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The article focuses on the growth of the online casino gaming industry due to technological innovations. Topics discussed include the factors that drive this growth, such as the advent of social media and smartphones and regulation changes, the merger and acquisition (M&A) activities of gaming companies that aim to increase their market share and the tips on how they can address M&A challenges, including talent retention, capital investment and contract assessment.

The article offers information on the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). It was introduced in October 2006 by Bill Frist, former Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate. The UIGEA did not change any anti-gambling law. It is only an enforcement act, which added one more potential federal crime on operators who were already violating American anti-gambling laws. It also called for new regulations on payment processors.

The article discusses European Union (EU) law, trademark infringement, and the Great Britain High Court's ruling in the 2011 case 32Red PLC v. William Hill which deals with Internet gambling and the international use of trademarks by online business enterprises. The British Gambling Act 2005 and EU Community Trade Marks are also examined. The author argues that brand owners should be careful when using adword campaigns.

The article discusses the enactment of legislation on online gaming by the U.S. Congress. The implementation of the Department of Justice's Wire Act is tackled, mentioning that it could be applied to interstate wire transmissions in various states of the country. It notes the utilization of wire communications for sports gambling.

The article looks at U.S. laws on online gambling. It analyzes a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) web site page called "Online Gambling: Don't Roll the Dice," which shows that it is illegal to gamble online in the U.S. It explains why it is not easy to prosecute an online bettor based on primary federal laws that govern online gambling.

The article assesses the prohibition of sports wagering in the U.S. It argues that the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) and the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) of 2006 have given Las Vegas and other Nevada cities the monopoly of the legal sports betting business. It also considers the revenues from illegal bettings in the U.S. to propose for their regulation and taxation .

The article discusses U.S. legislation that went into effect on October 2006 that essentially banned Americans from participating in online gambling. The effects the ban had on investors who had invested in online gaming companies in Europe and Canada are discussed. An analysis of the effect the ban had on shares of the Canadian online gambling companies including Cryptologic Inc. and Chartwell Technology Inc. is presented.

The article focuses on the lobbying of gambling associations against two bills being considered by the U.S. Congress which would regulate online gambling. The Internet gambling has grown into a $12 billion industry. A bill proposed by U.S. Representative Jim Leach (R-Iowa) and U.S. Senator Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) would require financial institutions to refuse payments to illegal gambling sites.

The article reports on developments in U.S. government prosecution against the Internet gambling company Bodog Entertainment Group SA. Federal prosecutors say they have seized $24 million from the company in 2008, as of the month of September. The status of Bodog founder Calvin Ayre is discussed. Also mentioned are Bodog's gambling activities and several actions taken against the company.

This article reports on the bill passed by the U.S. Congress against online gambling. Sites including betonsports.com and bodog.com are being criticized for offering bets on where a major hurricane will slam into U.S. coastal areas. Web wagers often use meteorologists' forecasts to lay odds on where storms will occur.

Focuses on a new web-based business, MoneyGaming.com, which offers high-stakes betting and jackpots to players competing in a variety of online games. How the British site is one of a growing number offering so-called games of skill, such as chess and backgammon, as a legal alternative to online gambling; Reference to the U.S. law against online gambling; Appearance of the site; How it works; Observation that several states have laws that ban the practice of skill-based games.

Presents business news briefs. Report that Jeff Clarke has been named CFO at software maker Computer Associates International; Report that Kathleen Corbet has been named president of ratings agency Standard & Poor's; Report that the Financial Accounting Standards Board has posted a near-final draft of its stock option accounting rule; Report that the World Trade Organization has found that U.S. attempts to restrict Internet gambling violate international agreements governing trade in services; More.

Examines the proposed bill called the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act of 1999. Explanation of how the bill does not actually prohibit gambling on the Internet; How it bans casino style games of chance, but encourages online parimutuel betting, including wagers on horse racing and dog racing; Comments from United States Deputy Assistant Attorney General Kevin DiGregory.

The article looks into the online gaming industry in the U.S. and its potential growth and opportunities for business development. It provides an overview of the online gaming business, its legalization, and its progress. It also discusses the political aspects of online gaming and the challenges facing the industry in establishing an online gaming measure with the support of the industry and the constitution.

