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Emily D. Swoboda Gaming Guru - Page 38New York Meeting to Address I-Gaming Regulation23 May 2006
The former head of New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's IT law team has assembled a group of legal and gaming professionals to debate the legalization and regulation of online gambling in the United States. The group will meet on Wednesday in New York City.
"It is very difficult to see the practical success of these types of broad-ranging (prohibition) bills. ... (read more)
Washington State Joins the US Prohibition Club9 May 2006
Through the adoption of Senate Bill 6613, Washington in March became the latest U.S. state to ban online gambling.
The new law extends the state's Gambling Act of 1973--which, like the federal Wire Act of 1961, prohibits making wagers over phone lines--by prohibiting gambling that uses new technologies like the Internet. ... (read more)
Poker Showdown3 May 2006
The Bodog Entertainment Group, owner of online gambling site Bodog, found itself in a bit of a pickle last month over the debut of its poker reality TV show, "Calvin Ayre's Wild Card Poker."
Babette Pepaj, owner of Los Angeles-based reality TV production company BlueMoon Entertainment, filed a complaint ... (read more)
Insights: Ontario's Scenarios3 May 2006
Ontarians are reportedly spending an estimated $300 million a year on Internet gambling, and the Toronto Star reported last week that federal and provincial Ontario government officials met with representatives from local casinos and racetracks to discuss remedies for the rise in illegal Internet gambling ... (read more)
Las Vegas Airline Grounds Bodog Planes1 May 2006
Las Vegas-based airline Allegiant Air unexpectedly canceled its $500,000 advertising deal with online gambling company Bodog Entertainment last week after learning of the Justice Department's views on advertising Internet gambling.
The agreement was to have six of the airline's jets wrapped with the Bodog logo and URL for a period of three months. ... (read more)
PayPal, eBay Back Goodlatte27 April 2006
Online auction company eBay, and its online payment service, PayPal, are backing Rep. Bob Goodlatte's, R-Va., Internet Gambling Prohibition Act, despite PayPal's growing involvement with the online gambling industry.
Brian Bieron, senior director, federal government relations for eBay, sent a letter to ... (read more)
Rio to Dot-Net Gaming Life Exhibitors: 'Never Mind'27 April 2006
The Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas last week sent an e-mail putting companies scheduled to exhibit at the upcoming Second Annual Gaming Life Expo on notice that promoting real-money Internet gambling services will disqualify them from participating in the event. This week they took it back.
The Rio, ... (read more)
Belgium Considers I-Gaming Regulation24 April 2006
A new draft law presented to the Belgian Minister of Justice proposes the legalization and regulation of Internet gambling in Belgium through the granting of licenses to nine Belgian casinos.
The idea is that licensing only those nine operators would eliminating the eligibility of foreign operators. ... (read more)
Rio Sets Dot-Net Guidelines for WSOP Expo20 April 2006
Las Vegas' Rio Hotel and Casino has put companies scheduled to exhibit at the upcoming 2nd Annual Gaming Life Expo on notice that promoting Internet gambling services will disqualify them from participating at the event. The venue sent a memo to exhibitors stating that those of them with free-play (dot-net) ... (read more)
Tapping the Console Gamer Community19 April 2006
Former gamer Jeff Banton noticed a lot of chatter within the online video gaming community about wanting a safer way to spend hard-earned money in online tournaments.
Gamers commonly participate in make-shift online tournaments in which they wager against one another, trusting that they will receive their ... (read more)
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