legality Archive

In Australia, online gambling laws have been on the books for the last 15 years. But those laws don’t make it illegal to play online poker and casino games over the internet. They are just strict enough to keep offshore operators in line, threatening (arguably unenforceable) criminal pursuit if they don’t supply a genuine...

When we think of gambling hot-spots, we think of Las Vegas, Macau, Melbourne – places where integrated resorts with thousands of pokies line the floor, and high-stakes tables abound. Or, we might think of the most distinguished online casinos and bookmakers that have been around since the turn of the millennium, like Royal Vegas...

2016 was supposed to be the year – the year an online poker bill had a real chance of making it’s way through the Assembly, past the Senate, and into the home’s of Californians as a legally, state regulated activity. While probabilities certainly seemed higher than in past years, thanks to new developments last...

Pennsylvania is considered by many experts to be the next most likely state to join Delaware, Nevada and New Jersey by passing an internet gambling bill. When Rep. John Payne introduced HB 649 last year, hopes were high that 2016 would see its passage. Now, after 5 months of stagnation, some are questioning whether the bill stalled...

The drama surrounding daily fantasy sports in the US continues this week as Alabama residents prepare for DFS sites DraftKings and FanDuel to cease acceptance of players in the state by end of day today. In the meantime, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam officially legalized the online betting activity when he signed a DFS bill last...

The legality of daily fantasy sports has been the subject of immense scrutiny across many US states since late last year, but it may get a huge boost before the day is over. Or it may not. It all depends on the decision of Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, who has until midnight to either...

The Alliance for Gambling Reform is an Australian non-profit organization that—as the name implies—is lobbying heavily for new poker machine laws. Their ultimate goal is to have these addictive machines outlawed across the country, but they would probably settle for having the machines reprogrammed to be less addictive. Thus far, their long-standing campaign has...

Last Wednesday, another hearing was held in New York to discuss the regulation of online poker. Hosted by Senator John Bonacic, Chairman of the Senate Racing, Wagering and Gaming Committee, testimony was heard from both sides of the argument, rehashing the usual pros and cons of internet gambling regulation. Sen. Bonacic [R-Middletown], the state’s...