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Reason September 2004 Jacob Sullum |
Aiding and Betting Federal prosecutors say helping Americans find online casinos or sports betting operations could amount to "aiding and abetting" illegal gambling, a crime punishable by up to two years in prison. |
Search Engine Watch August 19, 2004 Danny Sullivan |
Lawsuit Filed Over Search & Gambling Ads Yahoo, Google and other major web sites have been hit with a lawsuit saying they carry online gambling ads in violation of California law. This comes after two of the major search companies earlier this year made moves that were supposed to remove online gambling ads entirely. |
BusinessWeek December 20, 2004 Lorraine Woellert |
Can Online Betting Change Its Luck? The feds are keeping the heat on offshore Web sites, but a global backlash is building. And the $7.4 billion online industry is fighting back against what execs say is a heavy-handed and possibly unconstitutional assault on a free-market enterprise. |
InternetNews September 17, 2004 Roy Mark |
Online Gambling Operation Betting on Congress BetonSports chief executive is leading campaign to change lawmaker attitudes about Internet gambling. |
InternetNews December 20, 2007 |
Microsoft, Google, Yahoo Pay up on Gambling Fines The U.S. had accused Microsoft Corp, Google Inc and Yahoo of helping to promote illegal Internet gambling. |
InternetNews July 19, 2006 Roy Mark |
An American Hypocrisy? Bet on It. The DoJ refuses to wait for clarification of U.S. online gambling laws. Just ask David Carruthers. |
Salon.com October 22, 1999 Janelle Brown |
Gambling on the Net -- or not? As the country undergoes an anti-gambling backlash, Congress again attempts to restrict wagering online. |
Salon.com October 5, 2002 Farhad Manjoo |
Betting on Uncle Sam Online gamblers are waiting for legislators to make their Wild West world a safer place to wager -- but the government keeps waffling. |
Reason June 2008 Jacob Sullum |
Some Bets Are Off The strangely selective and self-defeating crackdown on Internet gambling. |
AskMen.com Andy Glazer |
Gambling Safely On The Internet If you want to gamble on the Internet, do your research. By taking certain common sense precautions, chances are you will be able to enjoy your online gambling experience. |
The Motley Fool May 18, 2007 Jeff Hwang |
Is Buffett Right About Gambling? In response to Buffett's negative comments on the gambling industry, this stock analyst says that gambling may indeed tax ignorance -- but only to the extent that education does not suffice. |
Information Today May 2004 Dick Kaser |
Green Eggs and Spam A commentary on the new Can Spam Act, and the need to effectually enforce it. |
InternetNews April 7, 2005 Roy Mark |
U.S. Wins Hand in Gambling Feud The World Trade Organization sides with the U.S. in its online gambling dispute with Antigua. |
Reason May 2006 Greg Beato |
Sin Cities on a Hill How legalized gambling in America moved from the Strip to Main Street. |
InternetNews April 6, 2006 Roy Mark |
Banks Rap Internet Anti-Gambling Proposal Legislation designed to put a dent in Internet gambling ran into opposition Wednesday from the banking industry and, surprisingly, the Traditional Values Coalition. |
BusinessWeek February 23, 2004 Palmeri & Cohn |
Ready To Bet Big On Britain U.S. gaming companies see a huge payoff if gambling laws are liberalized in Britain. |
InternetNews May 18, 2006 Roy Mark |
Feds Indict Betting Site for Money Laundering The Department of Justice raised the stakes in its campaign against online gambling sites yesterday with money laundering indictments against Antigua-based Worldwide Telesports and its operators. |
InternetNews May 24, 2007 Roy Mark |
BetonSports Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Charges BetonSports, the British-based online gambling company that ran afoul of U.S. authorities last summer, pleaded guilty today to federal racketeering charges. |
The Motley Fool April 7, 2004 Bill Mann |
Out of Cash? Gamble! Isleta Casino wants to help you gamble your way back to fiscal health. |
InternetNews July 11, 2006 Roy Mark |
House Passes Ban on Internet Gambling In the sharpest attempt yet to curb Internet gambling by Americans, the U.S. House of Representatives voted today to ban financial payments to offshore casinos. |
InternetNews November 10, 2004 Roy Mark |
WTO Turns Up Heat on US Online Gambling Ban The office of the United States Trade Representative said it would "vigorously" appeal the "deeply flawed" decision by the World Trade Organization to open US borders to international Internet gambling casinos. |
InternetNews July 18, 2006 Roy Mark |
Feds Arrest Offshore Gambling CEO U.S. authorities moved against one of the world's largest Internet gambling operations Monday, charging 11 individuals and four corporations with various counts of racketeering, conspiracy and fraud. |
AskMen.com Steve Seepersaud |
The Business Of Bookmaking A look at how much money is changing hands -- both legally and under the table -- between bookies and people trying to make some quick, easy cash. |
BusinessWeek December 20, 2004 |
"American Citizens Want To Gamble On The Internet" And they do. One off-shore gambling Web site claims that last year Americans accounted for 98% of its $1.25 billion in revenue. In this Q&A, BetonSports CEO David Carruthers speaks out against the Justice Department's move against him. |
InternetNews August 10, 2007 Roy Mark |
U.K. Plans Gambling Ads Ban Britain plans to ban advertising from approximately 1,000 gambling Web sites located in countries that do not meet the U.K. government's regulatory standards. |
AskMen.com |
Gambling With Your Career Whether you are gambling on sports, the market, your health, or your career, you should only roll the dice if you are willing to lose everything. No bet comes without considerable risk and uncertainty. |
