The online gambling industry has been a bit of a rollercoaster ride since about 2006 when the passage of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) was signed by then President, George Bush. Since the domain seizures of Poker Stars, Full Tilt Poker and Bookmaker.com in separate incidents, many offshore companies have been switching domain names to ag extensions (Bookmaker) or .eu e [...]

In October of 2006 the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) was signed in to law which has caused many questions concerning the legality of internet gambling as well as whether the United States government should be able to control what United States citizens can do in the privacy of their own home. Professor I. Nelson Rose is an internationally known scholar, public speaker and [...]

The United States government released proposed guidelines for the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). There was immediate response from the Poker Players Alliance and former Senator Alfonse D'Amato who compared the United States to Iran. "Poker players, the American banking community, and anyone who values Internet and personal freedoms should be troubled by this intrusiv [...]

The Rise and Fall of NetellerThe Neteller TimelineDr. Jack, CappersMall.com In 1999 the Neteller group introduced an e-wallet that would quickly become the leading payment processor for almost all online gambling sites. The Neteller group had a very simple business plan which would be beneficial to both merchants and the online gambler by enabling online customers to load, withdraw and tra [...]

Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer raised the country’s Internet dispute with the United States at during the meeting between Caricom leaders and President George W. Bush. Prime Minister Spencer spoke of Antigua & Barbuda’s desire to settle the matter with the United States over the Internet Gaming dispute which the country has won at every stage at the WTO. It was also poi

The House Financial Services Committee approved the Payments System Protection Act or H.R. 6870 late Tuesday with a 30-19 vote. According to a press release by the Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative, "the enactment of the bill will have the practical impact of delaying implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA) regulations through a process desi [...]

The CEO of Morris Mohawk Gaming Group (Bodog Life) has issued a statement regarding the story that was written by Forbes.com concerning the seizure of funds and Bodog Life. Ever since the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act "UIGEA" was passed in 2006 there has been a lot of controversy with the law and how the media covers it. Below is a look what the Bodog CEO had to say. An ar [...]

The House Financial Services Committee met and discussed H.R. 5767 which would have required a separate law defining unlawful internet gambling. The vote was 32 votes in favor and 32 votes against, which means the measure failed. Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.), the ranking Republican on the committee was the focal point of conversation late today in the online gambling community when he called memb [...]

The Poker Players Alliance is making another big push for online gamblers to contact their elected Representative and ask them to support the bill, HR 5767. HR 5767 will basically block the implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). This Tuesday, the House Financial Services Committee will review the bill HR 5767 and in order to get the bill onto the House Floor, [...]

Letter warns against enforcing UIGEA In 2006 the Unites States passed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) which was supposed to put an end to online gambling. It has been a chaotic two years for the online gambling industry which caused many public betting companies to close up shop in the US, however online gambling is thriving and received some good news for the industry t [...]