Federal law enforcement officials routinely seize money they suspect is connected to activities like money laundering, terrorism or drug smuggling. But in early April, United States marshals seized $3.2 million from Discovery Communications, the television and media company, in an aggressive effort to crack down on a new target, Internet gambling.
Read More . . .Despite the sluggish economy and little proliferation in the gaming industry, 2 million more Americans visited a casino in 2003 than in 2002, a new report released Thursday by the American Gaming Association suggests...
Read More . . .The Nevada Gaming Commission and the Gaming Control Board will hold a rare joint meeting on Friday morning to discuss the ramifications of "remote gaming," an up-and-coming technology...
Read More . . .TRENTON -- Legalized sports betting in Atlantic City would be a financial windfall for New Jersey and allow casinos to compete with flashier Las Vegas counterparts...<a href="http://www.nj.com/news/expresstimes/nj/index.ssf?/base/news-5/1083663337118290.xml" target="_new">Full Story</a>
Read More . . .Developments in other industries have experts debating whether the gaming industry -- with its deep pockets and dramatic growth into a national economic force -- may face a new wave of individual and class-action lawsuits.
Read More . . .When it comes to sports betting, the federal government has stacked the odds against New Jersey. The state passed up its chance to lure the popular wagering to Atlantic City more than 10 years ago, shortly before Congress banned the practice in all but four states.
Read More . . .Nuff respect to Antigua & Barbuda! One of the smallest countries in the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Antigua & Barbuda, like the biblical character David, was not afraid to take on the US Goliath in a trade dispute.
Read More . . .Google and Yahoo, two of the most widely used Web search engines, have decided to stop running advertisements for online casinos, a shift that could thwart the growth of Internet gambling.
Read More . . .Federal prosecutors have begun a wide-ranging effort to curb the growing popularity of online gambling in the United States by quietly threatening legal action against American companies that do business with Internet casinos and sports betting operations based outside the country, lawyers and industry executives say.
Read More . . .A recap of the changes and potential laws from 2003 and going forward.
Read More . . .With the steady rise of commercial activity on the Internet, Congress has been moving toward a formal prohibition of online gambling. While such policies might spring from a moral viewpoint, they are unlikely to succeed in limiting online betting. Because Internet gaming operations are often located outside of the U.S., there is little Washington can do to restrict their actions.
Read More . . .Washington State horseplayers could bet by phone or over the Internet under a bill passed yesterday by the state Senate. Senate Bill 6481 is aimed at helping the state's struggling racing industry, essentially by legalizing wagers in-state that are currently being made illegally over the Internet.
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