InternetNews February 17, 2006 Roy Mark |
Lawmakers Bet on New Online Gambling Ban The Internet Gambling Prohibition Act proposes to make it illegal for Americans to use the Internet for gambling and would authorize law enforcement officials to stop credit card payments and other forms of electronic payments. |
InternetNews March 16, 2006 Roy Mark |
House Seeks to Cut Cash Flow to Online Gambling Approved on a close voice vote by the House Financial Services Committee, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act requires financial institutions to identify and block payments to offshore casinos, sports book and other online gambling sites. |
InternetNews April 26, 2007 Roy Mark |
Lawmaker Bets on Legalizing Online Gambling A new bill proposes to allow Americans to wager online through licensed sites. |
AskMen.com September 25, 2002 Steve Richer |
How To: Survive A Trip To The Casino Hard-core gamblers need not read this article. But for the rest of you, nowadays, Las Vegas is being promoted as a premium family entertainment conurbation and more and more neophytes are heading to the desert to try their luck. An unprepared man will quickly find himself in over his head. |
The Motley Fool October 3, 2006 Jeff Hwang |
Did Congress Kill Online Poker? Regulation, not prohibition, is the answer to online poker. Poker isn't a form of gambling any more than buying stock is, and it should be exempt from the new law, as horse racing and state-run lotteries are. Investors, take note. |
InternetNews November 15, 2006 Roy Mark |
New York Hits Internet Gambling Operation Law enforcement officials claim Web site was generating more than a $1 billion a year. |
InternetNews August 11, 2006 Roy Mark |
BetonSports Folds U.S. Hand With the British-based company named in a 22-count indictment for violating American gambling laws and its former CEO sitting in a St. Louis jail, BetonSports said Friday it was permanently cutting off access to its site for U.S. bettors. |
Salon.com January 10, 2002 Kristy Siegfried |
Gamblers Inc. In California, betting to win can be a buttoned-down, corporate slog through the salary-man trenches... |
InternetNews May 4, 2006 Roy Mark |
House Panel Calls For Broader Gambling Ban A House subcommittee has approved legislation banning all forms of online gambling in the United States. |
Reason February 2009 Katherine Mangu-Ward |
Follow-Up: The Stakes Get Bigger Before you know it you'll have an interstate poker network in the U.S. All gambling lawyers and pundits agree that it isn't a matter of whether it will happen next year, but when. |
CFO July 1, 2006 Lori Calabro |
Station Casinos's Glenn Christenson Nevada is expected to grow faster than any other state during the next two-plus decades -- great news for developers and a gaming company that caters to the local community. |
Salon.com July 20, 2000 Gary Kaufman |
Shocking allegation It seems that Don King may have acted improperly. |
The Motley Fool December 13, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Are You a Stock Gambler? Gambling and investing don't mix, but successful investors often resemble lucky gamblers. However, just as the odds usually catch up with casino gamblers in the long run, those who use the stock market as a gambling tool rarely end up as winners. |
The Motley Fool August 27, 2004 Jeff Hwang |
Marketing Isn't for Problem Gamblers Harrah's, "the leader in responsible gaming," gets fined for mailing marketing materials to known problem gamblers. |
InternetNews February 3, 2006 Roy Mark |
All's Super at Freddy's Online Betting Parlor YouWager.com's chief oddsmaker has a multitude of Super Bowl propositions for you. He says they're all legal. |
CIO February 1, 2003 Tom Wailgum |
E-Bookies As NFL fans and the two football finalists geared up for Super Bowl XXXVII on Jan. 26, in San Diego, so too were online gambling sites. It's a safe bet that a good portion of the Internet gambling industry's 2003 revenue (about $5 billion) was at stake. |
The Motley Fool November 29, 2006 Jim Mueller |
Foolish Book Review: "Roll the Bones: The History of Gambling" Whether you enjoy playing cards and rolling dice or not, this book by David G. Schwartz will make interesting reading. |
Sports Central April 14, 2009 Diane M. Grassi |
MLB Ramps Up Casino Sponsorships How does MLB oversee such sponsorships between MLB teams and those casino operations that allow legal sports betting on their premises? |
InternetNews July 7, 2006 Roy Mark |
Online Gambling up For House Debate Members of the U.S. House of Representatives may get an opportunity next week to place their bets on banning Internet gambling. |
Sports Central April 6, 2010 Diane M. Grassi |
States Rushing to Legalize Sports Betting Many U.S. states are on the precipice of bankruptcy and are desperate for that magic bullet to increase tax revenues without continually cutting services for their already over-taxed residents. |
The Motley Fool March 29, 2004 Chris Mallon |
WTO Raises the Stakes A recent ruling could have serious effects on the U.S. gaming industry. |
InternetNews September 7, 2006 Roy Mark |
U.S. Detains Another Gambling Site Exec Peter Dicks, CEO of London-based BettingSports, held on Louisiana arrest warrant. |
InternetNews July 19, 2007 Roy Mark |
Craps! Neteller to Forfeit $136M Neteller agreed today to forfeit $136 million in profits and return $94 million in American online gamblers' funds it is holding as part of a plea deal for violating U.S. gambling laws. |
BusinessWeek April 21, 2011 Felix Gillette |
The Casino Next Door How slot machines snuck into the mall, along with money laundering, bribery, shootouts, and billions in profits. |