EC vs. US re: UIGEA, NATO
The European Commission, regulatory branch of the European Union, has released a report on United States federal laws regarding online gambling, calling US business practices in violation of WTO regulations.
Gamblers are all different -- no, really.
Sometimes it takes a scientific study to prove to the general public what those in the know could have told you for free. To wit, the “Qualitative follow-up of the British Gambling Prevalence Survey 2007,” a study commissioned by the UK Gambling Comm ...
666 Lucky or Unlucky? (or, The Invention of Roulette)
A brief telling of the Blanc brothers' invention of the single-zero roulette wheel, plus some factoids and trivia.One of the most famous and popular of all casino games is roulette, a game that people have been playing since antiquity. It is know ...
Antidote to Minnesota anti-online gambling action?
On April 29, the state of Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division ordered 11 telephone providers and ISPs to block Minnesota-based computer user access to some 200 online gambling websites, threatening FCC act ...
Message from Minnesota government: No online casinos for you
On recent action undertaken by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division ordering 11 telephone and/or internet providers to block access of state citizens to approximately 200 online gambling websites.
Playing the Kentucky Derby at Bet365.com
This Saturday marks the 135th Kentucky Derby, a.k.a. The Race For The Roses, a.k.a. The Race For Stud Fees. Who does our resident trash-talking stat-producing quasi-expert Cory Skolnik like? Take a sip of that mint julep and read on!
Sitting at the virtual poker table (responsibly)
Online gamblers are far more responsible about their playing habits than their non-internet counterparts, according to no less an authority than the Harvard Medical School Division on Addictions.
What's the situation in California?
A LiveCasinoDirect.com reader wants to know about the legal state of online gambling in California; the Os Man attempts to help. It's a deceptively difficult situation involving federal law, a piece of tight Bush Administration legislation, and legal ...
Enthusiasm for online gambling unwaning in UK
Whereas some feared that British interest in online gambling had peaked in 2007, results of a just-released U.K. Gambling Commission study of 2,000 Isles respondents showed an increase for the month year-on-year.
How do you say “Legalize It” in Czech?
Legislators in the Czech Republic have paved the way for their country’s bookmakers to legally operate online ... outlets will be allowed to commence online gaming operations on Monday, January 5.
Anatomy of a scam: A new chapter
Back in July, the Os Man was unfortunate enough to run across an advert for one EasyCasinoProfits.com, a faux Web site that promises a simple document detailing – get this – a mathematical system to beat roulette online. Today, an email t ...
Doctor Who's next?
Ah, you got to love the mix of gambling and quality televisual science-fiction – well, this not-so-closet sci-fi geek does, anyway – presented in the latest round of gambling on next actor to play the titular role in long-running BBC TV s ...
My old Kentucky Homepage, part four: Don't Go Daddy
The parties in the case of Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) v. Keisler et al have presented arguments to judge Thomas Wingate in the US Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit, Kentucky. So now we wait.
My Old Kentucky Homepage, part two: No comment
The sole comment received upon querying a few LCD partners politely informed that “I cannot submit any comments on the Kentucky situation” because defense attorneys have “strongly advised” against commenting until the case is ...
Playtech Limited expanding at home and abroad
PlayTech Software, creator of such online slots as Silent Samurai and Alien Hunter (plus, lest ye forget, coming soon The Untouchables and Gladiator!), is moving up on the boards of those into the voodoo known as stocks and bondage. Parent company Pl ...