Germany is one the biggest gaming liberalization holdouts in the European Union (EU). Government officials there are fighting very hard to protect their long held monopolies in sports betting and lotteries from foreign competition. So far their plan to avoid opening gaming markets has consisted of some serious legislative foot dragging combined with astronomical tax…
[caption id="attachment_17860" align="alignright" width="272" caption="Ayre denies any wrongdoing in the case."][/caption] When news broke of Bodog founder Calvin Ayre's indictment by Federal prosecutors in Maryland the gaming industry collectively sighed and said, "Here we go again." And who could blame them? Between web sites shuttered with the Department of Justice (DOJ) shield and indictments for…
[caption id="attachment_17775" align="alignright" width="195" caption="Calvin Ayre was not worried."][/caption] The Bodog.com domain was seized by the US Department of Homeland Security Monday night. Visitors to the site were greeted with a message from Homeland Security and the Department of Justice stating that the domain had been seized on account of, "...illegal gambling..." A report on…
Legal online poker in the state of Iowa is a step closer to reality after a senate subcommittee forwarded a intrastate poker bill. Iowa now joins Nevada, California and number of other cash starved states in the high stakes poker race. The bill passed with little opposition and now moves to the full senate for…
[caption id="attachment_17630" align="alignright" width="213" caption="Denmark didn't fight too hard for their gaming monopoly"][/caption] Gaming laws across the planet are in a constant state of change as governments and private businesses hustle to grab revenues wherever they can. To help our readers keep up with these developments, CAP is taking a closer look at the current…
To many, Schleswig-Holstein is known simply as the northernmost state in Germany. However, those involved with the gambling industry see this state in a different light. Last year, the state took the necessary steps towards legalizing online poker. Despite the efforts by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) to pass a bill repealing the state’s online…
When will the Federal Government actually make online poker legal? According to Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Howard Stutz, that move won't be happening before 2013, and even that might be a stretch. Hopes Dashed [caption id="attachment_17606" align="alignright" width="176" caption="But today I am still just a bill."][/caption] Poker affiliates and players were hoping that a poker…
[caption id="attachment_17561" align="alignright" width="275" caption="Aussies are avid gamblers."][/caption] If you're running an online poker site in Australia, you should have no real problems with local law enforcement; unless you try actually playing at your own site. Despite being one of the most gambling friendly countries on the planet, Australia has seriously strange online gaming laws.…
[caption id="attachment_17529" align="alignright" width="197" caption="Belgian gaming laws pack new punch."][/caption] A week after issuing its first A+ gaming license to PokerStars, Belgian authorities are moving to crack down on unlicensed gaming sites. The move is the latest in a series of twists and turns that have paved the way towards gaming liberalization in the small…
[caption id="attachment_17227" align="alignright" width="323" caption="Cracking the Spanish market is a real fight."][/caption] Spanish gaming laws claimed another victim last week when Microgaming signaled that poker sites running on its network would no longer be allowed to serve Spanish customers. This move comes ahead of the implementation of new gaming laws limiting the Spanish market to…
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