Federal prosecutors have begun a wide-ranging effort to curb the growing popularity of online gambling in the United States by quietly threatening legal action against American companies that do business with Internet casinos and sports betting operations based outside the country, lawyers and industry executives say.
Read More . . .A recap of the changes and potential laws from 2003 and going forward.
Read More . . .With the steady rise of commercial activity on the Internet, Congress has been moving toward a formal prohibition of online gambling. While such policies might spring from a moral viewpoint, they are unlikely to succeed in limiting online betting. Because Internet gaming operations are often located outside of the U.S., there is little Washington can do to restrict their actions.
Read More . . .Washington State horseplayers could bet by phone or over the Internet under a bill passed yesterday by the state Senate. Senate Bill 6481 is aimed at helping the state's struggling racing industry, essentially by legalizing wagers in-state that are currently being made illegally over the Internet.
Read More . . .Senior American politicians have canvassed the UK Treasury for its views on whether the US should ban its citizens from gambling over the internet. The move has been taken by some leading betting industry figures to signal a potential change of attitude in America, potentially opening up the $20 billion a year US online market.
Read More . . .The question is whether U.S.-based media companies will accept ads for Web sportsbooks. They won't if the government has anything to do with it.
Read More . . .Across the country, card sharks and newcomers to the game are playing Texas hold'em, seven-card stud, Omaha, and other poker games online in growing numbers.
Read More . . .The Caribbean nation of Antigua on Tuesday asked the World Trade Organization to condemn the United States for breaching the rules of global commerce through its ban on Internet gambling.
Read More . . .The U.S. House overwhelmingly passed new restrictions on Internet casino wagering Tuesday despite claims a provision of the bill will make it legal for Utah residents to place bets on horse races or buy lottery tickets online in violation of the state ban on all forms of gambling.
Read More . . .WASHINGTON -- Congress continues to roll the dice on a bill to address the spread of online wagering, with Utah's gambling prohibition at risk in a House vote planned for today.
Read More . . .WASHINGTON -- For the time being, proponents of a bill to prohibit U.S.-based banks and credit card companies from making payments to Internet gambling sites have folded their hand in a parliamentary attempt to trump amendments to the legislation that have slowed the movement to curb online gambling.
Read More . . .Momentum for a bill aimed at prohibiting U.S.-based banks, credit card companies and other Internet payment systems from making payments to Internet gambling sites slowed considerably Wednesday when the House Judiciary Committee voted to modify the legislation and dim its prospects for passage.
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