The online gambling laws in Canada clearly make the activity illegal unless the punter is on an approved government operated site. That has not stopped thousands of Canadians placing wagers on web sites hosted in other jurisdictions.
Read More . . .The Japanese government is setting into motion plans to create a new agency with the sole objective of speeding up the legislation of the casino bill.
Read More . . .The opposition Labour political party in the UK is considering a proposal that would introduce a levy on all sports betting, with all revenue generated to be ploughed into grassroots sports and used to help tackle problem gambling.
Read More . . .On October 1st the UK's Gambling Act is expected to come into force, complete with its 'point of consumption' regulatory framework requiring all online gambling companies wishing to offer their websites in the UK to first obtain a remote gambling licence from the country's Gambling Commission.
Read More . . .Nepal's casinos are on track to resume operations soon according to the country's Finance Minister Ram Sharan Mahat who commented on the matter during the inauguration of the 4th convention of the UNI in Kathmandu.
Read More . . .Canadian gaming provider Amaya Gaming has announced that its selection of online casino games have gone live on Full Tilt Poker as part of a move to help boost the online poker operator's expansion into internet casino gaming.
Read More . . .The national gambling regulatory bodies of Hungary and Turkey have announced a number of banning orders on online gaming operators.
Read More . . .New Zealand sports betting operator TAB has reported that betting activity during football's Fifa World Cup helped the firm surpass the NZ$2 billion (€1.3 billion/$1.7 billion) revenue mark for the first time in its history.
Read More . . .I've just come back from a vacation to one of my favourite spots in the world, the Caribbean nation of Antigua & Barbuda, also home to Bodog's head office and Calvin Ayre's residence.
Read More . . .Online gambling operators should not be allowed to retain customers' money in the same accounts as their own company funds, the European Commission has said.
Read More . . .The European Commission has today adopted a Recommendation on online gambling services. It encourages Member States to pursue a high level of protection for consumers, players and minors through the adoption of principles for online gambling services and for responsible advertising and sponsorship of those services
Read More . . .Earlier this week, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands' House of Representatives passed a bill to fix the ambiguities of Saipan casino law and empower the Lottery Commission to grant an exclusive casino license in Saipan.
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