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Anne Lindner Gaming Guru - Page 15Blacklist Time Again for OECD24 April 2002
The Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development last Thursday released its latest list of uncooperative tax havens, also known as its blacklist. As usual, the list includes a few
online gambling jurisdictions.
In the wake of the organization's latest policy review, the tax practices of ... (read more)
FTC Concerned about Underage Online Gambling23 April 2002
As part of its 2003 budget plan, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission requested funds from Congress to study the availability of Internet gambling to minors. The agency plans to launch a consumer education campaign in conjunction with industry representatives.
Timothy J. Muris, chairman of the FTC, testified ... (read more)
Hong Kong to Crack Down on Offshore Betting19 April 2002
Hong Kong could have a formal ban on offshore Internet betting by the time the World Cup begins in late May.
On April 3, the Legislative Council committee that is considering the Gambling (Amendment) Bill met for the first time since December 2001 to review a number of amendments proposed by the Home ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - April 19, 200219 April 2002
Tidbits from the US -- The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee will mark up numerous bills, including Rep. Bob Goodlatte's, R-Va., Internet gambling prohibition bill, during the next several weeks. The Goodlatte bill seeks to update the Interstate Wire Act of 1961 to include technological developments such as the Internet. ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - April 12, 200212 April 2002
Tidbit from South America -- GTECH is the winner of a contract to provide on-line and real-time lottery services for the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. GTECH will be providing games development, systems management and operations. In addition, Santa Catarina will launch another Internet bingo site on April 15. ... (read more)
Internet Gambling Blamed for Suicide12 April 2002
Debt from compulsive gambling on Internet casinos led a British man to commit suicide in January. Mario Opalka, a 44 year-old from Blackburn, Lancashire, had used 19 credit cards to acquire more than £53,000 in online gambling debt.
This week, U.K. newspapers are reporting that the man's son is asking the area's MP, Jack Staw, to do something to prevent others from facing similar situations. ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - April 5, 20025 April 2002
Tidbits from Asia -- The first Web site to be operated out of North Korea is an Internet lottery site, CNN reports. The site, DPRKoreaLotto.com, was developed by South Korean businessman Kim Beom-Hoon. He calls it a "people's
lottery" because winners take 100 percent of the pot. "Most of those who buy the lotto are poor people, but winners only get 30 percent of the jackpot," he said. ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - March 29, 200129 March 2002
Tidbits from Asia -- The Macao government is reportedly coming close to jettisoning two of the three companies that won casino licenses from it in February. The Chinese SAR has told MP Entertainment to be ready to step in should Wynn Resorts and Galaxy Casino fail to sign their licensing agreements by April 1. ... (read more)
Is I-Gaming within Biting Distance of the PATRIOT Act?28 March 2002
The USA PATRIOT Act could present trouble for online gambling companies seeking licenses in Curacao.
Passed as a response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, the act aims to help the government identify, prevent and put an end to money laundering that finances terrorism.
While Congress formulated ... (read more)
The Feasibility of Serving Court Documents Electronically26 March 2002
Almost one week after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals handed down a ruling that allows legal documents to be served via e-mail, gaming lawyers are expressing differing opinions about whether the judgment will result in an explosion of lawsuits against offshore I-gaming companies.
The appeals court ... (read more)
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