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February 1, 2008

03:36
01.02.2008 - 09:23 CET | By Leigh Phillips Internal market commissioner Charlie McCreevy has given Germany two months to respond to an official request for information explaining its new law banning all online gambling in order to see whether the ban falls foul of EU treaty provisions on the free movement of services.

January 31, 2008

13:33
WASHINGTON, DC -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- A new tax revenue analysis announced by Representative Jim McDermott (D-WA) estimates that regulating Internet gambling would generate between $8.7 billion to $42.8 billion in federal revenues over its first ten years.
12:14
Bookies sans frontières German and Sweden are to be hauled over the coals by EU competition regulators for stopping online gaming firms entering their markets.…

January 30, 2008

14:48
A new customer loyalty scheme hit poker sales at PartyGaming , but this was mitigated by a strong showing from the online gambling company’s growing casino business.

January 24, 2008

01:27
Let's be honest: There are bigger campaign issues out there than online poker in the 2008 presidential race. The war in Iraq is a big one.

January 15, 2008

14:09
The law banning online betting except for on horse races sets Germany apart from other European Union countries.
10:18
Remote gambling is not new to the Isle of Man which first introduced dedicated remote gambling legislation back in 2001, in the form of the Online Gambling Regulation Act 2001. Since then the Isle of Man has continued to assess and where necessary amend its legislation to ensure that the Island continues to be, and is recognised as being, a well regulated and reputable jurisdiction for remote ...
10:09
European Gaming and Betting Association files European Commission complaint against German treaty allowing only horse racing. Europe's online gaming industry filed a complaint with the European Commission on Tuesday, saying Germany's ban on online gambling breaks EU law on the free movement of services. "The European Gaming...
09:20
Europe's betting industry says a German law banning online gambling breaks European Union law.
07:20
Europe's online gaming industry filed a complaint with the European Commission on Tuesday, saying Germany's ban on online gambling breaks EU law on the free movement of services.

January 11, 2008

19:11
Business & money: Betting shops are opening everywhere on the high street. One man is trying to halt the tide
18:53
Walk down any high street and you'll see betting shops opening everywhere. Now, one man is trying to halt the tide to protect the vulnerable. Patrick Collinson reports
17:37
This wasn’t the welcome that online gambling advocates had hoped for.
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In the world of online poker, they're known as ballas (pronounced ballers). They party hard, spend big and live large. Their website www.shipitholla.com boasts of $40,000 nights on the town complete with strippers, limos and Kristal champagne.

January 7, 2008

16:20
U.S. authorities arrested eight people on Monday in connection with a Costa Rica-based online sports gambling operation they said made millions of dollars in profits annually.

December 28, 2007

15:16
ALDERNEY -- As reported by the (London) Financial Times: "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.
09:52
Germany is set to prohibit online gambling starting on Jan. 1. While legislators see the ban as a pillar of consumer protection, critics say the accord only serves to protect the state monopoly on lotteries.

December 27, 2007

21:34
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.
09:24
The World Trade Organization has awarded US$21m worth annually of compensatory measures to Antigua and Barbuda in its fight against the USA over the country's unilateral suspension of its WTO obligations in regard to on-line gaming.