Be careful because : “Congratulations, you’ve just won cash from the North American Lottery!” That letter just keeps on arriving in mailboxes across the metro area. The deception is to get you to cash what looks like a legitimate certified check. When one professional educator Rich Strickland got his check for $1400.20, he was told [...]
Bwin Teams With Harvard For Online Poker Study
Leading online betting and gaming provider Bwin Interactive Entertainment AG has revealed the results of the first epidemiological analysis of actual gaming behaviour evidenced by a large sample of online poker players. The study was carried out by the Division On Addictions of the Cambridge Health Alliance, which is a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical [...]
Over $300 Million Is Spent By Australians Every Year On Online Casino Sites
The big British online wagering company Ladbrokes is offering Australian players a go at it’s internet poker tables that are based in Gibraltar. This action is illegal according to the laws of Australia. The firm wants to make a bid for a state of Victoria’s wagering licence. The Interactive Gambling Act, of 2001, prohibits a [...]
Portugal Referred To Court Of Justice
The European Commission has decided to refer Portugal to the European Court Of Justice over income tax provisions that see the vast majority of foreign lottery winnings taxed while domestic prizes remain exempt. Games or gambling was subject to taxation with the only exemption applying to those spoils from Euromilhoes E Liga Dos Milhoes, which [...]
Belgium Government Proposes Online Gambling Licences?
The Belgium’s government proposal to issue online gambling licences solely to existing operators could be found non-compliant within European Union law. Secretary of State Carl Devlies, the draft legislation to license and regulate internet gambling has been brought to the attention of both the government’s judicial branch, the Conseil d’État, and to the European Commission. [...]
Online Gambling In Canada
The Canadian Gaming Summit in Windsor, Ontario happening this April has created a stir among delegates and observers. The ban in the USA on online gambling has stalled the political will for federal regulations in the Canadian landscape. Interprovincial online gambling is prohibited under Canada’s Criminal Code. It is estimated that the lack of enforcement has [...]