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Legal News Archives - Page 41News analysis: Judge's ruling stacks odds against iMEGA12 March 2008
U.S. District Court Judge Mary Cooper finally ruled on the iMEGA case last week and her decision clearly indicates that the non-profit's bid to overturn the UIGEA faces a substantial uphill battle.
Expert: Canada not likely to ban online gaming5 March 2008
Toronto-based lawyer Michael Lipton says the UIGEA-like restrictions the Canadian government is considering faces tough sledding and regulation could be in the cards for Internet gaming in Canada.
Draft UIGEA regulations under fire5 March 2008
The U.S. Treasury Department and Federal Reserve are still struggling to create and implement regulations to enforce the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act more than 16 months after the law's adoption.
EU tells Greeks, Dutch to open betting market28 February 2008
International News Brief: European Union regulators have given Greece and the Netherlands two months to end restrictions that discriminate against betting companies from other EU nations.
U.K. court says poker is a game of chance12 February 2008
A British appeals court declared this week that poker is a game of chance under U.K. law, and Gutshot will need a license if it wants to offer the game in a private club.
Costa Rica, Antigua file for WTO arbitration1 February 2008
Costa Rica and Antigua separately filed for World Trade
Organization arbitration on January 28, seeking compensation from the
United States as a result of the U.S. withdrawal of its commitment on
cross-border gambling services.
Unibet welcomes EU investigation31 January 2008
Unibet welcomes today’s decision taken by the European Commission to launch an investigation into the Swedish poker monopoly.
Finnish online players could recoup losses17 January 2008
Finland's Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is planning to introduce an amendment that would allow Internet gamblers to claim back their losses from online poker services, credit card companies or the player that took their money.
Antigua and Barbuda fail to make U.K. white list16 January 2008
U.K. Gambling Commission offers no explanation after rejecting applications from the Mohawk Territory of Kahnawake in Canada and Antigua and Barbuda.
Online casinos flock to Alderney tax haven28 December 2007
International news brief: Alderney is experiencing a flood of applications from online gambling companies eager to set up in the Channel Islands tax haven following changes to the UK’s legislation on internet poker and casinos.
Germany to ban online gambling beginning Jan. 127 December 2007
International news brief: States ratify an accord that preserves the country’s state monopoly for lotteries and most forms of Web-based gambling.
News Analysis: Online gambling only real loser in WTO case26 December 2007
In the end, Antigua’s WTO case against the U.S. over online gambling had nothing to gambling on the Internet. Instead, it became a proxy war pitting the politics of trade against fair trade. And predictably, politics won while the online gambling industry suffered another setback.
US urges Antigua to delay WTO sanctions on Internet gambling21 December 2007
International news brief: The United States Friday urged Antigua to hold off on imposing sanctions authorized by the WTO in a dispute over online gambling, saying Washington was revising its WTO commitments.
U.S. dodges major sanctions in WTO case21 December 2007
The United States will be sanctioned $21 million annually for its restrictive Internet gambling laws and regulations, the WTO announced Friday. The ruling allows Antigua and Barbuda to lift certain copyright and trademark protections on U.S. goods and services to collect the money.
CUNA seeks suspension of UIGEA19 December 2007
Credit Union National Association drafts letter to Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) in support of a moratorium on implementation of pending Internet gambling regulations.
EU accepts US deal on online gambling18 December 2007
International news brief: The European Union has accepted a US deal which will keep continental gambling and betting companies out of the lucrative American market.
EU and U.S. reach compensation deal in WTO case17 December 2007
International news brief: Rather than allowing European online gaming companies into the American gambling sector, the U.S. will provide new trade opportunities in other areas.
Mass. governor may testify at casino hearing17 December 2007
News brief: Gov. Deval Patrick expects to take part in Tuesday's legislative session on Beacon Hill with the hopes of aiding his Bay State casino proposal
WTO ruling delayed14 December 2007
Reuters is reporting that the WTO ruling on how much Antigua & Barbuda will receive from the U.S. in damages in its ongoing online gambling trade dispute has been delayed.
The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 Analyzed2 October 2006
Legal expert I. Nelson Rose analyzes the legislation prohibiting Internet gambling that passed in Congress over the weekend.
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