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It seems impossible to avoid online gambling debates coming out of Europe. And somewhat ironic since the European Union was to supposed set up universal gambling regulations for all member countries.  The EU has even made claims that the UIGEA in the United States violates the fair trade agreements between the US and the EU.  [...]

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I keep reading articles that tell me that laws against online gambling are to protect Americans from gambling addiction.  But the problem here is that a surprising amount of the campaigning against online casinos comes from brick and mortar casinos.  So it really isn’t designed to protect the public against the evils of gambling but [...]

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South Africa is known for having some spectacular brick and mortar casinos, including the Sun City Casino and the massive GrandWest Casino and Entertainment World.  Which means that once again we have a location where real world casinos are at odds with online casinos.  Generally brick and mortar casinos put a lot of pressure on [...]

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Those following the news around the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) know that Democrat Barney Frank has been working to overturn the bill and put legislation in place that will allow regulated online gambling in the United States.  But Frank’s progress on overturning the UIGEA has come in stops and starts, partly because there [...]

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European gambling regulations continue to confuse me.  I wonder if they confuse people in Europe as much. But then maybe it’s really no more confuse than U.S. law where the federal law states certain things and then each state makes their own laws. And in some cases, even towns have their own laws.  If you [...]

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Once again we are seeing approval for gambling in the States.  The latest news comes out of Delaware where a bill that will add table games including blackjack, craps and poker to slot machine casinos in Delaware has been approved by a 27-5 vote in the Delaware House of Representatives.  The bill will now have [...]

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