created for banks and other financial institutions.
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Interview with Professor I. Nelson Rose
- Mar 6, 2008
Professor I. Nelson Rose is recognized as one of the world's leading authorities on gambling law and we asked him his opinion on where online gambling stands now and what it looks like as we head in to the future. Here is what Professor Rose shared...
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Web Sites Were Run Out of Costa Rica
- Mar 6, 2008
Nearly a year after authorities arrested four men suspected of running Internet-based sports gambling rings, 36 people have been indicted.
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Busy Legislators Work Against UIGEA Implementation
- Mar 6, 2008
The last several weeks have been quite busy for political challengers of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) passed late in 2006.
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Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act of 2008
- Mar 6, 2008
Representative James McDermott has updated his legislation for 2008. <a href="http://www.osga.com/McDermott-Bill-HR 5523.htm">Click here</a> for the full text of the bill.
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