Gaming News : US Regulation

Panel to see if sports can be smart bet
- Nov 29, 2004
TRENTON - Fresh on the heels of a bankruptcy filing by the Trump casino empire, the state Assembly is revisiting the prospect of legalized sports betting in Atlantic City...
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Isle of Man may remove U.S. player restrictions
- Nov 29, 2004
The Isle of Man Today revealed that gambling authorities are discussing removing the restrictions on IOM-licensed casinos offering gaming to US players...
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US-Antigua Gambling Dispute Raises Systemic Issues
- Nov 26, 2004
The US recently announced its intention to appeal a WTO ruling in favour of Antigua and Barbuda in a case that the island state had brought against certain US measures restricting the cross-border supply of gambling and betting services from foreign operators.
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Governments criticized for talks with USA on Internet gambling dispute
- Nov 5, 2004
St John's, Antigua: Former Antigua and Barbuda diplomat Sir Ronald Sanders has accused successive governments of bending "backwards" to be helpful to the United States in the dispute between the two countries over Internet gaming.
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Legal chill drops over cyberspace
- Oct 22, 2004
What once was a bastion of free-thinking bloggers and mavericks who gave us downloadable music, is now becoming one of the most heavily regulated, and litigated, spaces on Earth, experts at an Ottawa conference on Internet law said yesterday...
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Attorney General John Ashcroft Summoned to Answer Online Gambling Free Speech Complaint
- Sep 3, 2004
Earlier this month Casino City filed a complaint against the United States Department of Justice seeking a declaratory judgment that advertising online casinos and sportsbooks is constitutionally protected commercial free speech under the First Amendment of the United States...
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Search engines act to thwart online gambling
- Aug 16, 2004
A month ago, betting on the NCAA basketball tournament was top of mind for many of us as we participated in pools by wagering on who was going to win their brackets. Next month, the table turns...
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Web Casino Gambling Pits US vs Antigua
- Aug 11, 2004
When an offshore web gaming casino in the Caribbean put Senator John Kerry as a slight favourite to win the United States presidency in November, it thrust the multi-billion industry and its fight with the United States into the spotlight...
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Gambling lawsuit filed against top Web content sites, California case seeks permanent injunction, restitution
- Aug 5, 2004
AUGUST 04, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - A handful of leading online content providers, including Yahoo Inc. and Google Inc., are being sued for accepting advertisements for illegal Internet gambling, a class-action lawsuit filed yesterday states.

The lawsuit alleges that the companies are accepting money to promote illegal Internet gambling sites on their search engines through paid or sponsored entries <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/governmenttopics/government/legalissues/story/0,10801,95025,00.html" target="_new"> Full Story...</a>
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US, Antigua Seek Solution to Internet Gambling Case
- Jun 30, 2004
The United States and Antigua have suspended litigation over Internet gambling and want to resolve the World Trade Organization dispute through negotiations...
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Video Game Giant Drops 'Net Gambling Ads
- Jun 15, 2004
Electronic Arts Inc., whose "Madden NFL" games sell more copies than any other sports video game, said it will stop posting online casino advertisements in its Web site, the New York Times reported...
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U.S. Steps Up Push Against Online Casinos by Seizing Cash
- May 31, 2004
Federal law enforcement officials routinely seize money they suspect is connected to activities like money laundering, terrorism or drug smuggling. But in early April, United States marshals seized $3.2 million from Discovery Communications, the television and media company, in an aggressive effort to crack down on a new target, Internet gambling.
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