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Emily D. Swoboda Gaming Guru - Page 19Internet Poker Gaining Legislative Traction in California17 April 2008
California is likely to become the first U.S. state to test the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act's intrastate gambling exemption, as a bill to study the legalization of an online poker offering continues to gain momentum in the State Assembly.
AB 2026, introduced in February by Assemblyman ... (read more)
Nambling Notes - April 15, 200815 April 2008
Entertasia, the Macau-based gaming software group, has reached an agreement with CryptoLogic, the gambling software provider, through which the former will provide its Live Dealer software platform to licensees of the latter. Entertasia will initially deliver the platform to Playboy Gaming, a CryptoLogic ... (read more)
It's Official: France to Liberalize Betting Market9 April 2008
France will open up its gambling market in the next two years, said Eric Woerth, the country's budget minister.
Mr. Woerth announced on Monday that President Nicholas Sarkozy has made his decision to allow a "controlled opening" of the market by 2009 or early 2010.
Alexandre Dreyfus, managing ... (read more)
CrypoLogic Moves in to Korea9 April 2008
CryptoLogic, a Dublin-based Internet gaming software developer, has made another strategic investment in the Asian region.
The company announced today an agreement to take a substantial minority interest in South Korea's Mobilebus Inc., a mobile and PC game developer and publisher. For CryptoLogic, the ... (read more)
Insights: Western Australia4 April 2008
Betfair last week won a High Court challenge in Western Australia, allowing the exchange betting operator to resume operations in the state. In its decision, the court invalidated a Western Australian statute banning betting exchanges from offering bets to the state's punters.
Betfair will resume taking ... (read more)
UIGEA Rules Troublesome for Fed, Treasury2 April 2008
Testimony from the Federal Reserve and Treasury suggests the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act's ambiguous language and architecture, well-documented during the public comment period, are posing problems for rule writers trying to interpret and clarify the law's intended objective.
"I think it is ... (read more)
Advertising Still Divides South African Legislature1 April 2008
South Africa's National Gambling Amendment Bill was amended last week by the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) to allow licensed online gambling operators to advertise in the country. But the National Assembly (NA), which must give final approval to the amendment, is still insisting on a blanket advertising ban, according to a government insider. ... (read more)
iMEGA Files Notice of Appeal on UIGEA Enforceability Ruling1 April 2008
As promised, the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) is appealing its case against the U.S. government over the enforceability of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act.
The non-profit group was granted standing last month in a New Jersey court, which meant they had the right to pursue their case. ... (read more)
Betfair Eyes Expansion on High Court Victory27 March 2008
Betfair is mulling expansion of their Australian business thanks to a High Court decision today that invalidated a Western Australian statute banning betting exchanges from offering bets to punters in the state.
The law, passed in 2006, also prevented WA punters from placing bets with a betting exchange, threatening fines as high as A$10,000. ... (read more)
Advertising Prohibition Pulled from South African Regulatory Bil26 March 2008
South Africa's National Gambling Amendment Bill has been amended by a National Council of Provinces (NCOP) committee to allow Internet gambling operators to advertise in the country, according to a government insider.
A source with the Department of Trade and Industry -- the department that drafted the ... (read more)
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