The article discusses the issues of legalization and federal regulation of online poker in the U.S. It presents the views of several gaming regulators and executives including Frank Fahrenkopf Jr., James Maida and Jonathan Halkyard regarding the need to supervise Internet gambling, particularly online poker. Fahrenkopf comments that most offshore poker sites that accept bets from American poker players do not have consumer protection policy.

The article offers information on detention of 380 Chinese by Vietnam police for allegedly operating an illegal online gambling operation. It mentions information on around-the-clock websites running by Chinese allegedly with transactions estimated at 3 billion yuan in Haiphong, Vietnam, according to a statement on the Ministry of Public Security's website in Vietnam; and also mentions information about Vietnam, which allows casinos for foreigners, restricts gambling for locals to lottery.

The article focuses on the chanceful economic recovery and government budgets in the U.S. It says that legalization of internet gaming of federal states is a key factor for the economic improvement. It notes that federal revenue in the country is expected to reach $2.64 trillion in 2012. Moreover, it mentions that financial system has improved but the country still suffers from tough fiscal condition.

The article deals with the bill introduced by Massachusetts Representative Barney Frank to the U.S. House of Representatives that aims to legalize Internet gambling in the U.S. Comments are made by Frank regarding the motivation behind the Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act. Information is presented on the impact of the bill on the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. The qualification requirements of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network for operators are discussed.

The article news briefs on gaming laws in the U.S. and Russia as of June 2016. Topics include the hearing held by the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade on daily fantasy sports, the fines imposed on casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp. over poor documentation of Chinese transactions and a bill in Tatarstan, Russia which imposes fines on online gambling customers.

The article reports on the legalization issue of online gaming with particular focus on the arrival of online gambling which will operate in New Jersey cited by lobbyist William Pascrell III. Topics include the authorization of the state Division of Gaming Enforcement (GDE) to the online gambling companies Amaya Gaming's and Full Tilt brands in collaboration with Resorts Casino Hotel, the initial projected revenues of Governor Chris Christie, and mentions the anti-online gaming law of 2006.

The article focuses on legalization of internet gambling and licensing rules on internet service providers (ISP). Topics discussed include limitations to internet gambling by filtering domain name system (DNS) and blocking internet protocol, blacklisting of ISP to legalize online gaming, and restriction on the operation of unlicensed operators in the U.S.

The article reports on the issues that concern small businesses that the New York Legislature will have to address in the weeks leading to June 2018. Topics discussed include Governor Andrew Cuomo to ask the Department of Labor to consider disallowing restaurants and other small businesses from paying employees a lower minimum wage as long as the difference is covered by tips, a call to legalize online gambling and the vacation home sharing business Airbnb blamed for rising rents in the state.

The article focuses on the popularity of the Bitcoin peer-to-peer digital currency. It says that the company is known for providing ways for small businesses to gain customer loyalty, obtain security, and cut costs. It discusses the issues that the company faced with the passage of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA) by the U.S. Congress.

The article offers information on efforts in some of the jurisdictions at the Atlantic and the Caribbean at regulating, licensing and taxing gaming aimed for job creation, investment, and economic development. It includes the presence of small, unregulated terrestrial casinos in Antigua that cater to the tourist and cruise trade, the passage of a bill in Bermuda in 2014 to allow a limited number of casinos and the passage of a law in Jamaica in 2014 for the establishment of online gaming.

The article offers news briefs from Hungary as of October 4, 2015. Topics covered in the news include significant increase in retail sales as reported by the Central Statistics Office (KSH), energy efficiency legislation published by the government on its website to bring European Union directives into the law and number of regulations been formulated by the National Tax and Customs Authority (NAV) to stop online gambling.

The article offers updates related to the meetings sector in Atlantic City, New Jersey as of May 2013. The Revel casino resort was granted Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in March that allows 250 million dollars in debtor-in-possession financing. A 1 million dollar incentive program was launched by the Atlantic City Alliance to attract groups and meetings in 2013. Governor Chris Christie signed legislation that will allow Internet gambling in the city.

The article looks at the demand for online poker in the U.S. and around the world. It mentions that several states in the U.S. including Nevada, Delaware, and New Jersey have moved to legalized online pokers. Michael Daly, vice president of online gaming at Amaya Gaming Group believes that mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets are the future of online gaming.

The article reports on the political donations of U.S. billionaire Sheldon Adelson and how they have not had the impact that he expected. It reports on his contributions to support legislation banning internet gambling and the legalization of marijuana, as well as his donations to the U.S. Republican Party.