I’m doing a quick hit today because I’ve been totally pre-occupied with getting http://gaming.unlv.edu ready for the big relaunch. But this story was hard to pass up. Check out the intro from the Philly Daily News: KNOW IT’S wrong, but I feel for the lunks who got busted for operating that illegal Port Richmond casino. […]
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news about gamblingOne question I get a lot is, “When did the mob leave Las Vegas?” I usually answer that organized crime is present in every major American city (and probably every major city in the world), so it is still here. As I’ve said before, the idea of the mob “controlling” Las Vegas was and is
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news about gamblingTexas Hold ‘Em is on its way to becoming America’s game. It’s all over the Internet, on television 24/7, and seemingly everywhere. Despite the fact that THE tournaments may violate the letter (and spirit) of the law, they are becoming increasingly popular. From NBC-4: hurches, school boosters and other nonprofit groups are calling the government’s
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gambling & cultureI just received an email from an attorney working with Antigua’s WTO case asking me to post the following: Friends. I have been asked by one of the lawyers representing Antigua in its WTO gambling case against the US whether one or more people who follow this site would be willing to send samples of
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what's newToday, nearly every nation or state grants some sort of gambling franchise, usually in the name of revenue enhancement, i.e., cash. With the police cracking down on illegal rivals, these gambling monopolies are usually pretty lucrative for everyone involved. In Canada, though, the authors of a new report believe that Ontario’s state-sanctioned gaming industry may
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news about gamblingEastern Tennessee cockfighters received a shock when a recent cocking main was raided by over 100 state and federal police. Cockfighting might not be as popular as it was back in the 18th century, but it is definitely going strong in Eastern Tennessee.
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gambling & cultureThis is why you don’t ask for free legal advice.
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news about gamblingAs I’ve said before, the fiscal pressures in state legislatures will eventually outweigh anti-gambling rhetoric, and Internet gaming will be legalized in the US. USA Today now apparently feels the same way.
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news about gamblingBaltimore Ravens cornerback Corey Fuller did not, according to jurors, run a gambling house, even though prosecutors said he presided over games “like a pit boss.” Did the state fail to make its case, or are juries unwilling to convict people for the “victimless” crime of running a private casino?
It’s illegal casinos, to be sure, but that headline is still pretty scary. The moral: don’t break the law in China.
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news about gamblingI’m always fascinated by illegal gambling busts, and today’s news does not disappoint. Three illegal casinos in Hawaii have been discovered and closed.
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news about gamblingJust because you get a $2 million marker doesn’t mean you have the right to continue gambling as long as you want, according to a federal judge, who tossed out a suit brought by a high roller against a major Las Vegas gaming operator.
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news about gamblingFor a while, I’ve been unsure of what to call my next book, the one on the Wire Act and gambling prohibition. I tentatively settled on a title of something like “America’s gambling Prohibition,” but I wasn’t sure whether the title was apt. I think I’ve found some proof.
As I’ve been saying for about a year, Antigua’s suit against the US before the WTO is about more than Internet gaming: it is about the integrity of international borders in the Internet age. So I was happy to see legal analyist Joost Pauwelyn discuss the implications of this case.
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news about gamblingThe US isn’t the only country trying unsuccessfully to stop foreign companies from offering Internet gaming to its citizens. The Czech republic is facing similar problems:
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news about gamblingThe WTO panel which decided in favor of Antigua in that country’s suit against the United States has released its 287-page report. From the Register: US laws banning cross-border gambling break international trade rules, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruled yesterday. The judgement in favour of the tiny Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda, home
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news about gamblingThe US has broken off its negotiations with Antigua over that nation’s successful WTO challenge of US restrictions on cross border trade in gaming services. From Yahoo News: “Unfortunately we were not able to reach a settlement,” despite several meetings over the past four months,” said Richard Mills, a spokesman for the U.S. Trade Representative’s
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news about gamblingThe ecommerce times has a great recap of Antigua’s WTO case, which is the subject of my panel at G2E: The U.S. government decided recently to negotiate with, rather than litigate against, the Caribbean islands of Antigua and Barbuda (both referred to as Antigua) over the issue of online gaming. This decision came about after
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news about gambling, what's newI was part of the Los Angeles summit on online gaming regulation. It was great to meet David Carruthers and learn first-hand about what’s happening in this arena. When it came my turn to speak, I began a long and probably boring oration on the history of federal legislation on gaming, the Wire Act, gaming
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news about gamblingTomorrow afternoon, I’ll be in and of Los Angeles, participating in a forum discussing of online gaming regulation in the United States. This is part of a series of discussions being sponsored by BetOnSports. There have already been forums in New York City and Washington DC. I’m really looking forward to the panel; and I’ll
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