Gambling and Casino Law News

In this category, probably our largest, we cover international gaming laws and regulations. Jurisdictions covered include the United States, UK, Germany, Spain, South Africa, and much more. Across the globe, legislative bodies have adopted different laws and regulations within their countries. There are no uniform laws or regulations governing someone's right to gamble online or bet on their favorite sports team. Each country has different rules and regulations. Some countries forbid gambling, while other places are completely open.

With all the differences in laws, one can be very confused about how to be in accordance with their home laws. For example, the United States passed the UIGEA in 2006, a new law that blocks people from using credit cards to gamble at illegal offshore betting sites. Now, suppose you're an American citizen and on vacation in Costa Rica, a place where sports betting is legal, can you use your American credit card to place a bet? This type of confusion exists across the globe due to unclear laws and regulations. We do our best to explain the information you need to know.

Specific topics covered in this section include the Wire Act of 1961, the UIGEA of 2006, the UK Gambling Act of 2005, the newly proposed IGREA by congressman Barney Frank, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1987, and much, much more. We will have all the news of the day concerning the ongoing legal battles in specific areas. For your convenience, we are providing a link to our Gambling Law RSS Feed, a feature you may like to consider taking advantage of.

Latest News

1. Sports Gambling Becoming Likely for Delaware
   By Lance Burkhart on January 5, 2009
   Delaware needs to exploit its advantage in being able to host sports gambling, say state legislators....
2. Casino Betting Odds: Rod Blagojevich Does Jail-Time?
   By Angela Bedford on December 30, 2008
   With the Rod Blagojevich scandal heating up, online casinos are accepting bets on whether or not he will eventually do jail-time....
3. Alabama Governor Would Rather Beat Gambling Than Join It
   By Brian Chan on December 30, 2008
   Even though the state could sorely use a new revenue source, Alabama's governor swore to eradicate gambling rather than tax it....
4. Gambling Funding New York Budget to Avoid Tax Increases
   By Brian Chan on December 27, 2008
   Governor David Paterson, facing a huge budget deficit, is examining every possible way to bring in more gambling dollars to avoid the unpopular move of raising taxes....
5. Taxing Online Casinos Better Plan for Kentucky Than Ban
   By Brian Chan on December 25, 2008
   Kentucky would be far better served taxing online casinos than pursuing a hopeless attempt to seize their domain names....
6. Rhode Island Raid Continues Expensive Gambling Investigations
   By Brian Chan on December 23, 2008
   Police in Rhode Island continued a pattern from Texas and Pennsylvania, spending many dollars to shut down minor illegal gambling operations....
7. Time to Protect Horse Racing from Casino Gambling Over
   By Brian Chan on December 20, 2008
   States are doing all in their power to preserve horse racing, including protecting the industry from other gambling operations, but gamblers' tastes run to newer games....
8. Colorado Town Grants Casinos Looser Rules in Landslide
   By Brian Chan on December 18, 2008
   The first of Colorado's gambling cities to vote on new expanded rules governing casinos passed the measures almost unanimously....
9. Jackpot Fever Slots Seized by Toledo Police
   By Lance Burkhart on December 12, 2008
   Law enforcement agents throughout the Toledo area conducted operations designed to shut businesses using Jackpot Fever, a slot-based machine that gave merchandise as rewards....
10. UNLV Gambling Expert Says Online Casino Regulation More Likely
    By Brian Chan on December 8, 2008
    A prominent expert in gambling thinks the media's coverage of online gambling cheating will help supporters of legalizing and regulating the industry....
11. Politics Irrelevant as China Reaches for Gambling Revenue
    By Brian Chan on November 27, 2008
    Chinese leaders, desperate to find new revenue sources as the economy stagnates, have turned to gambling, once thought to be forbidden ideologically....
12. Video Poker Gambling Suggested for South Carolina
    By Lance Burkhart on November 26, 2008
    A state legislator wants Soth Carolina to ease its financial problems by legalizing and taxing gambling, especially video poker....
13. Will Casinos Finally Arrive in Atlanta, Georgia?
    By Lee Rockwell on November 24, 2008
    With a slumping economy, is now the time to bring casino gambling to Atlanta, Georgia?...
14. Texas Police Charge Man With Gambling Offenses
    By Brian Chan on November 22, 2008
    A prominent Texas businessman has been indicted by local grand juries with violating illegal gambling and organized crime laws....
15. Nassau County DA Asserts Sports Gambling Not Victimless Crime
    By Lance Burkhart on November 21, 2008
    Police busted a multi-million dollar sports bookmaking operation, and justified the time and expense involved by saying that sports gambling does indeed have victims....
16. NBA Ref Asserts Innocence as Gambling Investigation Ends
    By Brian Chan on November 9, 2008
    Tim Donaghy may have used his position as an NBA referee to alter the outcomes of games for gambling purposes, but another official has been cleared....
17. Treasury Move Against Online Gambling Pushed By Lobbyist
    By Brian Chan on November 8, 2008
    A White House official may have aided an agenda for which he had been a paid lobbyist by pushing the Treasury to finalize regulations against online casinos....
18. Online Casinos Send a Message to Barack Obama
    By Paul Black on November 7, 2008
    As President-Elect Barack Obama prepares for his new career, online casinos are excited to work with a new American administration concerning international gambling law....
19. Colorado Casinos Get Expanded Gambling From Voters
    By Lance Burkhart on November 6, 2008
    Voters on Tuesday passed Amendment 50, which gives Colorado gambling towns the option to expand games and hours, as well as raise maximum bets....
20. Missouri Lifts Casino Loss Limits
    By Brian Chan on November 5, 2008
    Missouri voters handily passed a law lifting the restrictions on gambling losses Tuesday, giving state casinos an even field with neighboring competition....