Many of you out there would have probably witnessed all of the recent publicity relating to the movement in America in support of online poker being made legal again and the dumping of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. Despite this it appears that the country of Norway is making a move in the opposite direction, with much controversy arising due to the country moving closer towards a complete ban of internet gambling. Read the rest of this entry »

The British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has confirmed that from the 1^st of September, any gambling companies that do not meet the strict requirements of the British Government will not be allowed to advertise within the UK. Any organisations breaking this law can expect hefty fines and even a jail sentence. 

There will still be a large number of poker rooms that will be allowed to advertise within the British media, but a few rooms like Littlewoods Poker and Betfred will no longer be able to. This ban is meant to help prevent Read the rest of this entry »

Just one week after Barney Frank introduced a bill to regulate online gambling in the US, Rep. Shelly Berkley has followed up on Frank’s iniative introducing bill H.R. 2140 to the House of Representatives this past Thursday. The new bill proposes that a study be done by the National Academy of Sciences to analyze what the proper response is in how the US should adress the online gambling issue. Not surprisingly, Barney Frank is one of the bills co-sponors of the bill along with 59 other congressman. The actions to be taken on the bill include sending the issue to the three committees being financial services, judiciary and ways and means. Read the rest of this entry »

Barney Frank, Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee is facing some tough opposition on his proposed bill which would regulate online gambling in the United States. The heat comes unsurprisingly from the Professional Sports Lobby (specifically NFL lobbyist Martin Gold) and essentially aims at invalidating Frank’s bill citing an unsustainability that would result from making sports wagering online equal to that of its offline counterpart. I know, it doesn’t make sense to me either. Read the rest of this entry »

Barney Frank, Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee announced this morning that he plans to introduce a bill this week targetted at repealing the current ban on online gambling in the United States, also know as the UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act). The act was passed last October when President Bush signed the legislation affectively making financial transactions related to online gambling illegal. Read the rest of this entry »