The Ontario government has quietly begun studying whether it can put curbs on the burgeoning -- and largely unregulated -- world of Internet gambling.
However the House of Representatives stumbled into it this week, having stacked the deck against its own manifest desire by requiring a two-thirds vote for passage, the defeat of a proposed ban on online gambling, H.R. 3125, was a good thing.
After a 5 week beta test Blackjack.com is now "live" for real money wagering and is celebrating the event by launching its "8 Wonders of the World" promotion.
Request from the Interactive Gaming Council.
A bill to ban “cyber casinos” to curb the proliferation of Internet sites offering casino games and sports betting to everyone with a credit card and a computer failed in a vote by the House late today.
Congressional negotiators on Tuesday announced a compromise that clears the way for a House vote on legislation to ban Internet gambling.
Roman Palace Casino now offers 1 cent slots.
Roman Palace Casino has just finished reconfiguring their slot machines to coincide with the launch of a 1 cent slot machine. For the month of July they have increased the game payout on all their slot machines to 98%.
An International Multiplayer Blackjack Tournament will be held from July 10th through 14th to be hosted by Omni Casino & Sportsbook.
Urgent message from the IGC.
My Casino may be an Australian set-up, but Southeast Asian gamblers are making it their own. The two-month-old gambling venture has become the world's biggest Internet gaming company, with a turnover of $12.2 million (SGD $21.2 million) in June.
A bill to prohibit Internet casinos has loopholes that may expand wagering, the vice president says.
Online gaming -- operated mostly by offshore, unregulated companies -- has grown at an explosive rate, according to data gathered by Internet consulting firm Cyber Dialogue.
Taking another shot at the Internet Gambling industry, the House Banking Committee has passed the Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act.
On Wednesday, the House Banking Committee rewrote a proposal that would have crippled the gaming industry and approved the bill by voice vote.
Online Players Association forms to promote fair play of both online casinos and online gamblers.
$171,000 won on the CashSplash progressive slot machine at King Solomons.
The biggest online casino jackpot in Internet history was won by Sharon P. from Israel. Sharon cashed in US$171,975.53 on Saturday June 17th.
Aruba's oldest casino has just become the Western Hemisphere's first land-based casino to offer gambling on the Internet.
With Euro 2000 under way, online betting sites are expecting their biggest few weeks ever.