Regulated versus Unregulated Sites In New Jersey?
New Jersey is in the privileged position of being one of just three states in the whole of the USA offering internet gambling to its residents. With a population of 8.8 million people, more than three times the size of Nevada (2.8m), The Garden State is in a unique position of pioneering the country’s nascent […]
Mississippi Commissions Study Of Pros And Cons Of Internet Gambling
The Mississippi House Gaming Committee (MGC) Chairman, Richard Bennett, has commissioned a task force to study how online gambling is faring in those US states which already have regulated markets. MGC executive director Allen Godfrey is chairman of the eight-member task force, which will take a closer look at internet gaming and make its non-legislative […]
Australian Study Concludes Poker Players Least At Risk From Addiction
In order to understand the potential of its gambling industry better, the Australian government commissioned Gambling Research Australia to carry out a comprehensive study of online gambling habits across the country. The study entitled “Interactive Gambling” surveyed 19,594 Australians and after three years produced an extensive 432 report designed to help the government decide whether […]
NASPL Voices Opposition To Restoration Of America’s Wire Act
Since U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) introduced their identical anti-online gambling bill, the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA), to both The Senate and The House at the end of March, opposition to the proposed legislation has continued to mount. The latest pro gambling groups attempting to influence lawmakers […]
Spainish Online Slots Regulation More Of A Priority Than Poker
Despite Spain, France and Italy’s ring fenced online poker industry struggling through a lack of player liquidity, a pan-European online poker market is unlikely to open up anytime soon with the most recent summit of gaming regulators held at the beginning of this year in Rome failing to produce a breakthrough on sharing liquidity between […]
What’s Holding The U.S Online Poker Industry Back?
Despite New Jersey, Nevada and Delaware embracing online poker in 2013, other states in the US have taken a much more cautious approach to internet gambling signalling a long road ahead before the country’s nascent igaming industry gathers any discernible momentum. The situation has even lead New Jersey to look abroad for opportunities to expand […]
Illinois Seeks Casino Expansion Before Online Gambling
The Midwestern state of Illinois is currently seeking to expand its land-based casino industry, and until the issue is resolved the state will put any plans for regulated online gambling on hold. Commenting on the situation, Illinois Senate President John Cullerton, said: “I think, though, that we cannot take that issue up until we resolve […]
